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The Minnesota Twins are committed to fielding a competitive team both on and off the field, one that exemplifies a strong work ethic, respect for the game, and loyalty to our fans.
This Fan Guide will be updated with information about 2015 Spring Training in late 2014.
Hammond Stadium:
Minnesota Twins
14100 Six Mile Cypress Parkway
Fort Myers, FL 33912
Minor Leagues
CenturyLink Sports Complex
14110 Six Mile Cypress Parkway
Fort Myers, FL 33912
Aisle Policy
As a courtesy to others, and for the safety of all fans, we request that guests refrain from walking in aisles while players are at bat. The Minnesota Twins also ask that guests do not sit on the stairs.
Alcohol Policy
Laws prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors (under 21), intoxicated persons and those without proper identification. For the safety of our fans, alcohol sales conclude at the end of the 7th inning. The Minnesota Twins ask that you drink responsibly and respect the rights of others.
Animals are not allowed in Hammond Stadium with the exception of certified guide animals for the disabled.
There are three (3) ATM's inside Hammond Stadium. Locations are as follows: In front of the Grand Slam Gift Shop, by the new Right Field Boardwalk Bar and Merchandise Shop and by the new Left Field Bullpen Bar and Merchandise station.
Autographs will be allowed prior to and after every game when time and Major League rules permit. Unfortunately, we can't guarantee that autograph opportunities will be available. For best results, be polite and have a pen or marker ready.
Baby Changing Stations
Baby changing tables are available in all restrooms.
Soft-sided containers and bags 16" by 16" by 8" or smaller are permitted in Hammond Stadium. Bags and containers are subject to inspection by gate security prior to entering the ballpark. For more detailed information on what can be brought into Hammond Stadium, please see Entry Guidelines below.
Banners and Signs
The Minnesota Twins welcome the support of our guests as demonstrated by homemade signs and banners. To ensure that these articles do not distract others, we ask guests to adhere to the following guidelines: banners and signs may not contain advertising or carry disparaging or obscene messages; they may not cover any scoreboards, railings, existing advertising or LED boards; banners and signs may not be placed in the direct sightline of the batter and/or infringe on the sightlines of other guests during play. The Minnesota Twins request that all banners and signs pertain to the Twins or baseball, and reserve the right to permit or remove any sign or banner from Hammond Stadium at any time.
Batting Practice
The Minnesota Twins typically start batting practice 2 ½ hours prior to game time, with the opposing team taking batting practice beginning 1½ hours prior to game time. Batting practice always occurs at the Manager's discretion.
Cans, bottles, beverages, food and coolers are prohibited from being brought into Hammond Stadium, unless medically necessary.
Bicycle Parking
The Minnesota Twins encourage guests to ride their bicycle to Hammond Stadium. Bicycle racks are available near the fountain.
Television Broadcasts: For the first time ever, Fox Sports North will telecast all home games at Hammond Stadium using a simulcast of the radio call by the Treasure Island Baseball Network. For more information on TV broadcasts please visit www.twinsbaseball.com.
Radio Broadcasts: The home for Twins Baseball in 2014 is 96.3 K-TWIN. All Spring Training games are broadcast on 96.3 in the Twin Cities, and throughout the Upper Midwest on the Minnesota Twins Treasure Island Baseball Network. Visit www.twinsbaseball.com for a complete schedule of game broadcasts.
Guests are welcome to bring still cameras into Hammond Stadium. Guests are asked to avoid obstructing the views of others by not standing in the aisles when using camera equipment. Tripods and monopods are not permitted into Hammond Stadium. Photography of Hammond Stadium or Twins players cannot be used commercially without written permission from the Minnesota Twins.
The capacity of Hammond Stadium is 9,300.
Children's Admission/Tickets
The Minnesota Twins offer complimentary admission (no ticket required) for children less than 30" in height for Spring Training games, provided they are accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket. These children must sit on the lap of the accompanying adult and not occupy an additional seat.
Coolers and bags of any size with hard sides are not allowed in the ballpark. Soft-sided containers and bags 16" by 16" by 8" or smaller are permitted into Hammond Stadium. The Minnesota Twins reserve the right to inspect and remove any package or container or its contents.
A Full menu of ballpark favorites including specialty hot dogs, bratwursts, hamburgers, turkey legs, pretzels, nachos, grilled chicken sandwiches, bar-b-que pulled pork sandwiches and pizza. The wide variety of items to tempt your palate can be found at our four convenient concession stands on the main stadium concourse. The new Hammond Stadium Boardwalk will feature ballpark favorites and specialty items like Philly cheesesteaks, specialty nachos and specialty hot dogs. Two brand new bar locations located on the new Right Field Boardwalk and on the Third Base Deck will provide a variety of draft beer options, bottled domestics, craft brews and your choice of cocktails. Interested in a sweet alcoholic treat? Be sure to try a Guinness Caramel or Double Chocolate Stout Beer Shake on the Right Field Party Deck. Yes, you read that right, a Beer Milkshake!
Patrons using foul or abusive language or appearing intoxicated will be ejected from the ballpark. Fans who enter the playing field or interfere with the playing of the game will be escorted from the ballpark and are subject to arrest.
For detailed information about getting to Hammond Stadium, visit us online at www.twinsbaseball.com/springtraining.
The Minnesota Twins dugout is located on the third base side of the field. The visitor's dugout is along the first base side.
There is an elevator located in the tower adjacent to the box office. The elevator has access to the seating bowl, the accessible seating row of section 212 and the party suites and press box on the 4th floor.
Security officers are present before, during and after all games throughout the stadium. If a security officer is needed at any time, please notify a staff member or usher, or go to the Four Points by Sheraton Guest Services Booth.
Emergency Evacuation
In case of emergency, you will be directed as to how to orderly evacuate Hammond Stadium by Twins Event Staff, PA announcements, and Scoreboard instructions.
Entry Guidelines
Only those guests with valid tickets or credentials are permitted into Hammond Stadium. The main gates to Hammond Stadium open three hours prior to the first pitch.
First Aid
Fans in need of medical attention should inform a security officer, concession worker, usher, or staff member immediately. The First Aid room is located on the 3rd base side of the concourse across from the elevator and Grill near section 110.
Foul Balls
Fans are entitled to keep any baseball landing in the seats. Batted balls and bats sailing into the stand can be VERY dangerous and as a ticket holder you do assume that risk. The Fort Myers Miracle, Minnesota Twins or Lee County are not liable for any guest injured by a thrown or batted ball or bat that enters the seating area. Please do not reach over the wall onto the playing surface to retrieve foul balls, and also please do not push/shove patrons in order to track down a foul ball. Please pay attention to the activities on the field at all times.
Fort Myers Miracle
The Fort Myers Miracle is the High Class-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins and a member of the 12-team Florida State League. The Miracle play 70 home games at Hammond Stadium, starting the first week in April and ending the first week of September. For more information, log onto www.miraclebaseball.com or call (239) 768-4210. The mailing address for the Miracle is: 14400 Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33912.
Guest Code of Conduct
All guests attending Twins events are expected to comply with the following Minnesota Twins Guest Code of Conduct. The Minnesota Twins are committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable Hammond Stadium experience. Our Event Staff will proactively intervene to support an environment where: obscene or indecent clothing will not detract from the guest experience; guests will enjoy the baseball experience free from foul/abusive language or obscene gestures; guests will respect the safety of other guests and field participants; the throwing of any object is strictly prohibited; guests will refrain from displays of affection not appropriate in a public, family setting; intervention with an impaired or intoxicated guest is handled in a prompt and safe manner; guests will show their ticket when requested and sit only in their ticketed seat; the progress of the game will not be disrupted by guests' actions or unauthorized persons on the playing field. The Minnesota Twins reserve the right to deny or immediately revoke admission to any guest that does not comply with these guidelines, or otherwise detracts from other guests' enjoyment of the game. Guests are encouraged to report any disruptive behavior to the nearest member of the Guest Service or Twins Security Staff.
Guest Feedback
Throughout Spring Training, guests are encouraged to express their thoughts about their guest experience at Hammond Stadium by visiting our LaQuinta Inn and Suites Guest Services booth or sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Guest Interference
In the interest of player and guest safety, the Minnesota Twins maintain a zero tolerance policy regarding guest interference with a ball in play, disruption of an event at Hammond Stadium, or interference with a VIP. Failure to comply with this policy will result in immediate removal from Hammond Stadium, and the CenturyLink Sports Complex grounds.
Guest Service Centers
The Four Points by Sheraton Guest Services is located on the main concourse adjacent to the Grand Slam Gift Shop atop the stadium stairs. Here you will find answers to all your questions and have the opportunity to provide feedback. Programs and pocket schedules can also be found here.
Guests with Disabilities
Accessible seating is available in designated sections throughout the stadium. All restroom facilities offer wheelchair access. Elevator and ramp access make travel efficient for all guests.
Handicapped Parking
Handicapped parking is available in the CenturyLink Sports Complex adjacent to Hammond Stadium. Spots are limited and cannot be reserved in advance.
I.D. Policy
The following are accepted forms of I.D. for purposes of purchasing alcohol at Hammond Stadium: valid state-issued Driver's License or I.D. card, valid Canadian Driver's License, valid Military I.D. card, and valid passport. Unfortunately we are not able to accept clipped I.D. cards as age-verification for alcohol purchases, even with the accompanying paperwork. Guests that appear to be younger than 30 years old will be required to show identification in order to purchase alcohol.
Lawn Seating
Located down the right field line and beyond the left field fence, these grassy hills are a perfect spot to watch the game. Fans are welcomed to bring towels or small blankets, but chairs are not allowed. You must have a specific Lawn ticket to sit in this area.
In the interest of your safety, the Minnesota Twins ask for your attention to the following: Baseball is an inherently dangerous game and spectators should, for their safety, pay close attention to the game and keep their eyes on the playing field at all times. Spectators at Hammond Stadium assume all risks and danger of, and release of the management, Hammond Stadium, the Minnesota Twins, the participating clubs, and their respective agents or employees from any liability for personal injury and property loss, whether occurring prior to, during or after the actual playing of the game and whether caused by a person's negligence or other-wise, including without limitation injury, loss or damage caused by baseballs or baseball bats thrown or hit into the seating area.
Lost and Found
Before, during or immediately following the game, fans who have lost or found an item should report it to the LaQuinta Inn and Suites Guest Services Booth. To locate lost items on non-game days call the Hammond Stadium offices at (239) 768-4210.
Lost Guests
Children and adults separated from their party will be escorted to the La Quinta Inn and Suites Guest Service Booth. For assistance in locating a lost guest, contact the nearest Usher, Guest Service Representative or Security Officer. A guest who has become separated from his or her party should proceed to the La Quinta Inn and Suites Guest Service Booth.
The Grand Slam Gift Shop is located on the main concourse to the right of the Four Points by Sheraton Guest Services Booth. It features a complete line of Spring Training merchandise and novelties to make your trip to Spring Training a memorable one.
Minnesota Day
Enjoy a pre-game tailgate party with fellow Minnesotans prior to the game on Sunday March 16th versus the Miami Marlins.
Motorcycle Parking
Same as cars, please refer to the Parking section of this guide.
Owner's Suite
Parties of up to 12 can enjoy the game from the privacy of a climate-controlled suite. Advance reservations are required. Please call 1-800-33-TWINS to inquire about the availability of the Owner's Suite. Please call the Fort Myers Miracle at 239-768-4210 to check about other suite availability at Hammond Stadium.
Paging a guest at Hammond Stadium is only done in the case of emergencies. If a guest receives a page, they should report to the nearest LaQuinta Inn and Suites Guest Service Center.
Plenty of parking is available in the surrounding Hammond Stadium lots.
Post-Game Fireworks
Watch the skies above Hammond Stadium explode to the delight of many with a post-game spectacular following the Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday March 5th, weather permitting.
Postponed/Canceled Games
The right to delay the start of a game rests with the home club. Once both team managers meet with the home plate umpire and exchange lineup cards, the right to determine whether the game will be interrupted or terminated is at the discretion of the Umpire-in-Chief. Under the provisions of the Official Playing Rules, the Umpire-in-Chief has sole and unquestioned authority to determine whether and when play is halted, when play will be resumed, and whether and when a game will be terminated due to bad weather or unsafe playing conditions. In the event of a postponed or cancelled event, guests are advised to check twinsbaseball.com, the local newspaper, media affiliates, or call us at 1-800-33-TWINS for further information.
The official Spring Training publication of the Minnesota Twins is available for $5 at the LaQuinta Inn and Suites Guest Services Booth or, at tables on the veranda as you take the stairs into the ballpark.
Comments, suggestions and questions are welcome at the LaQuinta Inn and Suites Guest Services Booth, or by email at email@example.com.
Rain Delay
Even during inclement weather, the Minnesota Twins will make every effort to play scheduled games. Please refer to the Postponed Games section for more information.
Rainout/Reschedule Policy
In the event of a postponed or cancelled event, guests are advised to check www.twinsbaseball.com, the local newspaper, media affiliates, or call us at 1-800-33-TWINS for further information.
The Minnesota Twins are committed to operating Hammond Stadium in a sustainable manner. There are many recycling receptacles located around the ballpark. In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, we urge all fans to recycle when applicable.
Anyone leaving Hammond Stadium and wanting to re-enter must use the gate behind the ticket office next to the elevator. Fans must check in with the re-entry/pass gate attendant to get their ticket authenticated.
Men's and Ladies restrooms are located on the first and third base sides of the main concourse.
Pocket schedules for the Twins 2014 Spring Training and Regular season are available at the Hammond Stadium Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-33-TWINS.
Scoreboard Messages
Have your personalized message displayed during the middle of the 5th inning of a Minnesota Twins Spring Training game for only $25. Please contact the Minnesota Twins, 14100 Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33912 or by phone (239) 533-7600. Orders must be received by noon of the day prior to the chosen game; all proceeds benefit the Minnesota Twins Community Fund.
The screen behind home plate starts at sections 104 and 204 on the 1st base side, and proceeds behind home plate through sections 112 and 214 on the 3rd base side.
Section and Seat Numbering
Seating sections begin with 101 in the Box level and 201 in the View level, starting from just beyond the infield on the 1st base side and proceeding clockwise around Hammond Stadium. Seats at Hammond Stadium are numbered so that lower numbers are on the right-hand side of the row and higher numbers are on the left-hand side of the row (as you look towards the field). All Box seats are actual stadium seats, and the View Level seats are bleachers with backs.
Senior Days
On select games, fans 55 and older can purchase the Senior Special, which includes a Home Plate View seat, soft drink and hot dog for just $26. Available on March 3rd, 14th, 16th, 21st and 24th. To order the Senior Day special please visit www.twinsbaseball.com, or call 1-800-33-TWINS.
Shade Seating
Hammond Stadium offers shade seating for our guests, and is available on the 1st base side sections 201-206, rows 12-16 and on the 3rd base side sections 207-217, rows 10-16. If you need shade seating please request it when ordering tickets in person or over the phone.
Smoking/Tobacco Policy
In consideration of the health and comfort of others, smokingis prohibited in the seating area, restrooms and elevators at Hammond Stadium. Smoking is allowed only in the designated areas inside each gate.
Stadium Dimensions
Left Field - 330 Feet, Center Field - 405 Feet, Right Field - 330 Feet.
Hammond Stadium welcomes guests who utilize their own strollers. However, the use of strollers should not in any way inhibit general guest movement or block any aisle ways. Strollers must be able to fold, and you will be asked to leave your stroller at the base of the 200 seating section nearest to your seat. Strollers are not available to rent.
T.C. is the official mascot of the Minnesota Twins. In his spare time T.C. likes to make appearances at Twins Youth Clinics, schools, hospitals, and parades throughout the year. T.C. is available for private events and birthday parties in the upper Midwest by contacting the Public Relations Department at 612-659-3505.
Tailgating is not allowed at the CenturyLink Sports Complex; with the exception of Minnesota Day.
The Hammond Stadium Box Office is located to the left of the main gate. During Spring Training, its hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am EST - 4:00pm EST, and Saturday/Sunday from 9:00am EST - 2:00pm EST. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.twinsbaseball.com, by phone at 1-800-33-TWINS or 612-33-TWINS or at the three Pro Shops located in Minnesota: Roseville, Minnetonka, and Apple Valley.
Twins Community Fund
As the charitable arm of the Minnesota Twins, the Twins Community Fund benefits many SW Florida and Upper Midwest charities, focusing on families and children. For more information on the Community Fund please call the Public Relations Department at (612) 659-3505 or visit twinsbaseball.com/community.
Twins Credit Card
The Minnesota Twins, in conjunction with U.S. Bank, are once again offering the Twins MasterCard. For information or to apply for a Twins MasterCard, please call 1-800-33-TWINS.
Umbrellas are permitted inside Hammond Stadium, but may not be used in the seating areas of the facility due to safety concerns, and the obstructions they cause for other guests.
Video Cameras
Guests are welcome to bring still cameras and video cameras into Hammond Stadium. The use of video cameras is permitted before the game, however, Major League Baseball regulations prohibit the use of video cameras once the game begins. Guests are asked to avoid obstructing the views of others by standing in aisles when using video equipment. Tripods and monopods are not permitted into Hammond Stadium. Video of Hammond Stadium or Twins players cannot be used commercially without written permission from the Minnesota Twins.
the Official Minnesota Twins website provides the latest Twins and player information and can be found at www.twinsbaseball.com. The Minnesota Twins are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/twins. Follow the Twins on Twitter at www.twitter.com/minnesotatwins, the official Twitter of the Minnesota Twins.
Will Call
The Will Call window at Hammond Stadium is located at the Box Office, near the ballpark's main entrance. Photo identification is required to pick up tickets at any sales window. Windows 7 and 8 located at the main box office will be utilized for all complimentary tickets pick-up including Press and Player pick-up.


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i Oral History Program Craige S. Hall Interviewed by Ruby Licona 12 November 2011 ii Oral History Program Weber State University Stewart Library Ogden, Utah Craige S. Hall Interviewed by Ruby Licona 12 November 2011 Copyright © 2012 by Weber State University, Stewart Library iii Mission Statement The Oral History Program of the Stewart Library was created to preserve the institutional history of Weber State University and the Davis, Ogden and Weber County communities. By conducting carefully researched, recorded, and transcribed interviews, the Oral History Program creates archival oral histories intended for the widest possible use. Interviews are conducted with the goal of eliciting from each participant a full and accurate account of events. The interviews are transcribed, edited for accuracy and clarity, and reviewed by the interviewees (as available), who are encouraged to augment or correct their spoken words. 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Craige Hall ca. 1968 Craige Hall ca. 2003 1 Abstract: This is an oral history interview with Craige S. Hall. It was conducted on November 12, 2011 and concerns his recollections and experiences with Weber State University. The interviewer is Ruby Licona. RL: This is Ruby Licona from Weber State University. This morning, I am at the public library in St. George, Utah, in order to meet with Craige Hall, who served as the director of the Stewart Library until 1991. After that, he became Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs and remained in that position until he retired. This is November 12, 2011. Craige, why don't we start out with a little bit of your background? CH: I grew up in Cache Valley. I graduated from Utah State and remained in the Cache Valley area to teach high school for two years. I taught a variety of classes in social studies. I was not only teaching, but working a couple of jobs to support a young family. I worked with Milton Abrams, who was the director of Utah State University library. Milt and I were good friends from the time I was an undergraduate there until after I was teaching at the high school. He encouraged me to go to library school, which I did. I went to BYU because of its proximity and my wife's interest in staying in Utah while I completed graduate studies. While completing that degree, I ended up at Weber State. In fact, as I was graduating, I accepted a job with the Atomic Energy Commission Research Libraries. Two weeks before I defended my thesis and completed my course work, I got a call from the personnel officer I worked with at the Research Library Center. He said, 2 "Lyndon Johnson has frozen all federal hiring. That position you were going to take in two weeks has been frozen and will remain frozen until the next fiscal year." That was going to be about six or seven months later. The following morning I called Weber State, where I had just turned down a position. I asked if the position was still open and said I was interested in it. So I went back to Weber State and talked with Helmut Hoffmann, who was the academic vice president and who I grew to not only respect, but admire and have a nice friendship with. He said, "You're not leaving until you accept this position," which I was going to do anyway. So I took the job and when the federal job became available six or seven months later, they called me and I turned them down. I stayed at Weber State from 1968 on. RL: What was your position when you were hired? CH: I was an instructor in Library Science and an assistant cataloguer working with Wilma Grose in the Technical Services area. RL: So the librarians had faculty status before you got there? That was not that common at that time. CH: No, it wasn't, but Weber State was in the process of trying to upgrade its faculty in the mid-'60s when it was moving from a two-year school to a four-year school. They had a lot of hiring going on in the '60s. In about 1966, they started offering librarians faculty status. I worked as a cataloguer for a matter of months and taught cataloguing as well as working in Tech Services. I didn't intend to stay, but ended up staying more than thirty-five years. RL: You weren't there very long before you became director of the library. 3 CH: It was an interesting set of circumstances. I went there as a faculty member on staff in March of '68. In the fall of '69, I had a phone call from Helmut Hoffmann's office. The secretary said, "Craige, you need to be here in thirty minutes." I walked into his office and the vice president said, "Sit down. Your boss is on his way and he will no longer be your boss." So I sat down and the director of the library, who was Jim Tolman at that time, came in. Helmut basically said, "You're no longer in charge. You will take a sabbatical and look for another job." We left there and the three of us went back to the library. The faculty was called together and the announcement was made that, effective immediately, I was to be the director of the library. It was an interesting process. RL: Besides being shell-shocked, how did you feel about it? CH: I had a number of friends on the library faculty who I counseled with almost immediately. When I took the assignment, my intent was to stay in it. However, I thought well enough of my own sanity to say, "If this doesn't work within six months or I don't feel positive about it, I will withdraw." I subsequently told Helmut that this was subject to change if I chose to do so. When I finally said, "Yes, I'm going to stay," it was 1970. By that point, Jim had gone on leave. RL: So there was no search. And you were the youngest on the staff. CH: There was some animosity. There were at least two faculty members who had been there a short time longer than me and were older than I was and had more experience than I did in library science. They felt like they should have been selected for that position, but a search was never conducted. RL: Did any of the women react to the situation? 4 CH: I did not sense or ever hear about any women on the staff who were opposed to me being director. They may have been, but I never heard about it. The two fellows both talked to me individually about it. One of those people may be retired now, but he was at Weber State the whole time I was there. The other person stayed in the library for a few years and then moved on. RL: That was a time in librarianship where most academic libraries had male directors even though it was a predominantly female profession. CH: You're absolutely right. The first female director, that I recall, happened to be a colleague of mine from graduate school. We were friends as well as classmates. She became state librarian. RL: How big was the staff when you came to the library? CH: Of contract personnel—there were about thirty-two. Faculty would have represented a third of that. I think we had eleven or twelve professionals and about twenty or twenty-four full-time staff members. RL: I know that you were highly respected as a director and I believe Sally Arway, in her essay in the Centennial History, stated that you were seen as the best academic library director in the state. In the time that I worked with you, I had nothing but respect for you and the job that you did. But as far as that state connection, you were involved in forming the UCLC? CH: The Utah College Library Council (UCLC) probably grew out of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), which had started to become a powerhouse in terms of cataloguing information and public access catalogues. I think that development, as much as any other single factor, caused the librarians in the 5 state to say, "There's something to be gained by forming a more formal union." UCLC started in 1974 or 1975. It was primarily Milt Abrams from Utah State University, Roger Hanson from the University of Utah, and Don Nelson and his successor, Sterling Albrecht from Brigham Young University (BYU) who started that. We immediately branched out to include law libraries and medical libraries, anything pertaining to higher education in the state. RL: And now we have libraries from Nevada as part of the group. Randy Olsen is now at the Church History Library and they've joined. BYU has indirectly brought in BYU Idaho and BYU Hawaii. After I hired in, you were talking about the advantage in approaching the Legislature together. They have provided funds for a lot of the article databases that we currently have and a lot of things that we could not have funded as an institution. CH: To look back on it, I guess there were two primary things that we were focused on to begin with. One was budget increases. We felt that, as you said, the Legislature would be more responsive to the institutions sharing. BYU and Westminster were outside of that fundraising, but that was the first thing we wanted to focus on. More importantly, we thought funds would come from being better known as to what we had been collecting. The other focus, financially, was buildings. We had a number of buildings that were either not keeping pace with the enrollment growth or were in need of repair. In the '70s, we started pushing for a lot of changes related to the buildings, including what is now the second phase of the Stewart Library at Weber State, which was founded in the early '70s. 6 RL: So you got to oversee the building. I know that it was intended, at one point, to add a couple more floors on top. That wasn't done, but I think it's becoming less necessary as things become more available digitally. CH: I agree. At the time, we didn't have all of the computer systems and digital information. The physical space required for libraries is not the same as what it was. The first building of the Stewart Library was built in such a way that it would take two floors on top. In the second phase of the building, about ten years later, we had them drive the necessary pilings so the building would take an extra two floors on top of the structure. When they drove the pilings it sounded like the Bell Tower going off every thirteen seconds for about eight months. It drove everybody nuts. RL: You mentioned OCLC and early library automation. Some of the early systems were just for cataloguing, but more integrated systems became available in about the early '80s? CH: During the mid-'70s, we captured the information for new books coming in—not only title and author information, but descriptions of what was contained in the book that had been all on punch cards. We had a punch card catalogue that was built in about 1960 that was captured in our punch card catalogue from the mid- '60s on. It ended up being part of what we loaded into OCLC. RL: At one point, the OCLC had the CALIS system, which was the demise of the UNISYS system. That was what you were converting from in 1990. Was it about the same time when you were asked to do the library and the computer center? 7 CH: That would have been 1987 or 1988. It was almost like déjà-vu. I had a phone call at home one morning from Bob Smith, who is one of the best people I had the opportunity to work with. RL: He has a quick mind and it is still setting the world on fire. CH: A bright fellow. I worked for him indirectly because he had taken on Marie Kotter, who was equally bright. We reported to Marie, who was very supportive of the library and very straightforward. Because I developed a good relationship with her, I also developed a good relationship with Bob. He asked me if I would become a crediting officer for Northwest Accrediting Association. I subsequently joined that. The first school that I was involved with, Bob was the team leader and he purposefully wanted me to be on that team because it was a tough one. I told him once that he always put me on the tough ones—the ones when they were thinking about closing the school or withdrawing accreditation or firing the president. Well, Bob called me one morning and said, "I'm already at work and I need you here in my office." When I got there, he said, "You are now taking charge of Computing Services; effective immediately." I said, "Okay." He said, "Norm Wismer," who was the director, "will be here, but you don't need to go through that with him here." So I headed for the library and he said he would call me after he met with the Computing Services staff. Later that morning, Norm's desk was emptied, and he was gone. So I took that over. It was Computing Services plus Electronic Systems and Repair. We had an engineer at the university by the name of Gail Hamp. Gail had been in the Physical Facilities and had some difficulty with the 8 university, but the university, at that time, rarely fired anybody. He was given the job of being the campus engineer, but nobody listened to him and so on, so he ended up reporting to me. So I had an interesting group. I had been working with Computing Services a lot because of the library's needs and goals. Frankly, I had become relatively close to Norm Wismer as a colleague. It came as a total shock to me when Bob decided that Norm shouldn't stay. RL: In both cases, you ended up having to go in and sort of mop up without having been privy to what had happened. CH: The biggest thing that I knew from Computing Services, once I'd spent a little time with the budget, was that they were far and away over-spending what they had available to them. They were considered an auxiliary, so they were supposed to make their own way. Subsequently, we had to terminate some people, which we did. We were able to help people find jobs outside of campus and say that it was because of the budget that they were being released, which it was. I made some phone calls and provided some recommendations, but we changed the staff significantly within the next year. It was probably positive for the most part, though I'm sure there were some who were not pleased to have someone brought in whose education was not computer-based. In my opinion, that was not what Bob was after. I think he was after someone who could develop a better relationship with employees and other departments and make some tough decisions. That's what we did. RL: Did that create any difficulties or consternation in the library? 9 CH: I think the library said, "We're happy here, generally speaking, let's keep it going." I never felt that there was hostility towards me in the library. It probably helped that the computer staff, if anything, became more supportive of the library. If the library needed something, Computing Services made sure it got done. I think the library benefited—if there was a time when the computers were down for some reason, the computing staff was over there in a heartbeat. But I would be silly not to say that I'm sure there were some bad feelings. RL: I don't recall anyone being there as an automation librarian prior to my arrival. Were you overseeing this? CH: In the first year or two I was over Computing Services, I was trying to do both. The one person in Computing Services that I depended on heavily was Roy Stark who probably ended up being as close to a library automation specialist as we had. To Roy's credit, he had wanted to be the director of Computing Services; I'm sure when Norm was released, Roy was hurt that he wasn't given the opportunity, but he never let it stand in the way of us working together. He was a very positive person. He was probably the most influential person in Computing Services during that period. He was a good guy. RL: So you arrived in the library and shot straight to the top and stayed there for twenty-two years or so. CH: From '68 to the early '90s. RL: You oversaw the construction of the second building, you oversaw library automation, and you saw the formation of UALC. Those are all pretty big accomplishments. Are there accomplishments you would categorize with those? 10 CH: This one is unofficial, but Weber County Library was struggling during that period and Mike Marchant, who had been director of the Weber County Library before going to BYU, encouraged me to get involved with the board. It became kind of an informal, unofficial consultation for what was going on down there. Eventually, they had some changes they had to make among their directors. The library had asked several times for an outside perspective and I enjoyed doing that. Later on, after I was in Financial Affairs, I ended up on the county library board for about ten years. RL: Were there any small victories in your time at the Stewart Library? CH: I felt like we developed a staff there that had more breadth than we had had before. Candidly, Weber State was a very Mormon-dominated administration when I got there. Between the late '60s and the early '90s, that dynamic changed to the point where I think Weber State became the broadest-based school in the state. That is not to say that I specifically sought faculty and staff who were not Mormon. RL: Well, during that time, Rod Brady and Bob Smith worked hard in a push for diversity, which was also pursued by Steven Nadauld and Paul Thompson. Ogden has also become a much more diverse community. CH: When I look back, I think the university came of age in the '80s. It began to offer a variety of undergraduate programs by people trained all across the country and internationally. I think that has served the students very well. RL: Those international ties have certainly been continued. Now, did you come in during President Miller's term? 11 CH: What happened was that Bill Miller had a heart attack while driving a car and was in a wreck and nearly died. He was recuperating when I got to Weber in the '60s. Helmut Hoffmann was the academic vice president working with him. In effect, Helmut was the president while President Miller recovered, but President Miller never returned. Around 1970, about two years after the accident, President Miller said, "I can't return." Helmut was acting president and vice president and had been for about two years. They did a search and Helmut was one of the candidates and did not get the position. From my perspective, retrospect being what it is, they should have hired him. Helmut was respected and admired—not loved, because he was tough, but he was admired and he was trying to push the university from the Mormon cultural base to a more diverse base. I think the Board of Trustees and the State in general weren't ready for that yet. He subsequently left the university and went to Westminster. He ended up being president there. RL: And after that it would have been President Bishop? CH: Bishop was the person they selected instead of Helmut. Joe was not there long. He came from the LDS training school in Provo. He came in and immediately fired all the academic deans, which is a good example of the difference between him and Helmut. Helmut would think and then jump; Bishop jumped and then thought. He removed all the deans in one fell swoop—maybe they needed to be, I wasn't in a position to know that—but he made so many enemies and had people very nervous. Then he brought in Dwight Burrill as Vice President, who everybody disliked tremendously. 12 RL: I seem to recall in my interview with Sally Arway several years ago that these were the two that did away with a lot of the way things were being taught and decided everything was going to be done by standardized kits? CH: They did all the learning kits. They had us put those in the basement of the library—they had a learning center down there. They went into a series of training programs with Marcia Galli and Dick Ulibarri. My perspective on it now is that I think Dwight and Joe had some good things they could have accomplished, but the way they went about it didn't work. They did not build consensus, they did not explain anything. They just did things; they made changes and you're here today and maybe your chair's not there tomorrow. Primarily, it was transferring people to do things that maybe they were equipped to do and maybe they weren't; paying them substantial amounts of money for these changes without any kind of understanding of why it was being done or how it was being implemented or what the goals were. Joe's time at Weber State was limited because of that. RL: I've done enough interviews with people who were involved that I understand some of what might not have necessarily been on the record, but it seems to me that when you bring in the faculty and say, "You're not going to teach this way," that flies so in the face of academic freedom. It was about that time when the Faculty Senate was being formed and the faculty was trying to take control of that senate, rather than letting it be an organization from on high. I can see where the political ambiance would have been such that it would have been difficult for him to stay. 13 CH: That was the way in which the changes initiating his departure were made. The Faculty Senate was put together in the late '60s as the faculty grew and supported the changes being made. The Faculty Senate, at that point, had some really strong people on it. They were not about to have faculty governance shot in the foot. They wanted faculty to be involved in decision making. When all these changes came about, the Faculty Senate said, "What a minute, we're not going to operate this way. We're going to operate above-board; we're going to do it the way it should be done." The Faculty Senate was instrumental as an organization in seeing a vote of no-confidence being given to Joe Bishop and, subsequently, him being let go. RL: And President Brady came after that. CH: Yes, Rod Brady came to Weber State after that. He was a breath of fresh air—a bright, engaging, hard-working guy. He was meticulous, which was what Weber State needed. As I recall, he came from a pharmaceutical company out of Southern California and he was extremely well-organized. He gave stability and he gave direction. He gave preparation for change that his predecessor did not; and, as a result, I don't know anybody who worked for Rod who didn't love him. RL: I have never heard a single word against him and I've done a lot of interviews with people who were privy to his work. CH: Rod was a faculty's president—the faculty loved him. The same with the students and the staff. It was a sad day when he decided to leave. He said, "I do things in five year increments and I am done here." He stayed at Weber an extra year or two, even though he had his life planned out in five-year blocks of time. I 14 remember him saying that he stayed extra because he loved Weber more than any other place. RL: Did the administration's relationship with the library change? CH: I was fortunate enough to stay close enough to the central administration that I never felt that they were going to cast us adrift, even in bad times. If there was a budget that had to be cut, they avoided the library being cut as much as possible. We took some cuts, but everybody had some downtime financially. There was never any question of whether we were being treated as well as everybody else. I'll tell you a story about Rod Brady. When Bob Smith was in the pool of about a hundred candidates to become academic vice president, I was on the committee. We got down to the last five and Rod was in every single meeting with that search committee. We were meeting at seven in the morning and eight at night and Rod never missed a meeting and he never took control. He would ask some questions but you never felt like he was giving directions. Anyways, it got down to the last five candidates and they divided us up to go out to the campuses and talk to people where the candidates were currently working. I ended up having one of the five, which meant I went to Idaho State where he was academic vice president. I interviewed people and talked to the president. The same thing was true of the other candidates, including Bob Smith. I don't recall now who went to UNLV to find out about Bob Smith. The last night of meetings, we sat around a table and everyone reported what they had found out at each of the campuses. Then Rod said, "I would like to ask a question. I'd like a show of hands for who you want." The president was asking who we wanted. When the vote was 15 finished—there were about nine people on the committee—he said, "Well, this many votes for this person, and this many votes for that person. We're going to hire this person. I'll be back in thirty minutes." He went out and called Bob Smith then came back and said, "Bob is taking the position." I about dropped my chin on the table. I had never seen a president who was so open. It's nothing against previous presidents, but Brady was the only one I've ever seen do that with a committee. RL: Then, after Brady, was Nadauld. I spoke with him yesterday and he talked about the process of, unfortunately, calling a strategic planning group together on Martin Luther King Day. CH: I always felt that Steve was just not prepared for the position. RL: He was very young. CH: He wasn't coming to us from higher education; he was coming to us from, I think, having worked for a dairy association. He came, and for this culture that had been broadening at the campus, it was kind of like, "Are we going backwards?" RL: Two steps forward and three steps back? CH: Yes, and there were some questions raised in people's minds, at least in my mind, of, "I thought we'd gone beyond this in saying it has to be a BYU graduate, it has to be a person from a Mormon background." Rod was from an LDS background, but he never had that picture painted. The faculty, I think, came to the idea that we were going backward towards a more conservative side when Steve came in. He was here probably five years. RL: From 1986 to 1990. 16 CH: He left right after I went down to the administration. He was a good guy. Likeable person. Easy to be around. But he was a fish out of water. I just don't think he was ready. My sense of it is that it's a better fit where he is now. RL: I think he's drawing on the experiences at Weber and expanding on the things that did go well. But there's a world of difference between someone who's forty-three, even though you have a Berkeley Ph.D. and a Harvard stamp on your head as opposed to a seventy year-old man who has now traveled the world and is using hindsight. CH: Based on just reading the paper and not much more than that because I've stayed away from Dixie State, but my sense is that they are very comfortable with the job that he's doing both in the community and on Dixie's campus and that it is a really good fit for him. RL: Craige, at about the time Nadauld left was when you left the library to go over and work for Allen Simkins, who was vice president of Financial Affairs. You went over as his associate vice president. Did you take the computer center duties with you? CH: No, at that time, Steve Nadauld—in kind of a surprise move—announced that he was leaving and it was almost coincidentally about the time that I went over there. It was a matter of weeks, almost. So, as Steve left, there was kind of this up-in-the-air feeling. Simkins was an acting president during the period of time from Steve's departure until Paul was hired. Part of that up-in-the-air feeling was, "What are we going to do with things?" Here, in the library, we've not only got a president leaving, but now I was moving and the question was, "What should we 17 do with the library?" I was asked my opinion and I said, "There's only one decision: the library stays in Academic Affairs. It should not ever be under Financial Affairs and so on." It was not a hard sell. They had already got to that because it was Allen, Bob Smith, and Marie Kotter. They were nice enough to ask what I thought, but they had already come to that conclusion. They said, "There's no real reason to leave Computing Services with the library, so we'll move it and Electronic Systems." Computing went with me, and immediately a search committee was formed and Joan was eventually employed. She is still there, as far as I know. RL: Yes, she is, with no plans to leave. She enjoys what she's doing. CH: The interesting part is…I don't know if you're aware of this, I didn't realize it until Sally Arway made me aware of it, but Joan was interested in coming to Weber one other time before. She was in the pool and withdrew. I honestly don't remember the circumstances now except that it struck me and I went back and looked and she was on the list of candidates. She sure wanted to be here, having gone into the process twice. I was not involved in the process of her selection, and rightfully so. RL: In addition to the Computer Center, you were over Facilities and Athletics? CH: Simkins and I have known each other since about the mid-'70s. When I went over there, he wanted me there for a couple of reasons. One of which was that my reputation on campus was pretty solid and he felt that it was time to make some changes. We subsequently changed the directorships of virtually every 18 area we were involved with. Some voluntarily, some not so voluntarily. One of my roles was to bring about change, frankly. With that background, I went over there with Computing Services and Electronic Systems in hand and immediately had a relationship established with the police department and all the facilities, including not only the Physical Plan, but Architectural Services and the campus engineer who had been working with me up to that point, as well as the Dee Events Center and part of the Athletics Department. Not all of athletics reported to me, but Allen and I were, I guess, respectful enough that I was involved in athletics all the way across the board. This was the distinction: as related to setting the budgets in athletics, as an old accountant, that was Al's work and that was what he wanted to do and be responsible for, as it related to the NCAA and the student athlete was more my kind of my work, facilities was a joint thing because we were trying to raise money to build the stadium. So, our relationship was kind of free-flowing. He took a sabbatical for six months to be interim vice president. He was comfortable with that and I was comfortable with that. I sat in for him on a variety of things if he was out of town. There wasn't any question of him being comfortable with me making decisions while he was gone. I was heavily involved in every department he had and every department he was involved with—there wasn't anything I didn't participate in. RL: Concerning the NCAA, were you involved with the national board or anything like that? 19 CH: Athletics had reported to the Academic side until after I was over there a period of time. You remember Jeff Livingston? He was the associate academic vice president and athletics reported to him. Jeff left the institution and went to work for the Regents' office and then subsequently for the Western Governor's Office. Upon his leaving, they moved Athletics to Allen. Within a reasonably short period of time, the NCAA came calling with an infraction. Al and I…I think if there was ever a time when the two of us looked like we'd been hit between the eyes with a ball bat, it was when the NCAA came calling. We had no inkling that we were on their radar or in their crosshairs. But we got help and education in a hurry. It meant that I had to become proficient in all the NCAA regulations and what was permissible and what was not. For about eighteen months, we were involved in the infraction. It was eventually settled, but I didn't ever serve on the board. I got the opportunity to go with the committee from the university to defend ourselves before the infractions committee in Atlanta. RL: Were there alumni involved or was it strictly Athletics? CH: There was little, if anything that I can remember as far as community people overstepping their bounds. It was mistakes made by our basketball program as related to extra benefits—some of which were totally understandable, some of which needed to be removed. My role at the NCAA was more of, "What do you need me to do?" It was an interesting time. RL: Of the areas you were involved in, what was the most challenging? I imagine that working the campus police, the shooting that took place in the Union Building would have left you shell-shocked. 20 CH: The campus police were reporting to me at that time. I was involved, but it was a pretty cut-and-dried situation in terms of: it happened, it was god-awful, and there were steps that needed to be taken immediately. RL: When you have someone who is injured on the job like that, I imagine it creates a certain level of anxiety and uncertainty, even after the incident. I imagine that might be one of the low points. Were there other things that you found challenging with the departments you worked with? CH: It's always hard when it comes time to change somebody's lot in life and one of the things that I've been asked to do was to enact change. Almost exclusively— except for in the library—I had to terminate employees. Part of Alan's role in Financial Affairs was to make change and to ask people to leave. Those were low points, because you know what you are doing to people's lives. Those changes were hard, but we did what we felt we needed to do and I think the university was better off because of it. RL: If your responsibility is to act on behalf of the institution, then you do the job. CH: It strikes you differently—personally. I sometimes looked in the mirror and said, "You must be a real S.O.B. because you've been asked to do this more than once." RL: Maybe it was easier for people to get it from you than someone else. CH: I've heard that said. The changes weren't pleasant and they weren't fun, but the university benefited long-term. Then, I left the university and went back to work. Norman Tarbox replaced Allen Simkins and I said to Norm when he arrived that I would serve if we wanted and if he didn't, I would leave. He said he wanted me to 21 stay at least a year. So I did. At the end of the first year, I said, "I'm ready to leave." He said, "Okay, give me another six months." So I left in the fall after I turned sixty-two. He said, "You can always go back to the library." I said, "Those people are way ahead of me by now. I would be the fifth wheel." [Laughter] I would be absolutely no good to them. Besides that, I'd been at Weber for more than thirty years. RL: What was the date when you left Weber? CH: I left September 1, 2003. RL: The following March I went to lunch with Ann Millner and she asked me if I'd like to work at the Bookstore. I said, "You've lost your mind." [Laughter] I'll tell you how I feel: Rod Brady and Ann Millner were the two strongest presidents that I think Weber could ever hope to have. They're terrific. So with that sort of opinion, when Ann took me to lunch and asked me to do something, I wasn't going to turn her down. She knew that. So I went to the Bookstore that April and I stayed through December and then left again. My role there was to get the budget under control because it was way out. To do that, we needed to let people go. We made dramatic changes there and now I know for a fact that—because I kind of keep tabs on the Bookstore—that they have implemented a lot of stuff that we put in place to start with and it's a different place now compared to what it was when I got there. RL: And when did you leave the Bookstore? CH: January of 2005. 22 RL: You went over to Allen Simkins' office at about the same time Paul Thompson came to campus. How do you feel about his presidency? CH: Paul was on campus. I went over there initially…the door swings out with Steve and it swung back in with me. I had a chance to work closer with Paul than with any president. At that point, which was around '90 and '91, until I left in 2003, I was in his presence for most of the work I did. RL: Part of the inner sanctum. CH: Yes. I think Paul was a good president. I don't think he commanded the respect across the campus that Ann and Rod did. From that respect, you draw the ability to do things, so I don't think he could accomplish as much as those two could. I like Paul as a person. He was very good to work with. His downside was that he was as stubborn as hell. If he made up his mind, you could talk for three weeks and he'd go right past you. If it was a topic he hadn't made up his mind about, he'd listen, but if he'd already made up his mind, he was done. He made some good decisions and some bad decisions, in my opinion. I think Paul's great strength was his ability to understand the community. He was darn good with the community, that includes the Regents and the Legislature. Anything outside of the campus central he did well with, and I think he was highly respected and influential. He made some progress for the institution. RL: From there, Ann would have come in as president at about the time you left campus. Or was she already president when you left the first time? 23 CH: She was already president, and she had not been president for very long. She was there as a vice president for a long time and she'd been with Allied Health and with Fundraising over in Development for years. RL: And Continuing Education for a while. CH: I'd known her all those years. Of course, Bob Smith was long gone by then. Bob had applied when Paul was selected as president and that didn't work. From where I was sitting, he was the natural person to become president and would have done a terrific job. RL: That would have been a great leap from the BYU graduates previously selected. CH: I thought the university had finally reached where I was hoping it would get. Ann was female, divorced, and non-Mormon. When she became president, I said, "Hurray!" That doesn't show my opinion, does it? [Laughter] On top of that, she's damn talented. RL: I understand you still have some contact as far as Athletics. CH: A little. It is funny—for more than thirty-five years both Ann and I—we had known each other that long at campus—it was our life. Our cultural life revolved around the Browning Center, our athletic support was obviously at Weber State, our friends and the people we spent time with were all tied to Weber. RL: I remember my first couple of weeks on campus, you guys invited me to a women's basketball game and we went to Sue Pech's house afterwards for a little party. CH: For my wife and I, in those thirty-five years, we had neighbors but they were not our friends. Your neighbors are people of all different ages and professions going 24 all different directions. But when we left Weber State, we came here and this became our family. We have closer friends here than in Ogden. Part of that is the over-fifty-five community. Within two or three months, we had six couples that we were closer to than anybody in Ogden outside of our Weber State connection. The Weber State connection broke and it wasn't anyone's fault, it was just natural. For us, it was time to distance ourselves from Weber State. I watch the basketball scores and I watch the volleyball scores and I check he newspapers and those kinds of things. I occasionally call a couple of friends and ask how they're doing. The personalities have changed and that causes some distance, which is natural. Almost all the people I was close to are no longer there. They've either retired or moved on. In Athletics, it was John Johnson who was a dear friend and he's now at Pullman in Washington State. I could go through the whole group. I talk to Ann now and again. But outside of a few, I've closed that door and gone on to other things. RL: Leaving the library and still being on campus, you did the same thing I did a few times, which was to make a concerted effort and decision not to do anything that is going to look as though you are trying to influence a previous position. I believe you came to my farewell reception and that's the only time I remember seeing you in the library after you left. CH: I purposefully did that. There were a couple of people who said, "Are you mad at us?" Sally was one because she was a dear friend who I talk to once in a blue moon. I said, "No, I'm not mad, but I'm not going to get any closer because it's not fair to me or anybody else." The same is true with all of it. 25 RL: You don't want to be looked on as someone who's trying to infringe on old connections. CH: It's not unlike…I'll put it this way, my dad was a banker. When I was a young kid, about fifteen or sixteen, I said, "Dad, why don't you let me come down and work in the bank in the summers?" I had been working on farms. He said, "Not only no, but hell no." I asked why. He said, "First, I'd have to treat you worse than anybody else because everybody would think you were being given favors; and second, it's no different than if [unintelligible - #30, 0:07 ] It had to do with working and then leaving. It was an adage he believed in way back when I was a kid. RL: Are there other things we need to talk about that were really good or really bad at Weber? You stayed for thirty-five years, so it couldn't have been too bad. CH: No. I was fortunate enough that in that thirty-five years I was given opportunities for change and that was probably what kept me there. I had a couple of times when I was approached by some colleagues that said, "We'd like to put your name in to move to such-and-such a position." They were possible positions as library directors—one was in Montana, one was in Hawaii, one was at Utah State. I said, "Why? I've not found anything at Weber State that would cause me to want to leave. I've had enough change in my life and enough opportunity and enough good people to work with. It would have to be a really special job for me to want to apply." Thirty-five years went by in a hurry, in a way. In another way, it felt like a century. I wouldn't change it, even if I could. 26 RL: I think you left your stamp wherever you went. I think when you left, you were highly respected and regarded. It doesn't get any better than that, does it? CH: No, it doesn't. RL: We appreciate you taking the time to do this. This becomes a part of Weber State history and the Weber State collection and you were a part of that. Thank you. CH: You're welcome.
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Hi, I jog to and from work and am looking at recommendations for a backpack that can hold all my work clothes while I run.
It will hold a shirt, jeans, belt and shoes. I currently use a 'normal' backpack but I find it moves too much even when tightened. It also feels restrictive and does not hug my body well. Do any readers use a backpack that is made specifically for running? Thanks in advance! asked Mar 13 '12 at 18:24 hon_b
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Not a jogger, but I have this and love it. It's small and when cinched down fits nicely to your back linkanswered Mar 21 '12 at 20:31 |
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I run very frequently with the Deuter Race X Air. I love this pack, mesh everywhere that touches my body, and a frame that holds the back away from my body. Plus straps that stabilize well when running. I have done many 10+ mile runs with this pack, carrying spare clothes, water, and food for long trail runs around Boulder. Plus I use the pack for running to do errands around town, getting some exercise while I do errands. The Race X Air is on the small side, so you can't carry too much, but that means it does not flop around when near empty too. Racer X Air linkanswered Mar 22 '12 at 13:27 TommyVee |


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This is the second time this past month that I got a game from Fantasy Flight that required more than two players. I couldn't read the box print as it was so small so I asked the youngish clerk at the store who look at the box and read 2 to 8 players. Seriously, larger print size, please!!! Another game into the closet until a larger group gets comes over.
I thought the box said 2 players!!!
Posted 09 March 2009 - 04:38 PM
Posted 10 March 2009 - 06:19 AM
You didn't read it wrong. The box does say 2 players, but no worries. The game is perfectly playable with 2 players (it can even be played solo). Each player controls two of those drunken gnomes, good fun I say.
Posted 10 March 2009 - 03:17 PM
EchoingZen said:
You didn't read it wrong. The box does say 2 players, but no worries. The game is perfectly playable with 2 players (it can even be played solo). Each player controls two of those drunken gnomes, good fun I say.
You are my new best friend!
Many thanks!
Posted 11 March 2009 - 02:34 PM
Always glad to make new friends.
Posted 14 March 2009 - 11:52 AM
How well does it play with 8?
Posted 16 March 2009 - 10:34 PM
Its absolutely manic
You REALLY have to be careful because one slip up, like a gnome fainting and suddenly the game starts to outrun you viciously. You tend to have more options and also backup for fix-its because the additional gnomes scattered around often means someone is there to do stuff, but the ship shuts down quicker and one person overrunning can cause imense problems
I have played with all numbers between 4 and 8 and the game varies as the numbers do - the problems and issues slide and scale with player numbers
Posted 19 March 2009 - 01:48 AM
myrm said:
Its absolutely manic
I sure hope so
after reading a while about the game, I've ordered it and now it's anxious waiting.
here's to manic games!
Posted 23 March 2009 - 08:03 AM
The back of my box says 2-8 players, but the rulebook (and Bruno) says 3-8 players (which I presume means 3-8 gnomes). Not that I'm arguing with the guy who designed the game, but before I knew that I played 3 2-player (one gnome each) games and it seemed to work fine. Unless I'm completely missing the reason why the game requires at least 3 gnomes, the game seems perfectly playable with 2. I've been over the book about ten times and can't find anything that specifically says a minimum of 3 gnomes is necessary.
Of course, I drink a lot of grog myself, so maybe I just missed it.
Any thoughts/corrections?
Posted 02 April 2009 - 12:11 PM
I love you Angry Piper! I played with the Angry Piper and we seemed to do fine 2 players, but 3+ might be more fun and frantic . . time to hang out at a Gnomish Seamen Convention!
Posted 03 May 2009 - 06:17 PM
EchoingZen said:
Each player controls two of those drunken gnomes, good fun I say.
Actually, this is now my preferred way to play. It lets you play with full lethality, without worrying (as much) about player elimination.
Posted 10 June 2009 - 09:36 AM
It's pretty crazy with 7. Things breaking down all over the place! Biggest drawback is if you spend a lot of time on an action or fall down drunk, it's along time 'til your next turn.
Posted 10 June 2009 - 09:39 AM
My box says 3 to 8 players, which 'caused me to leave it on the shelf longer than desired waiting for a third player. Then I saw it rated on Board Game Geek for 2 to 8 players. I haven't tried it with 2 yet, but don't see any reason it can't be played with just 2. It runs a lot like Pandemic, which is great with 2 people.
So far I've played it with 4 (seemed too easy) and 7 (totally frantic).
Posted 08 January 2010 - 07:09 AM
I made the same mistake. I thought it was actually 2-4 players! But it works fine with 2 if you both control a seperate gnome, I look foward to playing with 8 players.
Posted 17 May 2010 - 08:13 AM
This is definitely a confusing issue, not helped at all by some poor oversight from FFG.
On the official page for the game, the text clearly says "2-8 players." Look to the right and the little icon says "3-8."
Same page; two different pieces of information.
Posted 06 August 2010 - 03:15 AM
We tried it with 2 players too; works fine. Of course we didn't reach the end of the deck, so had no chance of meeting the Kraken. But the more players, the better it gets!
2 players, each controlling 2 of the gnomes - that's perfect!
Posted 07 August 2010 - 12:49 AM
Another aspect: With 8 players gathered round the tiny board, it gives you the claustrophobic feeling the Gnomes have to suffer . Turn down the lights, let some water from the faucet in the nearby kitchen. Offer some grog to the players...
Posted 18 August 2010 - 02:27 PM
Always interested in good 2 player games that i can convince the wife to play.
Posted 05 November 2010 - 11:29 PM
Just bought the game today and tried. I'm new to the ffg forums. It was a blast and only played with 2 players one gnome a piece. It never got all that difficult in playing just the two of us so later I played around iwith about 4 gnomes myself and seems much better that way.