Yes, sophomores must live on campus, although S. Campus and Greek Life count for that now. I would think Frat/Sorority would count as living on campus for a 3rd year as well. Otherwise, it would kill their recruitment. Seniors tend to be over the dorm/communal housing life.
Agree Tom. I am convinced an air supported roof was no longer a viable option when we committed to the ACC. Just not reliable enough, and as you said they would continue to gamble on a facility that is vital to the infrastructure at the school. The ACC deal that is signed through 2035 guarantees Cuse at least $500 million dollars ($30mil a year x 18 years, roughly) They can't even BC it and phone it in, because if they lose the ability to field games at the dome, they are in huge trouble. Investment must be made. I asked this before, but I wonder what the penalty would be if something happened to the roof mid year and all those scheduled games needed to be moved last minute. Syracuse already struggles with logistics. Imagine a TGD regime dealing with that nightmare.
I agree with all of this but still would be shocked if this roof was still in use in 2024. The older the roofs get, the most susceptible they are to tearing.
Birdair has even gotten into ETFE, though I believe German company Vector Foiltec manufactured the panels for the stadium for the Vikings.
Except the Dome is surrounded by other buildings on 3 sides, so not really an issue plus, think of it as evolution; the smart birds survive.
That stadium is about 4 blocks from the Mississippi River, the valley of which forms one of a handful of major migratory paths for birds in North America.
that movie terrified me when I was a little kid. DON'T LIGHT THE CIGARETTE!!!!
There is still lots of call for fabric tensile structures. In addition to that, there are still plenty of practice bubbles being bought/installed. That said, as is mentioned elsewhere, not typically of a scale like the Dome. They are more often employed as shading planes than full enclosures. The inspiration is typically the 1972 Munich Olympic complex
When I used to work in the old 4 story Nuclear Research Building at FSU, I always used the stairwells to get to the top floor. The exterior stairway "walls" were glass. I noticed the owl cutouts taped to the inside of the windows and wondered about that until the Department secretary told me they were to keep birds from flying into the glass walls and breaking their necks! Even at home here, cardinals will sit on the iron railing outside the French doors and peck at the windows. I guess birds are "farsighted" and the glass is invisible to them.
Still determining which roof - or determining what roof they can afford?
