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  Mizzou Arena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mizzou Arena is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
Although neither of the Lauries attended Mizzou, they have made the school the main beneficiary of their philanthropy.
After the charges were aired on the ABC news program 20/20, the elder Lauries stripped their daughter's name from the arena.
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 Mizzou Arena -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Mizzou Arena is an (Click link for more info and facts about indoor arena) indoor arena on the campus of the (Click link for more info and facts about University of Missouri) University of Missouri in (Click link for more info and facts about Columbia, Missouri) Columbia, Missouri.
The facility, home to the school's men's and women's (A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop) basketball teams, opened in November 2004 and replaced the Hearnes Center as the school's main indoor sports facility.
The name was widely opposed by students, as Paige has no connection to Mizzou; she graduated from (Click link for more info and facts about USC) USC in May 2004.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mi/Mizzou_Arena.htm   (261 words)

  
 Legendary Court Moves to Arena
Norm Stewart was the head men’s basketball coach at Mizzou for 32 seasons (1967-99), compiling a record of 634-333.
The new Mizzou basketball arena is the largest construction project in University of Missouri history.
Funding for the $75 million project was made possible by a $25 million donation from the Laurie family of Columbia, $35 million in general appropriations bonds approved by the State of Missouri and $15 million in funds raised by the Department of Athletics.
atmizzou.missouri.edu /mar04/NormFloor.htm   (456 words)

  
 Mizzou Welcomes Colorado to Columbia on Tuesday :: Tip set for 6 pm on ESPN+ (KMIZ in Columbia)
Mizzou is 17-5 during the month of February at home under Head Coach Quin Snyder during his six years at the helm and 26-16 overall during the second month of the year under his tutelage...
Mizzou is 12-4 at home, 0-3 in neutral court contests and 1-6 on the road...
However, Mizzou was able to turn the switch on once again, shooting 54.2 percent in the second half as they outscored the Huskers 35-26 in the second stanza to grab its first road win of the season.
mutigers.collegesports.com /sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022105aab.html   (4179 words)

  
 New Arena Now Known as Mizzou Arena
The Mizzou Arena, which opened in October, is the newest addition to the state-of-the-art facilities in the MU Sports Park.
The new basketball arena at the University of Missouri-Columbia is now known as "Mizzou Arena," the University of Missouri Board of Curators announced Nov. 26.
The Lauries donated $25 million toward the arena project.
atmizzou.missouri.edu /novdec04/MizzouArena.htm   (219 words)

  
 Tigers Run With Razorbacks on Tuesday :: Tip set for 7 pm at the Mizzou Arena
The last time Mizzou failed to record at least a pair of blocks was their season-ending loss to Michigan last season.
Mizzou shot a rather warm 50.0 percent from the field in the contest including 12-of-23 from three.
Mizzou has moved to a new state-of-the-art home this season, the Mizzou Arena, which holds around 15,000 rowdy Missouri fans and gives the Tigers an unbelievable opportunity to build on the foundation of success that has been established.
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 Tigers Face No. 12 Zags on Thursday :: Game set for 7 pm tip on ESPN2
Mizzou also limited Illinois to 42.3 percent field goal shooting, equaling their lowest percentage in 2004-05 (Arkansas also held them to 42.3 percent).
Mizzou has limited their opponents to just 60.5 points per contest over the course of the last six games.
Mizzou held the Illini to just 70 points, their lowest point total of the season and 14 points off of their season average.
mutigers.collegesports.com /sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/123004aab.html   (3215 words)

  
 Mizzou Faces No. 1 Illinois at Savvis on Wednesday :: Tigers in search of fifth win in last six games
Mizzou has given up only 58.6 points per contest during that stretch and has held its opponents to 29.4 percent shooting from the field.
Mizzou recorded its best defensive performance of the season against Indiana, holding the Hoosiers to just 53 points, the lowest total the Tigers have allowed this season.
He is definitely Mizzou's most versatile player as he leads the team in scoring (16.2 ppg.), rebounds (7.5 rpg.) and is second on the squad in assists (25).
www.collegesports.com /sports/m-baskbl/stories/122004adt.html   (3071 words)

  
 Mizzou Arena Index For 2004/12/19
Now that the University of Missouri has unveiled its impressive new basketball arena, the Mizzou Arena, to the public, there is no doubt that the 15,061-seat building is exactly what the Tiger community hoped it would be – and then some.
The University of Missouri Department of Athletics officially opened the Mizzou Arena in mid-October with a number of open house events for students, faculty and the general public.
On the concert, concessions and operations side of the house, Tim Hickman, Mizzou associate athletic director for operations, says he is very proud of the fact that the University was able to get "everything it wanted" in the building, without having to spend a dollar more than the $75 million budget.
www.columbiatribune.com /2004/Arena/20041219Arenaindex.asp   (212 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Mizzou Arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The University of Missouri-Columbia (abbreviated UMC and nicknamed Mizzou) is an institution of higher learning located in Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Columbia is the largest campus, of equal standing, in the University of Missouri System with approximately 27,000 students and is often considered the flagship campus of the system.
Hearnes Center was a 13,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbia, Missouri.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mizzou-Arena   (503 words)

  
 Mizzou Basketball Arena Name Announced :: $75 Million Project to be Named Paige Sports Arena
Currently under construction south of the Hearnes Center, the Paige Sports Arena is a $75 million project, the largest construction project in the history of the University of Missouri.
The Paige Sports Arena was designed in partnership between CDFM2 Architecture and HOK Sport, both of Kansas City, Mo. The state's largest commercial contractor, J.E. Dunn Construction, is the contractor on the project.
The new basketball arena was designed to offer students and fans comfortable seating and a state-of-the-art spectator experience, including exceptionally well-developed sight lines from every seat in the house.
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 News Tribune
The Mizzou Arena name will be used immediately for the $75 million basketball venue, although it will take some time to replace signs, programs and other materials, at a cost estimated around $40,000, said Elson Floyd, president of the four-campus university system.
They named the arena for their daughter, Elizabeth Paige Laurie, who did not attend the school in Columbia.
Floyd acknowledged that "one option" was to rename the arena for former basketball coach Norm Stewart, whose name is on its basketball court.
www.newstribune.com /articles/2004/11/27/news_state/1127040019.txt   (734 words)

  
 Tigers Face Racers on Sunday :: Tip set for 1 pm on the Mizzou Sports Network
The Tigers have played three contests at the Mizzou Arena and are 2-1 in those contests.
The three-pointer was certainly an area of trepidation for Mizzou in KC as they had connected on 30-of-79 threes (38.0 percent) at home before hitting on 6-of-35 attempts (17.1 percent) in the final two rounds of the Guardians.
In fact, Mizzou has been outscored 175-150 in the first stanza of contests by its opponents, but has then flipped the script on them in the second half, scoring 185 points while holding the opposition to 165 points.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/stories/112704aaf.html   (2832 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NCB - Mizzou naming arena after Wal-Mart heiress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Paige Sports Arena was named for Elizabeth Paige Laurie at the request of her parents, Bill and Nancy Laurie, said the spokesman for Missouri's athletic department, Chad Moller, on Friday.
The arena name is subject to approval from the university's governing Board of Curators, which did not have the matter on the agenda for its April 1-2 meeting as of Friday, said spokesman Joe Moore.
The $75 million arena is scheduled for completion Oct. 1, in time for the next men's basketball season.
sports-att.espn.go.com /ncb/news/story?id=1763836   (850 words)

  
 MissouriWrestling.com
COLUMBIA -- The Missouri State High School Activities Association announced today that its Wrestling Championships will move to the Mizzou Arena on the campus of the University of Missouri for 2006.
The transition to Mizzou Arena is a one-year deal.
The MSHSAA Wrestling Championships were held at the Hearnes Center in Columbia for the 31st consecutive year in 2005.
www.missouriwrestling.com /news/articles.php?subaction=showfull&id=1119371782&archive=&start_from=&ucat=15&   (325 words)

  
 Tigers Welcome Griz to Miz-Zou :: Tip set for 2 pm on Saturday
Mizzou plays five of their next six contests at home.
He is 151-of-188 from the line in a Mizzou uniform.
He is definitely Mizzou's most versatile player as he leads the team in scoring (14.8 ppg.), rebounds (8.6 rpg.) and assists (25).
www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/stories/121004acj.html   (3053 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - College removes name of Wal-Mart heiress on arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The move comes months after billionaires Bill and Nancy Laurie angered Mizzou fans, students and alumni by announcing their plan to name the arena after their daughter, who did not attend Missouri.
Paige Laurie has denied repeated requests for interviews since the announcement in March that the arena was being named for her.
In a statement Tuesday, Elson Floyd, president of the University of Missouri system, and Brady Deaton, chancellor at the Columbia campus, said the school was grateful to the Laurie family for their financial support.
www.usatoday.com /money/industries/retail/2004-11-24-walmart-heiress-arena_x.htm?POE=MONISVA   (618 words)

  
 MSHSAA Links Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Tickets are also available on game day from the ticket kiosks on the Mizzou Arena Plaza, just north of the main entrance to the Arena.
The Mizzou Arena is located just to the southwest of the Hearnes Center, behind Faurot Field in Columbia.
MIZZOU ARENA FACTS: Please click here for a special section on the new Mizzou Arena MIZZOU ARENA.
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 Official Ticketmaster site. Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO tickets . Directions, seating chart, events.
Mizzou Arena Administration and the Athletic Department welcome visitors with disabilities and provides services and amenities to accommodate thier needs.
In the event of an emergency, Mizzou Arena personnel have been instructed and trained to assist the disabled in evacuation the premises.
The Mizzou Arena policy is no refunds and no exchanges.
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 Archives: Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
COLUMBIA -- Paige Sports Arena redefines Columbia's skyline, a big steel turtle shell rising next to the mausoleum-like Hearnes Center, ancestral mansion for University of Missouri basketball.
The arena is named for Elizabeth Paige Laurie, a 22-year-old Wal-Mart heiress who attended the University of Southern California, not the college in Columbia.
There is discontent about some of the arena's most prized seats -- those closest to the court.
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 Tiger Men's Basketball Faces Texas Tech on Wednesday - 5starsnews.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Mizzou has averaged 67.2 points per game at home this season and has held opponents to just 60.8 points per contest at Mizzou Arena.
Mizzou is 7-3 this season in games broadcast on the Mizzou Sports Network and 2-1 when Stewart dons the headset.
The Tigers check in with an RPI of 88 and their schedule was ranked as the 17th toughest slate in the country according to CollegeRPI.com on Monday night...
www.5starsnews.com /best-rate/168373.htm   (594 words)

  
 TheKansasCityChannel.com - Sports - Trial Of Kansas Fan Nabbed At Mizzou Arena Postponed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Wymore had been ejected from the arena after intervening in a dispute involving three fellow Kansas students and University of Missouri Police Chief Jack Watring over a 6-foot-long banner the students had put up.
Municipal Judge Robert Aulgur on Wednesday granted a city prosecutor's request to postpone the trial because her primary witness, a second university police officer, was out of town.
The banner poked fun at controversy over the renaming of Missouri's new arena from Paige Arena -- named after the daughter of a $25 million donor -- to Mizzou Arena after reports that Paige Laurie paid a University of Southern California roommate to complete her course work.
www.thekansascitychannel.com /sports/4807418/detail.html   (599 words)

  
 Nevada Daily Mail: Story : Column by Kelly Bradham
They could have come up with a thousand or so new names for what was originally the Paige Arena in Columbia that would have been preferable to Mizzou Arena.
However, if Paige had attended Missouri maybe she could have told her parents about this awful building on campus named Brewer Fieldhouse where the Tigers used to play before a man named Norm Stewart came on the scene and made the basketball program one all Missourians could be proud of.
That's why the new arena will never bear his name as long as they and their $25 million donation have anything to do with it.
www.nevadadailymail.com /story/1086642.html   (731 words)

  
 PD&C -- Mizzou Arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The new 15,000 seat arena located at the top of Mick Deaver Drive, just south of the Hearnes Center and Memorial Stadium was substantially completed September 18, 2004.
While the MU men's and women's basketball programs will be moved to the new facility, the Hearnes Center will still serve as home to various MU athletic squads, conventions, and concerts.
The new arena provides better lines of site and luxury boxes for fans, and more seating on the floor is reserved for students.
www.cf.missouri.edu /pdc/project_files/compl_gallery/pages/arena_render.htm   (129 words)

  
 Missouri turns page on name flap: Call it Mizzou Arena | The San Diego Union-Tribune
The University of Missouri renamed its new sports arena yesterday after the original namesake, a 22-year-old Wal-Mart heiress, was accused of cheating her way through another college.
Elizabeth Paige Laurie's billionaire parents agreed earlier this week to give up their naming rights to the $75 million basketball venue, which was built with the help of a $25 million donation from the Lauries and opened three weeks ago.
Nancy Laurie is the daughter of the late Bud Walton, co-founder of Wal-Mart.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041127/news_1s27briefs.html   (630 words)

  
 KSDK NewsChannel 5 - Where The News Comes First
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The University of Missouri is removing the name of a 22-year-old Wal-Mart heiress from its brand-new sports arena, a week after she was accused of cheating her way through college.
Elizabeth Paige Laurie's parents have agreed to allow the school to rename the $75 million Paige Sports Arena, which was built with a donation from the Lauries and opened three weeks ago, the university said Tuesday.
In a similar controversy, university officials have also indicated they will remove Enron founder Ken Lay's name from an economics professorship if he is convicted in the scandal that brought down the energy giant.
www.ksdk.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=70602   (544 words)

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