Features For nearly 75 years, Zorn Arena was both an integral part of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire experience and a community cornerstone. This past summer, Brewer Hall, Kjer Theatre, and Zorn Arena were demolished as the university readies for its next chapter. This is the story of Eau Claire’s first arena. This autumn, first-year students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are passing by a flat open space along the south side of Garfield Avenue, west of the Stowe Family Arch.