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COMPARING BIG TEN FACILITY COSTS* NORTHWESTERN — $260 MILLION MINNESOTA — $190 MILLION MARYLAND — $155 MILLION ILLINOIS — $132 MILLION RUTGERS — $100 MILLION
LAKESIDE LUXURY
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*The graph includes the reported cost of the five most expensive non-stadium athletic facilities at Big Ten schools for which data is available.
Ryan Fieldhouse: Spending big on the future of NU football Northwestern joins college football ‘arms race’ with construction of new $260 million practice facility By BOBBY PILLOTE
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In a couple of years, Northwestern football players will be running drills against the scenic backdrop of Lake Michigan in one of the nation’s most expensive practice facilities.
The $260 million Ryan Fieldhouse and adjoining Walter Athletics Center, due to be completed in summer 2018, will abut the north wall of Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and feature training facilities, office space and an indoor practice field offering sweeping views of the lake. For the football team, the
future fieldhouse is a means to lure better recruits to a program that has historically struggled. For the University, the lakefront facility is one of the most visible construction projects funded by the $3.75 billion “We Will” campaign. As the most expensive practice facility in the Big Ten, few, if any, projects compare
to the size and scope of NU’s new lakefront complex, and the new buildings will allow athletes to practice on campus rather than 1.5 miles to the west near Ryan Field. The next-most expensive practice facilities project in the conference is unfolding at the University of Minnesota, which announced a $190 million
plan in 2013. Beyond just football or varsity athletics, NU administrators have suggested the university’s facility will be a multi-use venue that benefits all students on campus. “The idea was we’d try to do Dance Marathon there, and we’d do a number of things,” University President
Morton Schapiro told The Daily in October. “We will use all these facilities for the greater good of the University. That’s why the University is investing in it.” But not everyone shares Schapiro’s enthusiasm. The student protest at the Ryan » See FIELDHOUSE, page 6
NU hosts Asian Patten, Blomquist to be renovated American summit By KRISTINE LIAO
Conference at university for first time since 1997 By MADELEINE FERNANDO
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For the first time since 1997, Northwestern hosted the Midwest Asian American Students Union Leadership Summit, with hundreds gathering at Norris University Center on Saturday. The summit’s final speaker, history Prof. Ji-Yeon Yuh, spoke about fighting for Asian-American equality and brought up NU’s own struggle of adding an Asian-American studies major. In 1995, a group of students put together a proposal for an Asian-American Studies Program, but it wasn’t accepted by the University. In April of that same year, the group held a hunger strike to raise awareness for their cause. The Asian-American studies major was added earlier this year.
Yuh encouraged attendees to fight for equality and freedom, saying it is particularly important now that Donald Trump is poised to become president. “Now more than ever, we need to know our history,” Yuh said. “We need to support each other, and we need to resist. We need to resist the resurgence of racism, misogyny and discrimination. It’s the only way that we can America great again.” She also told attendees to band together and become advocates for people of color and their rights. “We’re the only ones who can fight for our own rights,” said Chelsie Dang, a sophomore at Colorado College, who attended the summit. “This conference has really inspired me to become an activist and take a stand.” During the annual conference, attendees also participated in workshops and breakout sessions that offered students the chance to network and discuss issues related to Asian-American » See SUMMIT, page 10
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Patten Gymnasium and Blomquist Recreation Center will close Nov. 21 for renovation and are scheduled to reopen by early January. Athletic director Jim Phillips told The Daily that the decision to renovate the two facilities was prompted in part by the need for practice space while Welsh-Ryan Arena — home to varsity men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and wrestling — undergoes renovation. Phillips said
Gov. Rauner reports income of $170 million
Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife have reported more than $170 million in income for 2015. The Rauners had a taxable federal income of $176.7 million and paid more than $50
he hopes that the timing of the renovations to Patten and Blomquist will minimally inconvenience to students. “I know how much they use those facilities and how important those facilities are,” Phillips said. Phillips said that once the Welsh-Ryan Arena renovation is complete, Patten and Blomquist will be “strictly” student facilities. Construction on Welsh-Ryan Arena will begin after the basketball season ends in March, and it will be completed just in time for the 2018-19 season. We i n b e r g freshman Chibuzo Ikonte, who plays
basketball at Patten five to six days a week, said he does not think a renovation is necessary. “The gym will be nicer, but I won’t have anywhere to play for a while,” he said. “I feel like the only impact it will have is that it will look nicer. The visual appeal will improve, but physically it will kind of be the same.” Weinberg freshman Samm Jones, who plays basketball in Patten with Ikonte a few times a week and uses Blomquist every day, said he thinks the renovation is a good idea. However, he said it’s inconvenient that both gyms will
undergo construction at the same time. “People who live far away from SPAC deserve to have as good facilities as people who live near SPAC,” Jones said. “Patten definitely needs new hoops and floors, but Blom not so much. But as a basketball player, I’m not going to be upset if they update the basketball facilities.” Athletic department spokesman Paul Kennedy said the new facilities will be made more usable by the renovations. “If you want to play
million in state and federal taxes on that income. They had a state taxable income of $188.2 million and paid a total effective tax rate on income of more than 26 percent. In a news release, Rauner announced his family’s philanthropic foundation made contributions of more than $11.6 million. Rauner personally donated more than $30 million to state
elections this year, including a $1 million donation to a group supporting Republican candidate for Comptroller Leslie Munger in late October. He also donated $9 million to a campaign group for Illinois Rep. James Durkin (R-Western Springs). Durkin is the House Republican leader. In 2015, Rauner reported a $58 million dollar income for 2014. Since becoming governor,
he has not had control over his business’ investments, which are set up in a blind trust. Rauner ran an investment fund before running for governor. At an event on Friday, Rauner said maybe not having control over his investments had been a good thing. “They seem to be doing better,” he said.
» See RENOVATION, page 10
— Nora Shelly
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