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Basketball in Iowa City, as in most places, is played in an arena. Although the chair of the Johnson County Democrats may wish to refer to Carver Hawkeye Arena as a "stadium", the term "stadium" generally refers to a venue where outdoor sports are played. Mr. Scherer should not have repeated Mr. Flaherty's error by continuing to refer to an "arena" as a "stadium". Carver Hawkeye Arena holds 15,500 people. So to say it holds "about 15,000 people" is about as accurate as saying it holds "about 16,000 people". I only bring it up as a former Iowa City resident and rabid Iowa Hawkeye fan.
