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Burr Gymnasium is a multi-purpose
arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...
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, which opened in 1963.Women's Division I Home Court Records
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It is home to the
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Bison men's and women's
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teams and women's volleyball team. It is named after John Harold Burr Jr., chairman of the physical education department from 1923 to 1958.Burr Gymnasium
at howard.edu, URL accessed December 8, 2009
Archived
12/8/09
It has a
seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that ...
of 2,700. The Burr Gymnasium Pool located in the gym is home to the men's and women's swimming and diving teams.


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