For UT-Arlington, More Than Just a New Building
The opening of the University of Texas at Arlington’s new College Park Center was the place to see and be seen Wednesday night. As North Texas businessmen, politicians, media personalities and assorted higher-education administrators crowded the hospitality suite, James Spaniolo stood at center court before the largest crowd to ever attend a basketball game at the university.
“You know, Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore,” the UT-Arlington president bellowed.
Later that night, which featured wins by the men’s and women’s teams, Scott Cross, head coach of the men’s team, called the $78 ...
Comments (2)
WUSRPH
Wouldn't it be nice if they thought the way to being a top university was to dedicate a new research library or to announce the hiring of 20 top professors? It is a sorry sign of the way things are when a basketball court is what they think symbolizes a great university....P.S. You think Harvard or Yale while make the "final four" this year? If they opened it up to foreign teams there is no question that Cambridge, Oxford or Bologna (as it was back in the Middle Ages) would be in the finals every year!
Cynthia Shearin
What did they end up doing with the land that they bought from Bauder Fashion College?
Just curious. I graduated from there.