Tudor Fieldhouse opens for basketball season
The big blue curtain is finally gone, and Tudor Fieldhouse has finally opened its renovated doors (see story, page 1).First and foremost, we would like to congratulate everyone directly involved with the project for finishing everything necessary for the hosting of both women's and men's basketball home-openers this weekend. The ridiculous Houston weather never quite cooperates with the construction schedules of mere mortals, but despite torrential rains, flooding and a bonus hurricane, the doors will still be open tonight and tomorrow for the arena's game-play inauguration.
Secondly, we would like to congratulate the administration and athletics department, but especially principal donor Bobby Tudor (Hanszen '82) and his wife Phoebe for undertaking all of the necessary hassles to ensure that Rice will have respectable basketball and volleyball facilities for years to come. Expanded and updated locker rooms and training facilities, new bleachers and a giant scoreboard are just a few of the many additional features fans will see when they walk in the doors for the first time. Prospective recruits will see them, as well, and it is good to know that their recollections of Rice will no longer be dominated by visions of a giant blue curtain, but rather by ideas of what a program committed to rebuilding and improving can accomplish.
Overall, we applaud Rice campus' newest addition, and we hope that all students will join us in welcoming our indoor sports teams to the new floor for the first time.
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