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In a move expected to bring Harvard athletic facilities up to par with those of competing colleges, Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles announced the construction of a new artificial turf playing field at the Faculty meeting on Tuesday.
"[T]he new artificial turf field will be equipped with lighting for night-time use, and will allow much greater flexibility in the scheduling of events, particularly at times of the year (as is often the case on that site) when our grass fields are unplayable," Knowles wrote.
Because artificial turf is the norm for most field hockey and lacrosse teams, Harvard's upgrade from grass fields will make those teams especially more competitive.
"[Artificial] turf is definitely where field hockey is at right now," said Gretchen M. Scheuermann, assistant field hockey coach.
She said the artificial turf will likely improve the team's play.