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Saturday, September 24, 1983The Daily Tar Heel5 Plans call for new look at Kenan Stadium By PETE FIELDS Staff Writer With its track record in recent years having firmly established North Carolina as a college football power, University officials are considering a bigger stadium to accommodate the reputa tion. UNC Athletic Director John Swofford said University offi cials are considering a major expansion of Kenan Stadium in an attempt to upgrade both the press facilities and the seating capa city. He said the project would occur in two phases, with the first taking place in the next two to three years, and the second "some ways down the road," possibly six to ten years away. In the first phase, the current press box and chancellor's box would be torn down, allowing the construction of approximate ly 2,500 seats at midfield. A new press box, stretching from one 10 yard-line to the other and one story high, would then be built atop the existing deck. Addition of the 2,500 seats would push seating capacity to al most 52,000, but most importantly, would alleviate the problem of poor press facilities in Kenan. "Last year, we were given the rather uriprestigious award of having the worst press facilities of any major college in the United States," Swofford said. "This arrangement should provide one of the more unique facilities in the country and should blend in with the scenic beau ty of Kenan Stadium as well," he said referring to the one-story addition. The second phase of the expansion and renovation would consist of tearing down the temporary seating at the end of the field opposite the clubhouse, and connecting the East and West decks. This would increase capacity to 62,000 seats, "bringing the stadium to a level more equal to that of other major univer sities," Swofford said. The possibility of putting lights in Kenan to accommodate night games has also been discussed. "We're not interested in playing night games on a regular basis," Swofford said, "but we've lost some opportunities for television exposure in the past because we don't play in the latter part of the afternoon. Con sidering the growing relationship between television and college football, it's an avenue we'd like to keep open." Temporary lighting has worked out well at other universities and is a viable alternative, Swofford said. The total cost of the project would be around $4 million for the first phase and probably around $8 million for the second phase, Swofford said. However, funding for the project is a question mark since alumni have already contributed over $28 million for the Stu dent Activities Center. Swofford said he doesn't want to start passing the hat around again so soon. "One possibility might be a major gift from someone or from a foundation. A second possibility might be a revenue-bonding situation where the revenues generated from the additional seats would go to pay off the bond over a period of years." Another potential. problem involves a legend concerning the beauty of Kenan Stadium. The stadium sits in a scenic spot near the middle of campus, in a natural ravine, with towering pines surrounding it and forming a rim around the upper decks. According to legend, William Kenan, who built the stadium in 1926, stipulated that the facility could never rise above the trees. But the tale is only folklore, Swofford said. Another legend claims that the Kenans forbade the playing of night games in the stadium. Swofford said that he had spoken with the Kenan family, and they expressed no objections to night games. "But that the story is told shows the concern the people of North Carolina have about the beauty of that stadium," Swof ford said. "I believe we have the most beautiful outdoor stadi um in the country. Any expansion we do will be done with a great deal of sensitivity to the environment where the facility sits." Swofford reiterated that the plans are still in the preliminary discussion phase, but said it is "something we feel our program needs." . X' as A ........ ; s tiT i tit Kenan Stadium rests below the pine trees in its early days. The height of the stadium, even with the later ad dition of an upper deck, has remained below the tree tops, as legend requires. Sebscrilbe Now cHrtt Sathj ar md Thank you for your interest in The Daily Tar Heel. Listed here are our current rates. Please note that with a two-semester subscription, you will also receive the summer Tar Heel free of additional charge. Prepayment is required. ' First Class Postage is $3.00 per week. Third Class Postage is $1.75 per week. The Summer Tar Heel (10 issues) is $10.00 total. Note: Allow 3 days for first class delivery, 10 days to 2 weeks for third class delivery. The Fall semester, 1983 is 15 weeks long. The Spring semester, 1984 is 15 weeks long. Please make checks payable to The Daily Tar Heel. Your subscription will begin on the day we receive your pre-payment. Please include your zip code with your address. Minimum of 8 weeks per subscription. Preparing for halftime A ' ' UNC brothers coordinate cards By MARGARET CLAIBORNE Staff Writer It's eight o'clock Saturday morning; the sun is beginning to rise. Many UNC students are sleeping off hangovers irom Friday night or perhaps just getting to bed. Meanwhile, the brothers in the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity make their way across campus to Kenan Stadium to pre pare the card section for the afternoon's half-time activities. "A lot of time and effort goes into the preparation of the card stunts at football games, but it is also a lot of fun and a ser vice to the school," Sig-Ep President Chip Medlin said. "The easy part is run ning the program through the computer." To determine the arrangement of the large, colored cards necessary to complete a stunt, fraternity brother Allen Kenny feeds a program into the University com puter system. Another program prints out directions for each stunt. Then, 1836 copies of these directions must be cut, glued to cardboard backing, and pack aged in boxes Wednesday night before each game. Early the following Saturday, fraternity members put one direction card under each of the 1836 seats in the section. "All of the brothers must help in some way, or they may not get tickets to the game, ' ' Medlin said . The members are also responsible for the distribution of the colored cards at half-time, and president Medlin, with Kenny's help, leads each stunt. Stunts usually follow a central theme, depending on who the opposing team is. However, regardless of the other team, "GO TO HELL STATE" is a tradition. Other popular sayings include "HAVE A DRINK" and "GO HEELS." The large, laminated colored cards, first used in the Memphis State game two weeks ago, were recently purchased to re place the old, unprotected, cardboard cards. In addition to the new cards, eleven rows have been added to the card section increasing its size to 36 rows. The University, in connection with the band, pays for the 7344 colored cards, and the costs of the other materials are shared by the University and the Sig-Eps. In the past, there has been a problem with students throwing the cards despite Sig-Ep instructions. Medlin heard com plaints at the Memphis State game of minor injuries, including an eye injury, as a result of the cards being thrown. In the future, stadium security along with some of the fraternity members, will be stationed around the card section. Anyone seen throwing the cards will be asked to leave the game. The card section has been a UNC and Sig-Ep tradition for more than twenty years, and UNC is one of the few univer sities in the nation to have a successful card section. mikeman THE Daily Crossword ey Kathryn Righter ACROSS 1 Tiff 5 Rhythm style of Indian music 9 Of the backbone 11 Insertion symbols 13 Weaver's device 14 Left out 16 Soirees 17 Alpine plant 18 Spanish gold 19 Those who shoot from ambush 21 Before 22 Adroit 24 City on the Loire 25 Roman date 26 Prevent, in law 28 Compass direction 29 Noblemen 30 Cultivate 31 Yoko 32 Silvery fish 34 Coal size 37 Played the flute 40 Jacks of clubs 41 Latin dance 43 Central part Yesterday's Puzzle Solved: BlLlOIBriEIEIRll lEnGlAIGIA RAMI B L AN KuAM0 R IIA T .B I TIER R.F 0.1 N "0" R M AT N E 5E A I S N E HAlo 5 IE s s s" bTaTR R 11 R TB E E H 1 Vl XT H "fj A nTj 0 URREA 111 KT AiIjiiil R U N"DlRTrA T 0 N A L. E LlM E N T jE L I YALE E! 1 1 E" 2 H A "S" J TT2 A GAT TT! 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' f ' I,, 56 57 Give to the American Jk Cancer Society own planning. The cheer, "This is section number 1, number 1, . . .where is section number 2. . . ," is a Ward original. "I lik ed the cheer, and I thought it was a good one, but obviously the crowd didn't," he said. He tried it out at the Memphis State game, but the crowd responded with a general chorus of booing. There are worse things for mikemen, though. Ward must pay for any props he uses during the game. He receives no aid from the University. He also had to give up his place at a special camp this summer. "I was sup posed to go to camp this summer with the cheerleaders but at the last minute they called and told me there wasn't enough money for me to go, so I ended up stay ing at home," he said. Ward complained about the lack of dressing space during the game. At Satur day's game he said he attempted to change in the press box but was hassled by some UNC officials and asked to leave. But the real downer for Ward is the lack of spirit he gets from the crowd. "I was pretty depressed that no one really got into cheering. I don't know if it was the heat or the fact that I might not have been what they expected. You know, they either like me or they don't." Ward says he plans to take the games and the crowds one day at a time, pour ing as much of his personality into them as possible. Vrom page; "I'm the first black mikeman at UNC and maybe I'm not what the alumni ex pected, but they shouldn't have adverse feelings toward me because of that," Ward said. He said he hopes to open the door for other blacks who'd like the op portunity to participate in leadership roles in whatever form or fashion. So, there's a rundown of UNC's new mikeman, Kenneth Ward a pretty aver age guy who's willing to devote a little ex tra time, a lot of energy and some crazi ness to a worthwhile cause. So come on UNC, whatdoya say? 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