Published Aug 27, 2009
If you took Interstate 30 on your way back to the university for this fall semester, you may have noticed something that resembles a spacecraft in Arlington. The structure is no UFO but the new playground of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his team. Despite much criticism about the cost of the behemoth in a poor economic climate, the stadium will end up paying for itself.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the final cost of the stadium was about $1.15 billion. That's about the same as TCU tuition for the 2009-2010 academic year, at $28,250, for 40,708 students.