When you have a great building, you are inspired to do something great. For us, the building had the immediate impact of raising the aspirations of everyone involved in the arts.

At best, most college presidents are running something that is somewhere between a faltering corporation and a hotel.

It means a lot to my children. For them, it's a big deal because the Grammy nominations are so visible on the pop side.

It wasn't a problem and it probably affected them more than us. Other than the ball being slippery with sweat like on Saturday night (against the Highlanders), the heat is only a problem if you let it become a problem.

They were just more physical than we were. They wore us down. ... We have to get better in that sense.

That's going to be a feeling that's going to stick with us.