College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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Stadium Expansion The Issue Y. ...v . ,..,- f1w..'im. TB:rY'sru.:n1':c'- Heats The boxes were just being stored until spring, the posters were just hung and William and Mary had settled into a new year of higher education when an old con- troversy - one that had grown quiet over the last two years - erupted in violent tur- moil. Cary Field Stadium expansion was be- ing raked over the coals and both factions were holding no punches in their hard-line stances.. The catalyst in the resurgence of the debate was an announcement in August that the firm of Wiley and Wilson had been hired to do architectural drawings for Phase l of expansion and to submit preliminary possibilities for Phases II and III at a cost of 524,500 Alarmed at the inconspicous speed that the pro-expansionists were mov- ing toward their goal, a group of student, faculty, and community leaders sought to drag the issue out into the spotlight of public scrutiny. Student Association Council Chair- man David White, who spearheaded the at- tack, noted that, when he learned of the Wiley and Wilson study, If nothing happen- ed, this might be a signal to the college that it was time to move. Consequently, the anti-expansionists decided to move. The SAC ran a referendum vote on the subject with the results that of the 1612 students polled, 1407 i87.3Ubl were against, 171 l1O.6C'70l were for, and 34 12.1070 were unsure, The Amos Alonzo Stagg Society reorganized itself as The Stus dent Committee for Responsible Athletic Policy QSCRAPJ under cospresidents Bea Trapasso and Dave Haden. Discussions and question-and-answer sessions between students and expansion representatives, usually Athletic Director Jim Copeland, were held on WCWM and in an SAC meeting. The Flat Hot reiterated its editorial policy as being anti-expansion while the William and Mary News ran an interview with Copeland that was supportive of ex- pansion. An open reception was held for the Board of Visitors at which concerned students could speak personally to Board members and attempt to register their opi- nions concerning expansion. Meanwhile, the football team, often forgotten in the heat of the debates, rolled to its 51st losing season in the 85 year history of football at William and Mary. Thus, the debate raged. One side would present arguments and then the other would counter, Each side was convinced that the view they held was the most logical and equitable solution all across the board. Thus, the debate raged. - Rob Guillen Expansion proponent Athlezef i3':ei.tor ,l-rn The Crowd. Sliiiwn here is the student seating section Copeland in his first vear at William and 'rl s th-: 1'lfil1 'W- -QJFVW Alll l9l' the wfflfiut was U'5U5ll ' l3 'l leading SaokesmanfUr't,,.p3nS,,-I FMT, ' Y if ., ,U iw lxuhig qam. s infill stadium lfiices -2'-iii-iessi:-'l doubt H' ' . ' .4 . .. .. i 'iii 'lejfii 2Fll0V 6 Saturday of Wiliiam INN' rv lm-L .iii .'-pmiflifil stadium ...1 i. Cf: l. . V home game BlCE1Y'JlT!'3l'l ' jwinilo Lu Nlarlfi T.lwiii.-tra