The new turf field at Harvard Stadium.

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<p>Lights still to come at the National Historic Landmark.</p>

<p>The field to be covered, in the off season, by a "bubble" - permitting year-round use of the field.</p>

<p>Is nothing sacred anymore?</p>

<p><a href="http://www.varsityclub.harvard.edu/Stadium/Stadiumpictures.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.varsityclub.harvard.edu/Stadium/Stadiumpictures.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>well, its GREEN at least. sort of sad though.</p>

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<p>VERY green.</p>

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<p>I notice that Princeton and Dartmouth have also gone to "FieldTurf" this year; Penn, Cornell and Columbia also have artificial surfaces.</p>

<p>"The Big House" at Michigan also has fake grass these days, and, like Harvard, will be adding "discrete" lighting for nightime practices and games.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2000/11/10/sports/1742.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2000/11/10/sports/1742.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>The new "FieldTurf", reportedly, has improved on Mother Nature. Forget "AstroTurf" and all those 1st and 2nd generation products!</p>

<p><a href="http://www.fieldturf.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.fieldturf.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.fieldturf.com/news.cfm?newsID=1308&searchCriteria=state%3Dall%26keyword%3DHarvard%26year%3Dall%26sport%3Dall%26country%3Dall%26resultCount%3D20%26sortOrder%3DnewsDate%20DESC%2C%20newsID%20DESC%26startRow%3D1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.fieldturf.com/news.cfm?newsID=1308&searchCriteria=state%3Dall%26keyword%3DHarvard%26year%3Dall%26sport%3Dall%26country%3Dall%26resultCount%3D20%26sortOrder%3DnewsDate%20DESC%2C%20newsID%20DESC%26startRow%3D1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>(P.S.... I hear it also does wonders for the passing game.)</p>

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<p>Lower long term maintenance cost......Besides, most large high schools have it now too.</p>

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<p>grass is obsolete.</p>