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Show y rrr-- y Page 1 HE TORUM 2 Aviation Wednesday ASWC Nutritional Speaker, Club Soars DeanaLatson 7- - 9 p.m, b Gore Auditorium Back Into Thursday Campus Ministry - living with Loss Open Discussion Group, 12 - 12:50 p.m. in Converse 210 January 22, 2003 Eagles Fans Shouldnt Fly Too High; This is Loser Land Action Todd Fichter Staff Writer Todd Fichter Study Abroad Program, Staff Writer "Semester At Sea 7:30-- 8:25 p.m. in 92-yar- ds Howa Board Room back-breakin- Beckett Presented by the Westminster Theatre Society 7:30 p.m, in Jewett Center for the Performing Waiting fir Godot, by Samuel Arts. Friday Nursing "Herb" Conference 1- - 4 p.m.. in Gore Auditorium ar hiatus, the long-standin- club is g soaring once again. Headed by club president, Aaron Mangone, the Flying Griffins were busy last semester. They kicked off the fall semester by putting on an opening social, along with the d club, at Sugarhouse Park. In addition to the social, they finished up a service project that had been carried over from last spring. b Waiting fir Godot, by Samuel Beckett. Saturday Waiting fir Godot, by Samuel Beckett. Sunday Campus Ministry, "Being Gay; Becoming a Minister A personal journey 7- - 8 pm. in Nunemaket Place Quattro Amid, an instrumental quartet including 3 members from the Utah Symphony Orchestra and Westmbstet faculty member, Karlyn Bond, 7:30 in Jewett Center for the Performing Arts Monday Budget Advisory Council, am, in Watson Board Room The Flying Griffins, also known as the Westminster Aviation Club is back. After a four-ye- Pre-Me- International Film Series 7 p.m. Converse 202 9-- 11 The first wrecking ball struck Veterans Stadium this Sunday for a as Ronde Barber returned an interception g touchdown. Sunday marked the final Philadelphia Eagles home game at Veterans Stadium. The 65,356 capacity stadium opened on April 4, 1971, and in recent years it has been considered one of the worst buildings in all of professional J Another item on their menu was the sponsorship of two guest speakers from American and Alaska Airlines. Mangone plans on continuing the guest speaker program in the spring with a diverse line-u- p of members of the aviation industry because they generated a substantial interest with the students. The biggest task for the club this semester will be to continue the process with Alpha Eta Rho, a national and professional aviation fraternity. According to their website (www.alphaetarho.org), the purpose of the fraternity is to further the cause of aviation in all its branches, to instill in the public mind a confidence in aviation, to promote contacts between the students in aviation and those engaged in the profession and to promote a closer affiliation between the students of aviation for the purposes of education and research. In addition to the process, Mangone hopes to coordinate a visit to the Salt Lake City air traffic control facility, develop another service project that supports the interests of aviation or the surrounding community and organize an end-of-the-ye- ar social. Next year the Eagles will move across Broad Street to their new home called Lincoln Financial Field. The new stadium looks to be a significant improvement from The Vet in all facets ranging from the turf to the public bathrooms. The Vet has been notorious, most importantly, for its poor playing surface. The Eagles play on a cement turf that has often been questioned in regards to its safety. In 1993, Chicago Bears receiver, Wendell Davis, blew out both of his knees in a career-endin- g injury while he was running for a touchdown. He wasnt even touched. In August of 2001 , a game between the Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens had to be canceled due to the turf, causing it to be the first game cancelled due to turf pre-seas- on problems. There have also been complaints about the colony of rats that have run rampant throughout the stadium in the past decade. They have been spotted in the stands as well as in the locker rooms. With the Eagles loss on Sunday, there remains one lone highlight in Veterans Stadium history: Jan. 11, 1981. On this date, the Eagles met the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship game for the chance to earn their first Super Bowl bid. In the first quarter. Eagle running back, Wilbert Montgomery, ran through the Cowboy defense for a touchdown. The play is still replayed to this day, as any viewer of Sundays game can attest Needless to say, the Eagles went on to beat the Cowboys 20-- but were romped by the Oakland Raiders 0 in Super Bowl XV Ill be honest, I took great pleasure in seeing the Eagles lose in the NFC Championship Game for the second year in a row. Simply put their fans are despicable. Its not just Eagles fans that are despicable, it is also Flyers and Phillies 42-yar- ds 7, 27-1- fans as well. I am constantly reminded of a photograph by my friend Steve Peterson that depicts a New Jersey Devils fan being pummeled by a pack of Flyers fans during a game a few years back. These things are commonplace in the upper bowl of seats at Veterans Stadium, also known as the 700 club. So I, along with all Philadelphia Eagles fans, bid adieu to the lump of concrete known as Veterans Stadium, it couldnt have come any sooner The Forum welcomes your opinions, SUGGESTIONS, AND OTHER SUCH MUSINGS. TO CONTACT US, WRITE TO: The Forum, Westminster College If you would like to become involved, please tact Aaron Mangone at sports. con- adm0627westminstercollege.e du for further information.0 1840 S. 1300 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84105 or forumwestminstercollege.edu |