I wrote a column last week about the Walter Athletics Center and the gap in enthusiasm between students and the university/donors. Ben Pope, the gameday editor at the Daily Northwestern, responded on Friday with a column headlined “A stronger football culture isn’t attainable for Northwestern, and that’s OK.”
Clearly, we disagreed on a couple things, so I reached out to Ben asking if he would flesh some of his arguments out in a back-and-forth. He graciously accepted. Here are our respective thoughts:
Davis Rich: Ben, I thought you made some excellent points in your column.