On Ryan Field: Northwestern University is not proposing a new football stadium. It is proposing a new for-profit mega musical destination complex that could host unlimited 10,000-person events as well as up to 10 for-profit concerts for crowds of up to 35,000 in the warm weather months. As a by the way, it will also have seven football games a year there and maybe graduation ceremonies.

Alternative idea for Northwestern: Convert the park-like area along the lakefront on the campus into a Ravinia-like setting and host the concerts there. It is a much more attractive venue for that and will keep the noise and crowds better separated from residential areas in Evanston.

Deborah A. Morrin

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  1. Love this idea! It puts a point on all the resources NU has, including prime lakefront property that would rival Ravinia as a music venue, and has the advantage of being accessible from north, south and west directions , taking the pressure off of Central Street. Did I say the lake would be a lovely venue?

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  2. This is a great idea. It will give the money and problems back to NU. The citizens of Evanston gain nothing and NU gets all the money they should have the problems.

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