Moving along

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The Schmidt Family Scoreboard houses a Jumbotron designed so that the screen appears to be directly in front of you, if you stand anywhere within a 160 degree angle of it. Photos by Christine Capozziello.

Ryan Cortes
September 12, 2011

On Oct. 15, FAU will open its 30,000 seat on-campus stadium (that cost 70 million dollars) when the Owls’ play Western Kentucky University. The stadium will have chair backs in every seat, as well as over 1,000 palm trees planted througout. And with the stadium’s construction moving along, the UP took a look at what’s in store.

The Schmidt Family Scoreboard houses a Jumbotron designed so that the screen appears to be directly in front of you, if you stand anywhere within a 160 degree angle of it. Photos by Christine Capozziello.
FAU designed the visitor’s locker room with a giant column in the middle to divide the players. In addition, the visitors get smaller lockers (made of hard metal) and less space to roam.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The President’s suite holds up to 100 people. Saunders plans on lending the room to departments of the school in an effort to lure donations and guest speakers.
FAU’s home locker room has wood lockers and the entirety of the room is open, which allows the team to host meetings and stretch out.