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Post by Glory Days on Oct 11, 2008 10:24:17 GMT -5
I think Bob Grant is pretty mindful of what our fans want and what our student athletes need. I think he will make this a great facility.
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Post by Glory Days on Oct 13, 2008 10:03:26 GMT -5
How many parking spaces are around he Nutter Center (Lots 1-6 & 9)? I don't know the exact number of parking spaces, but the whole layout is difficult for casual fans coming out to the Nutter Center for the first time. I believe lot #1, and 3-6 are reserved for season ticket holders. Lot #3 is for handicapped parking. That only leaves lots #2, 7, 8, and 9 for general admission parking. That's not much especially considering we only have about 2000 season ticket holders out of potentially 5-10,000 fans we get to come out to games. I'm a season ticket holder and have a parking pass for lot #1. There are many games where Nutter Center parking attendants do not have anyone at lot #1's entrance, so anyone can pull in there and park. I showed up about 30 minutes before the BB game 2 years ago only to find I couldn't park in the lot I had reserved parking for because the staff didn't do their job. I ended up having to park out in lot #20 and take the shuttle to the game. Even though I was 30 minutes early for the game, I missed the first 5 minutes because of this. I think this is the type of problem Irish Raider was talking about. The Nutter Center staff is poorly trained (usually college students) and does not help us give off the first class image many of us want for WSU sporting events.
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Post by Sixth Man on Oct 13, 2008 14:49:01 GMT -5
I agee that our parking, as well as concession stands and ticket sales need to be organized better. We are starting to bump up the price for tickets for men's basketball. When you pay more, you expect more. We have a chance to increase our fan base if we offer them a great Nutter Center experience.
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Post by Kovy on Oct 13, 2008 21:48:07 GMT -5
I always get a kick out of people complaining about parking at the Nutter Center. Its a damn 5 minute walk from the baseball field. Honestly, how many times do people have to walk that far? How about never. If you show up and 10 minutes before tip-off and can't figure out why you missed half of the first half that's a you problem. How about showing up early and trying to create an atmosphere for once.
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Post by Fastbreak on Oct 14, 2008 6:16:49 GMT -5
I always get a kick out of people complaining about parking at the Nutter Center. Its a damn 5 minute walk from the baseball field. Honestly, how many times do people have to walk that far? How about never. It's a hell of a lot more than a 5 minute walk for casual fans coming out to a WSU game for the first time. If they park by the baseball field, they have to walk 1/2 way around the Nutter Center to get to the ticket office. That is a 20 minute hike for a healthy individual. Like I said in my previous post. We should be doing everything we can to get more butts in the seats, not discourage people from coming back.
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Post by Kovy on Oct 14, 2008 9:42:01 GMT -5
The fact of the matter is that this is the best Wright State basketball is gonna get. Competing year in year out for the league. If you can't get people to come to the games because its a 5-10 minute walk from the parking lot then your not gonna get them to come. It's that simple. If you bring older persons all you have to do is tell the parking staff you wanna drop him or her off close to the building. I mean come on, thats just common sense.
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Post by rock70 on Oct 14, 2008 9:56:45 GMT -5
Believe it or not I agree with most folks. I do think the parking situation is not the greatest in the world but I also realize they aren't going to fill in the pond any time soon so I don't think that is even worth considering that and option in the near future. To me it is and issue of poor planning in the beginning but is cost prohibitive now to fill the pond in.
I have smaller kids so when I know I'll be parking in the back lots I will drop my wife and kids off at the front then go park the car. Now I can get up to the Nutter Center in about five minutes with a good pace but I can understand it taking much longer for a senior citizen or a family with smaller kids. I've never had a problem dropping my family off with the security guards.
I am not sure what the answer is but I do recommend dropping folks off that can't make that walk with ease.
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Post by Raider Grad on Jun 27, 2010 21:30:28 GMT -5
Friday, June 25, 2010 Wright-State to expand campusDayton Business Journal by Chelsey Levingston Wright State University is about to purchase five acres of land where two new student facilities will be built. Wright State will purchase the land owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati for $350,000. A student gathering space will be built there in the next five years. Catholic Campus Ministry also will build a new $1 million spiritual center and could begin construction in September. A purchase agreement will be signed in the next few weeks, said Stephanie Gottschlich, a Wright State spokesperson. The Ohio Controlling Board approved the purchase at its meeting June 14. Buying the land from the archdiocese allows Wright State to control the land in the center of its campus and allows the campus ministry to build a larger facility. dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2010/06/28/story3.html
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Post by Raider Grad on Jun 27, 2010 21:31:25 GMT -5
Group protests woodland development as part of WSU master plan By Christopher Magan, Staff Writer Sunday, June 27, 2010 FAIRBORN — A group of Wright State University students and faculty has banded together to save the 200 acres of woodland on campus from any future development as administrators develop a master plan for the next half century. “From a biological standpoint, a lot of the stuff they are proposing in the master plan is extensively bad for the campus long-term,” said Patrick White, a biology graduate student and teaching assistant who uses the woods for instruction. “I’ve taught more classes in the woods than out.” White, members of the biology faculty and more than 300 students have signed a petition that proposes a conservation easement for the forest. “An easement would take the woods off the table forever,” White said. University officials are in the midst of developing a 50-year land use plan for the college that trustees are now expected to vote on in the fall. Robert Sweeney, executive vice president for planning, said administrators “applaud” the conservation efforts of students and faculty. “That’s their job, to be concerned about the woods.” Still, administrators have to be realistic and “look at what is best for the university,” Sweeney said. Master plan options being considered put “in play” less than 10 acres of the forest for possible development, he said. www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/group-protests-woodland-development-as-part-of-wsu-master-plan-786384.html
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Post by Raider Grad on Jun 27, 2010 21:33:20 GMT -5
Conservationists fear effects of developing WSU woodland By Christopher Magan, Staff Writer Sunday, June 27, 2010 FAIRBORN — Supporters of efforts to conserve 200 acres of woodland at Wright State University insist any substantial changes would harm the woods as a habitat and the biodiversity that calls it home. “We really have something special here,” said Patrick White, a graduate biology student and teaching assistant at the center of a petition for a permanent conservation easement on the forest. “There are some old growth trees. In Ohio that is not a very common thing.” University administrators are considering multiple master plan land use options. All of them impact the woods, some more than others, according to maps and other documents provided by the university on its website. Options range from rerouting roads through the woods to developing new classroom and research buildings on what is now forest land. A final plan is expected to be approved this fall. James Amon, a biology professor working with colleagues and students to shield the forest from any future development, said fragmentation caused by new roads, buildings and other construction would hurt the continuity of habitat the woods now provides. The woodland is home to a wide number of plant and animal species including old growth hardwood trees, deer and the endangered Indiana bat. “That ecosystem represents a remnant of the forest that once covered most of Ohio,” Amon wrote in an e-mail. “One thing we worry about in the management of high quality ecosystems is the fragmentation of habitat,” which creates more opportunity for non-native and invasive plants to intrude. Amon estimates more than 10 percent of students on campus use the woods regularly in their classes. And these are not just students in life sciences; artists and members of the ROTC are just two of the various groups that regularly use the forest, he said. About 300 supporters of the “Save the Wright State University Woods” campaign have signed a petition calling for a permanent conservation easement on the whole forest that would prevent future development of any kind. Supporters have a page on the social networking site Facebook and a website showing a woods-friendly master plan option. Robert Sweeney, executive vice president for planning, said the woods “absolutely” is important to the university’s future. About 60 acres already is protected by a bio-preserve and administrators are considering some type of future conservation easement as an “option.” “We want to be very careful and treat it with the respect it deserves,” Sweeney said. “We also have to make it accessible. We are inviting people into the woods. How do we make sure they are safe?” www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/conservationists-fear-effects-of-developing-wsu-woodland-786382.html?showComments=true
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Post by Nutt House on Oct 12, 2010 21:48:37 GMT -5
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Post by Jazzfan on Nov 21, 2010 19:57:45 GMT -5
Ask the AD Questions and Answers Question from Brian:Two years ago there was an announcement that WSU was planning to build an athletic facility known as Raider Village. Is that still in the works and does athletics have any plans to move the pond behind the Nutter Center to another location to improve NC parking? Answer:That's a great question, Brian. The Raider Village concept encompasses all of our athletic facilities along Raider Road, including the Nutter Center, the Pavilion, Nischwitz Stadium, the softball field, tennis courts and Alumni Soccer Field. We are constantly striving and fund raising to improve, expand and add to these terrific facilities. Improvements and expansion to Raider Village are happening right now with the Rinzler project, beginning in the Spring, which will bring turf, restrooms, concession and a team room to Alumni Soccer Field as well as lights and a new scoreboard to the softball field. The larger soccer complex, with the lights already in place, will also allow campus recreation to use the facility any time of the day or night. Look for a lot more activity by our students at that corner of campus in the future. There is also a three-six year plan to fill in a portion of the lake behind the Nutter Center to create more parking for the fans. We are always in an active fundraising mode that will affect the size and look of Raider Village. We are in constant contact with and work closely with University officials and community leaders to stay on the cutting edge for our student-athletes, students and supporters. Our goal is to have the best facilities in the Horizon League and in the region. www.wsuraiders.com/ot/ask-ad-question-answer.html
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Post by Wolf on Nov 26, 2010 0:02:52 GMT -5
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Post by Nutt House on Nov 27, 2010 10:45:07 GMT -5
There is also a three-six year plan to fill in a portion of the lake behind the Nutter Center to create more parking for the fans. I think this along with the change to semesters is going to help bump up our attendance over the next few years. Closer parking is going to help bring in more casual fans and going to semesters is going to help our student turnout in November & December.
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Post by Raider Rowdies on Nov 27, 2010 11:08:09 GMT -5
This whole project got stalled because of the economy going to heck. It's good to read that it is getting back on track.
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