Blame it on stadium construction.
Gary Shutt, OSU director of communications, said game time is not the only time the stadium needs lights.
“Oklahoma State is all for conserving resources, and the lights turn off as often as they can,” Shutt said.
But with the extreme heat, it is difficult for the workers who are responsible for the stadium and village construction, Shutt said.
“Often (construction workers) will work in the middle of the night, pouring concrete at 2 or 3 a.m. when the weather is cooler,” Shutt said.
He added that the lights provide extra visibility for students wandering on campus at night.
After students have filtered out after a game, the field stays lit up well into the night as clean-up begins, he said.
Students can expect to see the lights on at odd times, at least until the construction is finished.
*Editor’s note: This story originally ran in the Sept. 13, 2007 issue of The Daily O’Collegian.
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