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Officials announce plans to build Quakerdome
Lisa Davis
Sports Editor
After years of controversy, the
Guilford athletic department has
finally cleared plans to build a
multi-trillion-dollar sports com
plex dubbed " Quakerdome." The
facility will be constructed on the
other side of the lake in the Guil
ford woods. The school was plan
ning on replacing the floor of
Ragan-Brown Field House; then
they thought about remodeling the
whole complex; then they decided
to build a new facility—but with
what money?
Said Athletic Director Worry,
"the success of our sports pro
grams have been very impressive
recently, but the fact of the matter
is that up until now we haven't had
anywhere near the amount of
money we needed for such a facil
ity." Worry gave the go-a-head for
plans after an anonymous donation
of 1.4 trillion dollars from an
alumna earlier this year.
The Quakerdome, upon comple
tion in 1998, will seat approxi
mately 193,500 fans, more than
any other indoor sports complex
in the world. It will accommodate
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The planned interior design of the Quakerdome. (Inset: Artist's rendering of the facility by the lake.)
A forum was
held last week to
discuss the impact
of a new sports
arena and the
Guilford commu
nity. Some stu
dents voiced con
cern for the thou
sands of acres of
forest that will
need to be torn
down to make
way for the facil
ity saying, "How
can we tolerate
such senseless de
struction of na
ture?" Contro
versy has been
high as some stu
dents have ques
tioned Guilford's
emphasis on aca
demics. Said one
irate student,
"How can I take
my classes seriously when 150,000
people are storming onto campus
to see Wrestlemania Ten?"
Some positive aspects of plans
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to build the facility include a dra
matic increase of interest from
Guilford sports recruits. Glen
Robinson of the Purdue Boiler
makers is rumored to be declining
to finish school in Indiana and in
Star athlete looking for change
Ferrell bored with basketball ,
pursues other interests
Rupe Hall
Cross Dresser
After three years on the all-con
ference basketball team in the Old
Dominion Athletic Conference,
Senior Paul Ferrell has decided to
put away his sneakers and try on
some cleats. No, he's not pulling a
Jordan —he's making the switch to
women's rugby.
Ferrell said that Division in bas
ketball was no longer challenging
for him and that he thought play
ing rugby would be the best way
to showcase his endurance and ath
letic ability.
"I've always had respect for
rugby players," Ferrell said. "You
have to like the down-and-dirty,
non-stop action."
But why women's rugby? We
have a men's team at Guilford.
"I got to wear a dress!" Ferrell
answered, talking about last
weekend's Spring Fling in which
stead planning to transfer to Guil
ford next fall. Also, the admissions
office has processed a record
14,000 applications this spring
from eager high school seniors ap
parently eager to cash in on "free
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Ferrell (kneeling fourth from left) poses with his
teammates before the Spring Fling.
the women's rugby team played a
game in prom dresses and bridal
gowns.
After the game, there was a con
gpril 1, 1994
student admission" to sporting
events. Student employment
should see a dramatic increase in
jobs, as a staff of 400 people will
work full-time to maintain the fa
cility.
test for best dressed and worst
dressed. Ferrell didn't win either,
but on the bright side, he was
named Miss Congeniality.