Northwestern officially announced the future renovations to Welsh-Ryan Arena in Thursday's press conference.
Northwestern held a press conference Thursday at the Welsh-Ryan Arena fieldhouse to announce the $110-million renovation to Welsh-Ryan Arena that will begin in spring of 2017. A huge cast of Northwestern characters was in attendance, including president Morty Schapiro, Pat Fitzgerald, Chris Collins, Joe McKeown, donors and more.
President Morty Schapiro
-Schapiro started off by challenging Alex Olah to a game of one-on-one, citing his superior post moves.
-Schapiro was very thankful to the donors, including the Ryan and Wilson families: "This is an idea funded thanks to the generosity of a number of people.