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Not an issue, UND doesn't own the arena.
- Erik
Bill Corrigan wrote:
> Cynical me, but I have to wonder whether, to some degree, UND's
> stance on this matter has anything to do with stipulations Ralph
> Englestad may have imposed when he donated the construction costs of
> the new Englestad Arena in 1999. I seem to remember that he threatened
> to have his company withdraw from the project if the University voted
> to change either the school's athletic logo (Indian head) or nickname
> (Fighting Sioux).
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> Could it be that there was a binding provision in the gift
> arrangement that (still) prevents the University from altering
> characteristics of this sort that are displayed in the arena?
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> I know that the NCAA edict applies to all athletic teams/sites at
> UND, but is it possible that the University is making this stand (at
> least in part) because it is seeking to avoid a legal challenge in
> connection with any remodeling of their most expensive structure if the
> NCAA prevails in this matter?
>
> I'm sure there are far more weighty issues involved than those
> pertaining to the University's marquee sport and facility but,
> nevertheless, it's interesting to speculate.
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