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Standing on top of The Pit’
By Erick Studenicka
and Marion Suitor
Emerald Writers
Seventy-two stops up from the
Oregon home court floor exists
the most unique sooting section
in ail of college basketball.
It is the only seating section in
the country that comes with a
warning:
NO CHILDREN IN FRONT
ROW SEATS.
It is the only seating section in
the country that has wooden
benches better suited for a park
than an athletic arena.
And it is the only seating se< •
lion in the country that gives
spectators the feeling they are
literally "on top of the a«4ion
The usual name of the section
is the third balcony of McArthur
Court. Hut other terms such as
"the cheap seats" and "the nose
bleed level" could just as easily
describe the section.
The balcony was built in 1975
to raise the capacity of Mac
Court to its present day limit of
10,068. The height of the bal
cony is equivalent to that of a
four-story office window.
Although the seats may be the
"cheapest" in the building, from
the balcony's vantage point one
can view the entire court clearly,
something not always possible
from many student and reserved
stalls
One student said the balcony
seats, which are offset from the
court by only 20 feet, are the
best seats in the house
"I love the view from up
here." said freshman Mark Cor
coran "I can actually see (Ore
gon coach) Jerry Green drawing
up the plays."
Sophomores Charlie Minich.
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Tho soots may bo "choop, “ but to many thoy'ro tho boot In tho houso
Ryan liartrell and Rvan Vander
hoof said they sit in the balcony
so they can lean over and pound
on the balcony's wooden front
when the crowd's rhythmic
clapping begins.
"Plus, we sat here when the
team beat Washington." said
Minich. "So we re going to sit
here as long as the winning
streak continues."
Because a fall from the bal
cony's height would cause seri
ous injury, the balcony is fenced
in by wire to prevent accidents.
Stove Baldwin, a University
law school graduate who was
attending the Washington State
game with his seven-year-old
daughter Skylar, said he takes
the "No Children in the Front
Row" warning seriously.
"As you c an see. I'm silting in
ibn third row Up here. if my
daughter slips while she's play
ing. it's a one row fall." Baldwin
said "II she's down on the edge,
it's the end of the story "
For those fans who find the
student section a hit i laustro
phohu , the third balcony pro
vides an escape
"We re seniors, and we got
tired of the student suction
thing.” said Michael Freudun
thal. "And we i an get here two
minutes before the game and
still get front-row seats "
Matt Tierney, a seventh grad
er at Cal-Young Middle School,
said he and Ins friends sit in the
third balcony bet ause of their
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