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September 1, 2006 > News > Beer to be sold outside Rice Stadium

Beer to be sold outside Rice Stadium

By Risa Gordon | Thresher Editorial Staff

Beginning this season, beer will be sold outside Rice Stadium for two hours prior to home football games. The beer will be available in a tent called the Roost adjacent to the West Lot stadium gate.

The concessions contractor for Rice athletics events, Hospitality Food Services, will manage the tent, Senior Associate Athletic Director David Sayler said. The revenue will be split between the concessions contractor and athletics, he said.

Associate Vice President of Housing and Dining Mark Ditman said the tent will also have a grill similar to the one at Reckling Park. Alcohol will not be allowed in the stadium or outside the tent due to NCAA policy, Sayler said. Ditman said the beer will be priced similarly to beer sold at other Houston sporting events, although it may be slightly less expensive.

He said the sale of alcohol will also help the concessions contractor, which has difficulty covering concession expenses at football games. The contractor will also provide security for the tent, Ditman said.

In another change students will also be able to use Tetra points to purchase food at the concession stand closest to the student section.

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