Navigating the Clear Bag Policy at Alumni Stadium: A Comprehensive Guide
Attending events at Alumni Stadium, whether it's NightBEAT or a Sun Devil game at Mountain America Stadium, requires familiarity with the venue's clear bag policy. These policies are in place to enhance safety and security while expediting the entry process for all attendees. Understanding the specific regulations regarding bags, permitted items, and prohibited items will ensure a smoother and more enjoyable experience.
Understanding the Clear Bag Policy
The clear bag policy implemented at Alumni Stadium, mirroring those adopted by the NFL and NCAA, aims to enhance public safety and streamline stadium access. Fans are encouraged to minimize the number of bags brought to events. This proactive measure enhances safety inside and outside the stadium and speeds up the security screening process.
Permitted Bags
- Clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bags: These bags must not exceed 12” x 6” x 12”.
- One-gallon clear plastic bags: Ziploc-style bags are acceptable.
- Small clutch bags: These bags must be no larger than 6.5” x 4.5”, with or without a strap.
- Medically necessary items: These are permitted but subject to inspection.
Items Allowed Inside Clear Bags
Fans can carry items such as phones, wallets, keys, and approved cameras inside the clear bags. Binoculars, phones, or cameras can be carried into the stadium so long as they are not in their own bag. This is not a restriction on items that fans have been able to bring into the stadium. It is only a restriction on the type of container used to carry items.
Seat Cushions
Only approved seat cushions may be carried into the stadium. Large traditional seat cushions that have pockets, zippers, compartments, or covers are not permitted. Seat cushions without backs, arms, or pockets are permitted.
Prohibited Items
Any bags that do not meet the criteria will be turned away. Fans carrying non-approved bags must return them to their vehicle. There are no provisions to check prohibited bags or items at the stadium. Fans will be asked to either return prohibited items to their parked vehicle, if they have not entered the stadium, or dispose of prohibited items at the gate.
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Flexibility in Carrying Items
The policy limits only the type of bags carried into the stadium, not items that you normally bring to the event. Therefore, you can carry in your pockets or jacket keys, makeup, feminine products, comb, phone, wallet, credit cards, etc., if you choose not to put them in a clear bag or clutch. And you can carry binoculars and/or camera around your neck or in your hands without the case. You can use the clear bag and clutch to carry other items. You will continue to have the flexibility to bring a wide variety of approved items into the stadium.
Diapers
Diapers can be carried in a clear bag. Each member of a family, including children, would be allowed to carry an approved clear bag and a clutch purse into the stadium.
Entry and Screening Process at Mountain America Stadium
All guests to Mountain America Stadium - Game Day staff, ticketed guests, and credentialed individuals will be subject to screening before entering Mountain America Stadium. Walk-through metal detectors will be the primary means of screening. Any guest unable to use the walk-through metal detectors will be screened using an alternative option. Any working staff and guests to Mountain America Stadium who do not consent to the screening process will be denied entry into the stadium.
All stadium gates will open 90 minutes before kickoff. Guests may enter or exit through the screened area freely.
Additional Stadium Policies at Mountain America Stadium
Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposes a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) above Mountain America Stadium one hour before each home football game starts and continues until one hour after the games. Individuals who violate the TFR are subject to Federal (49 USC 46307) and State (A.R.S 13-3729) penalties and may be intercepted, detained and interviewed by law enforcement personnel.
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Cameras and Photography
Fans are welcome to bring personal cameras with lenses less than 6" and do not have a detachable lens into Mountain America Stadium. Flash photography, monopods, tripods and selfie-sticks are not permitted in the stadium.
Signage
Mountain America Stadium Event Management allows fans to bring signs smaller than 3’ X 2’ to the game, provided these items meet prescribed guidelines. Signs cannot be hung over any existing signage, block the view of another guest, or contain any advertisements or profanities, or have a non-sport message.
Signs larger than 3’ X 2’, whiteboards and poles of any kind or size are not allowed into Mountain America Stadium. Sun Devil Event Management reserves the right to confiscate any sign/whiteboard.
Tobacco-Free Environment
ASU recognizes that tobacco use is a public health hazard and is dedicated to providing a healthy, comfortable and productive living, learning and working environment.
Water Bottles
Water bottles are allowed into Mountain America Stadium as long as they are not metal, glass or ceramic.
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Fan Code of Conduct
All Mountain America Stadium guests are expected to maintain reasonable and appropriate behavior at all times. Any behavior defying the code of conduct as determined by facility management can result in ejection and possible arrest. Inappropriate behavior includes, but is not limited to:
- Wearing clothing deemed obscene, indecent and/or offensive
- Throwing objects of any kind
- Demonstrating unruly behavior
- Attempting to enter the field of play
- Engaging in behavior that endangers the safety of student-athletes, coaches or officials or other guests
- Attempting to climb the goal posts
- Removing any property of Mountain America Stadium or Frank Kush Field
- Taunting public safety officials
- Any threatening, vulgar, abusive, racist, sexist or demeaning remarks or gestures directed towards the coaches, student-athletes, fans, staff and game officials. Threats include statements, actions and behaviors that could reasonably be foreseen as having a purpose to inflict physical harm, even if the person making the threat doesn't have the ability to carry out the threat.
Guests should sit only in their ticketed seats and show their tickets when requested.
Enhancements and Amenities at Mountain America Stadium
ADA Accommodations
Sun Devil Athletics is committed to providing every guest with a comfortable and enjoyable experience at the stadium including guests with disabilities.
Parking for guests displaying a state-issued disability placard or license plate is available in the disabled lot, the first level South Packard Drive Parking Structure (Structure 7), or Stadium Structure (Structure 5) based on availability. Disability parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Captioning on all three video boards in Mountain America Stadium. Accessible seating options located throughout the stadium.
Concessions
Multiple concession stands are located on all levels throughout Mountain America Stadium. All stands are cashless and offer a variety of food and beverage items.
Courtesy Cart Service
Courtesy Cart Service is available to disabled fans from the main disability parking area (adjacent to Mountain America Stadium and the Desert Arboretum Park) as well as inside the South Packard Drive Parking Structure on the southwest corner of the first floor and will run to the southeast, northeast, and northwest entrances. These carts are for limited mobility and disabled fans along with one companion and service animal only.
Preparing for Graduation: Key Dates and Processes
While enjoying events at Alumni Stadium is a significant part of the college experience, understanding the graduation process is equally important for students nearing the completion of their degrees. Several key dates and procedures must be followed to ensure a smooth transition from student to graduate.
Applying to Graduate
When you Apply to Graduate, select your last term of study. For instance, if your final term before completing your degree is Fall 2026, choose Fall 2026 from the dropdown menu. Do not select Spring 2026 as your graduation term if you are only participating in the Spring 2026 ceremonies, as the ceremony is not directly tied to your graduation term.
To be included in the official commencement program and have access to the RSVP platform, Tassel, you must complete the Apply to Graduate process. This adds you to our commencement database, granting you access to RSVP and Tassel in your student portal.
Applying to Graduate is the process to obtain your official degree; commencement is the celebration. These are separate processes.
If you need to change your graduation term, please reach out to your academic advisor. You will NOT need to reapply to graduate nor pay the fee again if you already paid.
Tassel Platform
Tassel is an online platform that issues students their GradPass (necessary for entry into the ceremony), manages student information for display on the digital displays during the ceremony (including name, major, degree, and college), and offers the capability for students to record the pronunciation of their names for professional name recorders for stage crossing announcements.
Students are not required to actively "sign up" for Tassel. When you go through the Apply to Graduate process, your details are then uploaded to the Tassel database. Once the Tassel portal becomes accessible, it will be available through your CSULB SSO.
If you plan to attend your ceremony, log in to Tassel to verify that all information is accurate. You will pick up your Tassel GradPass on THE DAY OF YOUR CEREMONY at Graduate Check-in. This GradPass serves as your ticket to participate-no separate ticket is required for graduates.
Professional name readers will record the names for all who have submitted their RSVP and name pronunciation on Tassel while the portal is open. This is required for your name to appear as you cross the stage, and for your name to be announced as you cross the stage.
Important Dates and Deadlines
If you submit your application after the deadline, there is no assurance that your name will be included in the online graduate recognition program since the deadline is March 1st. You also won't be included in the printed Graduate Recognition Program (though we can add you after June 1).
Tassel will open on March 17 and close on April 21. Due to Tassel's process of program finalization and GradPass printing, information changes or additions are no longer possible. Please RSVP through Tassel by April 21 to ensure you're fully recognized.
DO NOT delay logging in until April 21, as there is a risk of potential crashes. It's crucial to note that once Tassel closes, even in the event of a crash, there is no means of accessing it thereafter, even for university administration, as it is a third party platform. Tassel is open for a significant amount of time to allow grads to access with plenty of time.
Credential students are not required to submit a graduation application. However, their access to the RSVP portal and Tassel login may be delayed because we typically receive a comprehensive list of credential candidates from the College of Education in late March. Rest assured, you will still have ample time to RSVP, redeem your guest tickets, and personalize your name and access your information in Tassel before the portal's closing deadline of April 21, 2026.
Regalia
For more information about your regalia please visit or contact the University Bookstore. They will also host a Grad Fair, March 9-12. Graduates: Please note that you will put on your regalia after proceeding through security at the Grad Check-In.
Honors
Honors based on GPA are not acknowledged during the ceremony since GPAs are computed only after the degree has been officially conferred, typically several weeks after the semester concludes.
Getting to Mountain America Stadium
Stadium Address
500 East Veteran's Way, Tempe, AZ 85287
Directions
- From the north (Scottsdale): Take the Loop 101 South or head south on S. McClintock.
- From the south (Chandler/Gilbert): Take the Loop 101 North or head north on S. McClintock.
- From the east (Mesa): Take US-60 West to the Loop 101 North.
- From the west (Glendale): Take I-10 East to the Loop 202 East.
Parking
Season-ticket holders will have the ability to purchase a season parking pass in May. Single-game parking is available at Novus Place parking structure. Scan the QR code when you arrive to pay. Lots open five and a half hours before kickoff.
Public Transportation
Valley Metro provides multiple public transit options to and from Mountain America Stadium:
- Light Rail: Fans can ride the light rail and hop off just west of the stadium at the Veterans Way/College Ave station.
- Tempe Streetcar: The Tempe Streetcar, which serves Mountain America Stadium from the Marina Heights stop on the north side of the football stadium.
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