Having gone to college at a small Div. III school with a great hockey team (Bowdoin College in Maine), and a loyal following among the student body, I was enjoying the comments from people re: cheers. I must admit that I was disappointed to hear about the crackdown at Colgate. While fans at Bowdoin's Dayton Arena were never obscene, we were certainly rude, loud and obnoxious..and that is what made the game fun! Whether it was taunting the goalie, making fun of the oppsing team, or just going nuts when your team scores a goal..it is this part of college hockey (along with the pep bands!) that makes it what it is. As a law student here at Notre Dame, and having had the opportunity to attend some Irish home games, the thing that I immediately noticed was lacking was the enthusiam of the fans..particularly the student body. Even when the crowds were bid for ND, there was never a lot of noise...and noise can make all the difference re: home ice advantage, espicially when you play teams like Michigan, LSSU, MSU, etc. If the students here could only be as noisy as they are for football season...who knows where the team could go. Matt Schechter Bowdoin '91 -- GO U BEARS! NDLS '96 -- GO IRISH!