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UCF alters Mall tailgating rules
Ben Gilbert
Issue date: 10/3/08 Section: News
No more clutter and chaos during gameday.
A few changes have been made to the tailgating arrangements at Memory Mall due to the amount of fans attending home games.
Record numbers of fans have come out to the last two home games to cheer on the Knights.
This season, the fans have deemed Memory Mall the "destination location."
As a result, the number of tailgaters has overwhelmingly increased in the area, as well as the amount of trash. Memory Mall's growing popularity has brought about some new changes to ensure safety and an all-around better gameday experience for fans.
Tent zones will be set up on Memory Mall to better facilitate not only the fans, but also the new trash and recycling pick-up crew called Knights Pick Up.
Fans will be allowed to set up tents in the designated spaces, which will be marked off prior to gamedays.
Fans are encouraged to put tables, grills, chairs and any other equipment on adjacent grassy areas.
Additional trash and recycling bins will be stationed throughout this area as well.
The tent zones can be viewed on a layout of this area on the UCF Athletics Web site under "Memory Mall Changes."
Last season, UCF managed to recycle about 10 percent of the trash.
During the first two games of this season, that number has jumped up to about 20 percent.
UCF's Student Sustainability Alliance Team is coordinating with the university's Housekeeping and Grounds crews in hopes to reach a 50 percent or greater recycling rate.
The Student Government Association and Alumni Association were directly involved in creating this new approach, and the goal is that UCF fans will embrace the new set up as well as the new Knights Pick Up.
The SGA's free activities and food offerings will continue to remain centrally located at Memory Mall.?
A few changes have been made to the tailgating arrangements at Memory Mall due to the amount of fans attending home games.
Record numbers of fans have come out to the last two home games to cheer on the Knights.
This season, the fans have deemed Memory Mall the "destination location."
As a result, the number of tailgaters has overwhelmingly increased in the area, as well as the amount of trash. Memory Mall's growing popularity has brought about some new changes to ensure safety and an all-around better gameday experience for fans.
Tent zones will be set up on Memory Mall to better facilitate not only the fans, but also the new trash and recycling pick-up crew called Knights Pick Up.
Fans will be allowed to set up tents in the designated spaces, which will be marked off prior to gamedays.
Fans are encouraged to put tables, grills, chairs and any other equipment on adjacent grassy areas.
Additional trash and recycling bins will be stationed throughout this area as well.
The tent zones can be viewed on a layout of this area on the UCF Athletics Web site under "Memory Mall Changes."
Last season, UCF managed to recycle about 10 percent of the trash.
During the first two games of this season, that number has jumped up to about 20 percent.
UCF's Student Sustainability Alliance Team is coordinating with the university's Housekeeping and Grounds crews in hopes to reach a 50 percent or greater recycling rate.
The Student Government Association and Alumni Association were directly involved in creating this new approach, and the goal is that UCF fans will embrace the new set up as well as the new Knights Pick Up.
The SGA's free activities and food offerings will continue to remain centrally located at Memory Mall.?
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