Kevin Bartelt

I’m glad athletic director Sean Frazier has been proactive throughout his first year at NIU.

My only suggestion for him to consider while constructing his Facilities Master Plan is to create goals that can be accomplished by a reasonable deadline. This doesn’t seem to be a problem for Frazier as he’s already announced he strives to have his plan complete by mid August.

Students and alumni are equally excited about the Facilities Master Plan, but if some of the goals can’t be accomplished for years, the energy will fade. Many students won’t be interested in a project that won’t be completed after they graduate.

Frank Gogola

Huskie Stadium, which turns 50 years old in 2015, is in need of a redesign.

The stadium’s two grandstands give it the look of a high school, Division III or D-II stadium, and the coaches, student-athletes, fans, donors and alumni deserve a more modern, collegial-looking stadium.

Redesigning Huskie Stadium with a section of seats in the south end zone that connect the grandstands would create a horseshoe-shaped stadium, which seems to be the trend in today’s college football world.

Creating the end zone seating would require building around or moving the new scoreboard.

Jackie Nevarez

After taking the survey provided by the Athletics Department at svy.mk/1vOyLWf, I can say I wasted five minutes of my time.

I’ll be upfront and say I’m not sure of any needed renovations to athletic facilities or programs. I can count the number of athletic events I have attended on one hand.

That being said, the survey seems to aim at improving and adding new luxurious seating options—including indoor kitchens and outdoor televisions for donors who pledge to cough up thousands in donations.

Although I wasted my time, if you’re an avid donor or you have a couple grand to give away, then that survey is for you.

Rachel Scaman

When it comes to NIU athletics, there’s only one thing I would like to change: support for sports other than football.

It seems to me that NIU is only known for our football team; however, I feel other sports should be recognized as well.

Football seems to be the only thing the university focuses on. Whether it’s talk of Jordan Lynch or of Huskie Stadium, everything revolves around football when it comes to athletics.

Now that Lynch is gone, maybe it’s time to pay some attention to the other sports teams and players

Let’s give the student body something else to talk about.