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Harvard was again a pacesetter in athletic developments, as its decision to build a stadium led to the construction of similar stadiums at Yale and Princeton. “It was sort of an arms race,” Smith said.
Dartmouth, the first opponent to play the Crimson in Harvard Stadium, will be in town next Saturday, and the Athletic Directors of both schools will be on hand to officially dedicate Harvard Stadium as a national landmark. A commemorative plaque will be placed in front of the historic stadium.
The move represents a major step in ongoing efforts to address what officials see as the chief shortcomings in Harvard’s undergraduate athletic resources—namely, a lack of sufficient recreational space and adequate locker rooms—without building on top of existing fields.
The construction of the dome would also allow for greater flexibility in the long-anticipated renovation of the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC).
Football Coach Tim Murphy said that the dome would provide an opportunity to combine a much-needed renovation of the stadium with the equally urgent creation of new recreational athletic space.