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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com PRESEASON 2017 27 out the concourse, including on con- cession stand facades. • The restrooms throughout the stadium have been renovated. • Rebuilt concession-stands fea- ture new portable stands and exteri- ors and a refreshed menu, including some lower-priced items. • New Notre Dame and visitor locker rooms have been added. The facility also features all new banners and extensive brick work in the north tunnel, a new Chiarelli Lounge for recruiting and new areas for officials. • A new and much smaller entrance and exit tunnel for the visiting team about 20 yards to the left of Notre Dame's tunnel has been added. Visi- tors can run directly to their sideline. • The flagpole that had been located on the northeast corner of the stadium for the playing of the national anthem will now be on the southeast so it can be on the same side as the video board. The three structures attached on the exterior of the stadium are: • The Duncan Student Center on the west will include a student ball- room, career center and the Smith Center for recreation sports, among many other amenities and activities. • Corbett Family Hall on the east side will house the Anthropology and Psychology departments, and the university's media center (plus the new press box). • O'Neill Hall, the new home for Notre Dame's music programs, will be on the south side of the stadium. The university plans to host con- certs, professional sports teams and other events in the stadium, and the hospitality spaces also will be avail- able for large functions. ✦ The concourse area inside Notre Dame Stadium is now replete with memories from past games and star figures in the stucture's 87-year history. PHOTO BY COREY BODDEN Corbett Family Hall on the east side of Notre Dame Stadium houses the Anthropology and Psychology departments, and the school's media center. PHOTO BY COREY BODDEN On the south end of Notre Dame Stadium, O'Neill Hall, there is a club on the third level that will provide hospitality space on football weekends and throughout the week. PHOTO BY COREY BODDEN Construction in some areas is still ongoing, including Harper's Lounge. It is named after Jesse Harper, who was Notre Dame's first athletics director from 1913-17 while also serving as the football coach. PHOTO BY COREY BODDEN