[82lsju]

Northwestern wants to build a new stadium that would host concerts and serve booze. Some neighbors envision chaos: “People spilling out of concerts drunk.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-northwe...mwhatsnews

sorry if it is behind the paywall, but when a university proposes spending $800 million on a new stadium, I wonder if maybe its educational priorities may be a bit screwed up.

BC

Kind of depends on where they get the money and what things they supposedly can’t do because of it. I think theres an argument that football adds to the college experience. Building a better stadium probably helps them compete. But if it’s taking away money from the English or math department or other academic pursuits, then yeah.

the NU site on the renovation

https://rebuildryanfield.com/

part of the renovation is funded by part of the Ryan family gift of $480M to NU announced in 2021

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/20...mily-gift/

[82lsju]

Northwestern wants to build a new stadium that would host concerts and serve booze. Some neighbors envision chaos: “People spilling out of concerts drunk.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-northwe...mwhatsnews

sorry if it is behind the paywall, but when a university proposes spending $800 million on a new stadium, I wonder if maybe its educational priorities may be a bit screwed up.

BC

Kind of depends on where they get the money and what things they supposedly can’t do because of it. I think theres an argument that football adds to the college experience. Building a better stadium probably helps them compete. But if it’s taking away money from the English or math department or other academic pursuits, then yeah.

the NU site on the renovation

https://rebuildryanfield.com/

part of the renovation is funded by part of the Ryan family gift of $480M to NU announced in 2021

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/20...mily-gift/