University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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18 F J I 1 es mif mefnem Laban in Dw+schLancl vergLetc hen. Micah Made- lamussi New press box opens Extending, trom goal line to goal line and 61 teet high, the renovated, 510 million Neyland Stadium pressbox and sky boxes opened in time for the first football game. Construction on the boxes had begun immediately after the Kentucky game, the tinish ot the 1986 home season. The expansion of the two-tloor facility, built in 1962, is capable of handling more services than the old press box and Chancellor's and President's boxes. The boxes are on tour levels and consist 0t sky boxes. media facilities, and box seating tor UT and Athletic Department guests. The structure has seven total floors, counting single and double letter stadium levels. The top floor has 20 sky boxes, with a total capacity of eight seats each, a kitchenette, and a Mrs. John Hodgec threw out the Hrs! hunk on the k'helt during the summer library move. 0! murse it 5 every student e tanvrtte hook, the Hdrhrare handbook The library more went test. This guy ran .1! the speed n! light tn get bunks up to the Sfdt'kfx Rana Simonson mu happier than .znv normal pers'un would he about mtwing heavy hunks. Debate still rages ahuut whether the lthmry design nukes it .1 mnnnlith nr .3 ziggurdt. Whatever. it is, Its pretty tunlu' luulxinx from any angle. Stretchinx trnm goal line to xml line, the Nevldntl Hilton gave CEVP Tom Owens m C Q 3 O E 0 ,-

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Kanm Shams: Baum anan Wmsson multi-channel television. Food services has a holding area for each box area. An audio feature allows box holders to hear the Vol Network broadcast of the game or the stadium announcer and crowd noise from the stadium. Each box is thermostatically controlled on 3 individual basis. The sixth floor below has 13 sky boxes, with two large boxes, one seating 32 and the other 24. On this level, as well, are two large boxes for the President, the Chancellor and the UT Board of Trustees, each seating 32 people and equipped with refrigerator, sink, and storage area. Level tive is the press area, covering 3200 square feet and seating 108 people. Eight boxes in the press area are reserved for stadium operations, visiting, coaches, the Tennessee coaches, physical plant, bowl scouts, visiting athletic director, and UT police. Two more boxes on level six are for Tennessee coaches wives and the athletic development office. Level four is where broadcast, radio and TV, and campus photographers are located. There are seven boxes on level tuur for use by photo crews, UTV, and the Vol Network. Two are tor network television and two are for visiting, broadcast and photography teams. The third level doubles as a concourse and observation deck, remodeled with larger concession areas and new restroom facilities. the Hewers u! Ils 43 sky hiues unulhtrmhul Viewing u! lhmr Hils. Izlirly hml spurts writers Kn! Iv flll'lf PLIHW In the press I'm. The press .irm mils 103 The larger sky limes sear J3 and the nlhrrx w. 24. Repurters .irrn'mg mrli' ennwrd prumee Inml u'hlli- tdh'hlnx up nn xdmt' stories.