Stiles Field at the Thomas B. Poole ’61 and Family Sports Dome has sat empty since Hobart and William Smith Colleges shut down in March.
As a result, no one was inside when the $3.5 million state-of-the-art sports dome collapsed Sunday afternoon.

Spencer Tulis / Finger Lakes Times
There were blowing winds sweeping through the area that day, but the dome had been through far worse in its less-than-a-year existence. Despite the dome’s endurance, even through a tough Finger Lakes winter, a massive gash atop of what has been nicknamed “The Bubble” nearest St. Clair Street exposed the astroturf field and deflated HWS’ newest athletic facility.
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