It is softer in texture and much more resilient. In addition to football, usage will include women's soccer and other events. It will be open when students return for Spring Semester on January 18, 2000. I think the University has an alterior motive for scheduling classes so there is only one section, with several of these classes at overlapping times. The University is limited in the number of sections it can offer by the number of faculty it can hire within its budget.
Scheduling is done by chairpersons, who make an effort to prevent conflicting schedules.
Unfortunately, it is not always possible to avoid conflicts in schedules. ITV courses allow only 15 seats on the main campus in order to accomodate students wishing to take these courses at multiple off-campus sites. The University caps total course enrollments in order to ensure manageable class sizes. I understand that Geronimo's will be open, but that is a lot of traffic for one facility. Last year, the cafeteria stopped serving at noon on Wednesday and they served only 75 people.