The Dog Pound howled and it seems that the administration heard its cries.

After the recent uproar about a swearing ban at Agganis Arena that attracted national attention, it seems the resurrected Midnight Mania is an effort to quell barks coming from the Pound.

Furthermore, the event will be held at the old, but more intimate Walter Brown Arena instead of Agganis.

Last year, administrators rescheduled Midnight Mania — an event held to celebrate the first night Terriers Hockey players are allowed to practice by NCAA — from 12 a.m. to the painfully early 6 p.m. because Coach Jack Parker said team member would be too tired to play.

The early-evening event attracted far fewer fans than previous years, and The Daily Free Press reported that even die-hard Dog Pound members had a hard time raising the intensity level within the cavernous arena.

Midnight Mania has been a tradition at BU since 1989. The night’s events include skating competitions for players, a skills contest that includes a shoot-out, and an inter-squad scrimmage.

This concession seems to point to a larger battle taking place on campus: The battle over who ultimately owns BU Hockey; the students or the administrators.

While the latest move might be a minor victory for students, it will most likely prove more useful to administrators trying to quiet fans’ fervent protests. It may also help to remove the spotlight from the university, which has received national coverage for its controversial new policy.

Whatever the true reason for the time change might be, we commend the administration for being receptive to the complaints from the student body.

The decision to relocate Midnight Mania back to Walter Brown might also be an attempt to reclaim some of the signature Dog Pound spirit that seemed to be lacking within the walls of Agganis. Moving the event to Walter Brown will certainly alleviate the feeling of emptiness previously felt at the 6,300-seat Agannis.

Student representatives, including Matt Bain sat with Athletic Director Mike Lynch, BU men’s hockey Coach Jack Parker and Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore to discuss the new decision and to gauge student sentiment regarding the proposed policy.

However, the administration has learned that even though a select group of students approves a new sanction, they still have to answer to the protests of the entire student body later on.

Midnight Mania will be especially telling of how angry Dog Pound members actually are because it will be the first time they will to be at Agganis under the new rules. This leaves many to wonder, how far will they actually have to go to be kicked out of the arena?

Undoubtedly, the event will be a feeling-out period between administrators who must now try to enforce the new policy and fans who might try to test the waters of this new ban.

Overall, the resurrected Midnight Mania represents a crucial give-and-take relationship between administrators concerned with university’s image and students who want to have the most enjoyable hockey experience they can.

We believe that Midnight Mania actually taking place at midnight is a step in the right direction for the administration. It shows that at least they are listening to the barks coming from the Dog Pound.