The DePauw | Friday, November 9, 2012

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Indiana’s Oldest College Newspaper

$5 million dollar gift to bring new lacrosse, soccer fields

VOL. 161, ISSUE 20

THE MONON SECTION IS HERE! CHECK IT OUT INSIDE

Parking garage planned for downtown square expansion By KATIE GREEN news@thedepauw.com

A rendering of DePauw University’s athletic precinct. Thursday’s $5 million donation was put toward the two soccer/lacrosse fields shown in the bottom left — the current McKeen Field. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

“Folks need to see this means we mean business. There are a lot of people who have a connection to DePauw and a bigger connection to their teams.” — Stevie Baker-Watson, athletic director

By ELI CANGANY news@thedepauw.com

President Brian Casey announced yesterday that a $5 million donation to help make significant updates to the athletic complex. This gift is coming from Marshall W. and Amy Reavis to build a new multi-purpose stadium, which will be home to the men’s and woman’s soccer and lacrosse teams. This new complex will reside on Hanna Street just south of Blackstock Stadium.

Christopher Wells, vice president for communications and strategic initiatives, explains the process of accepting donations and planning of where the money goes. “[Reavis has] been a big supporter of DePauw athletics and I think he’s been in conversations about the overall athletics master plan,” Wells said. “I think he felt like this was the most impactful thing he

Reavis | cont’d on pg. 4

DePauw is currently working with Greencastle to build a parking garage on the corner of Walnut St. and Indiana St. near the downtown square. The community anticipates the new structure will further attract future businesses to the location. Greencastle mayor Sue Murray said the garage’s “traditional” design structure has been decided upon and property acquisitions have been finalized. She said that the total cost of the garage will be $3.5 million and will be able to hold about 150 cars. She predicts construction will begin in January or February and be completed by the end of 2013. “It’s designed to help with an issue that has plagued with our community for a long time,” Murray said. “Hopefully it provides alternative parking for those who work in the downtown area and own businesses so they’re not taking parking spots along the

downtown area itself.” The project is funded by the Indiana Stellar Communities Grant the city won in 2011. Greencastle was one of the four small communities to be awarded the grant of $19.1 million. The application for the grant was a joint collaboration between DePauw and the city. “What we talked about wanting to do was enliven and enrich the downtown,” Murray said. “We talked about improving the connectors between the campus and the community. We talked about in terms of making it more vibrant — not just facades, but being able to attract people there and to bring businesses and restaurants there.” Although Murray confirmed that the university and the city were on the same page as far as the design of the garage, President Brian Casey did express some issues with the potential garage last Monday.

Garage | cont’d on pg. 4


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