Advertisements on the boards have never bothered me that much probably 'cuz I don't really ever remember seeing pristine boards at Lynah Rink during my time at Cornell. Of course, there may not have been ads at some point in the last nine years - I don't think I'd remember because I rarely notice the ads at all. (Except for the Keith Olbermann ad last year...) However, I have heard several times that Cornell intends to put ads on the ice surface in the near future (maybe this year?) This idea does bother me and a number of other people I have spoken with. Somehow it seems like the ice itself should be reserved for the game without any intrusions. Now this practice is probably not new and maybe in a few years I'll notice ads on the ice about as much as I notice the boards but the whole idea strikes me as wrong. There's got to be a line somewhere. Keith Kannenberg Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: (212) 724-5199 Web: http://mae.cornell.edu/kannenb/ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.