Wild Hall is a go

[Coleman]

https://news.marquette.edu/news-releases/marquette-alumni-couple-issue-10-million-challenge-to-honor-longtime-past-president/

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Thats a lotta cash. What in the world did they do to have that much laying around to donate?

Also, Wild Hall may be one of the best dorm names in the entire country.

[rocket surgeon]

su-su-super bar eyn'a?  unless they plan on putting a b-ball practice facility there as well

[warriorchick]

Well, crap...there goes our whole campaign to name it after Father Naus...

[Coleman]

Well, crap...there goes our whole campaign to name it after Father Naus...

Both are equally deserving. Couldn't protest either getting something named after them. Hopefully Fr. Naus' day will come soon.

[Coleman]

su-su-super bar eyn'a?  unless they plan on putting a b-ball practice facility there as well

I sincerely thought this forum was for anything MU related. And the Superbar was for everything else (sans politics). If I was mistaken, my bad, but is it really bugging you that much?

[warriorchick]

Both are equally deserving. Couldn't protest either getting something named after them. Hopefully Fr. Naus' day will come soon.

I guess someone needs to come up with an 8-figure check first...it's disappointing that they can't honor someone simply because they deserve it.

[tower912]

Good.   There are too many tame halls these days.    Once upon a time, they were all wild halls. 

[warriorchick]

Good.   There are too many tame halls these days.    Once upon a time, they were all wild halls.

And I suppose that is where you want that little pumpkin in your avatar to live someday, hmmmm?

And believe me, the freshman dorms are already pretty wild.

[tower912]

He's ten now.   It is my job to raise him to the best of my ability so that he makes better choices than I did.   As it pertains to wild halls. 

[wadesworld]

I guess someone needs to come up with an 8-figure check first...it's disappointing that they can't honor someone simply because they deserve it.

I'd say Fr. Wilde is pretty deserving.

[avid1010]

I guess someone needs to come up with an 8-figure check first...it's disappointing that they can't honor someone simply because they deserve it.

????  i agree...but this time they aren't paying to put their name on a building...they're putting someone else's who is well deserving.  there has to be a building before you can put a name on it...

[GGGG]

Thats a lotta cash. What in the world did they do to have that much laying around to donate?

They created and owned a riverboat barge company.

And $10M is a lot of money, but it isn't particularly large in a philanthropic sense.  They gave $50M earlier for the new law buidling. 

[GGGG]

I guess someone needs to come up with an 8-figure check first...it's disappointing that they can't honor someone simply because they deserve it.

I understand where you are coming from here.  But at a private school that needs to raise money...

[warriorchick]

I understand where you are coming from here.  But at a private school that needs to raise money...

I understand how things work, and if the Ecksteins had picked up the check for the entire thing, I'd order the sign myself...but to sell the name for only 10% of the cost?  They should have held out for more...

[GGGG]

I understand how things work, and if the Ecksteins had picked up the check for the entire thing, I'd order the sign myself...but to sell the name for only 10% of the cost?  They should have held out for more...

I'm not sure how fundraising is going overall.  I have a sense they may have been a little worried..desperate...??

[warriorchick]

I'm not sure how fundraising is going overall.  I have a sense they may have been a little worried..desperate...??

Right or wrong, it was my understanding that they were planning to pay for the building out of the revenue they derived from it. That is why I thought there was a decent chance they could name it whatever they wanted.

[Tugg Speedman]

I guess someone needs to come up with an 8-figure check first...it's disappointing that they can't honor someone simply because they deserve it.

The Profit

He loved and adores Wild.  He said Wild was the most influential person on him at MU

[wadesworld]

The Profit

He loved and adores Wild.  He said Wild was the most influential person on him at MU

You have the wrong person.

[Tugg Speedman]

They created and owned a riverboat barge company.

And $10M is a lot of money, but it isn't particularly large in a philanthropic sense.  They gave $50M earlier for the new law buidling.

Correct, they already gave MU $50 million and the law school is named after them.  That was the largest donation in MU history (for comparison I believe $50m would be #2 in Bucky history)

[Tugg Speedman]

You have the wrong person.

He's giving the other $10m (or most of it)

[Herman Cain]

This is a tremendous development. Going to make a huge difference in the type of kid we will get to come to the school. Better kids mean better ratings. Leads to more money. Virtuous Cycle.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

This is a tremendous development. Going to make a huge difference in the type of kid we will get to come to the school. Better kids mean better ratings. Leads to more money. Virtuous Cycle.

You gotta stop it with this whole "better kid" argument. It's getting old, and we've been over it before, that does not mean better rankings.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Still waiting for the Dick Strong Tower to be built.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I prefer Wild Tower