{"id":2478,"date":"2016-06-06T10:21:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T14:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2016-09-25T21:03:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T01:03:10","slug":"super-bowl-50-still-resonates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hunterword.com\/index.php\/super-bowl-50-still-resonates\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl 50 Still Resonates"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alexa Ellis, June 6, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hot wings served with blue cheese, lasagna, salad, dressing and barrels of Blue Moon beer<\/a>. The usual for my home and only on the nationally revered holiday known as Super Bowl Sunday. This year\u2019s was an even bigger deal because it was the 50th<\/sup> anniversary and quarterback Peyton Manning\u2019s was playing his last game for the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n

Peyton Manning’s Squeaky Clean Image<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

My brother hosted the\u00a0party at our house in Springfield, New York<\/a>.\u00a0Guests \u2013 a bunch of Bronco fans \u2013 started to arrive around 5:30 p.m. and claimed their seats on our black couch in the living room. \u201c I want Manning to win, because he is the best to ever play, and I think he deserves a ring right before he retires,\u201d said Steve Budhan, 23, wearing Nike sweats, black T-shirt red Nikon Roshesan, an Hunter psychology major and Queens native.<\/p>\n

Before the game started and because of a news assignment, I did three simple interviews of three Bronco fans\u00a0in my home. I needed to know whom they were supporting for the game and their opinions of Manning retiring. All eyes were\u00a0glued to the screen at the kickoff; I was glued to my cell\u00a0screen. I only cared about the half time show. Beyonce was to perform\u00a0her new song,\u00a0Formation.<\/em><\/p>\n

By now everyone knows it\u00a0addressed\u00a0social issues, such as the rising death rate in the African American communities of residents and citizens, many unarmed, killed by police officers. She also\u00a0 addressed the opinions expressed in news media stories\u00a0 about her daughter and husband. \u201c I like my baby hair with baby hair and Afros. I like Negro nose with Jackson five nostrils\u201d<\/em> \u2013 lyrics sung to express address comments in media about the hair of her 4-year-old daughter, \u00a0Blue<\/a>. Media accounts contained harsh comments, like \u201cit\u2019s never combed\u201d and \u201clooks a mess.\u201d There were also sardonic comments attacking Jay Z, about\u00a0his \u201ccamel\u201d nose and his oversized lips. Certain media fed the gossip that these features make him unattractive.<\/p>\n

Coldplay<\/a>\u00a0 and Bruno Mars<\/a> performed. Mars sung Uptown Funk<\/em>\u00a0while his costume was a paid tribute to MC Hammer. Coldplay sung popular songs such as, Viva la Vida<\/em>, Paradise, Adventure of a Lifetime<\/em>. They close the showed with their last two songs with visuals of flowers and experssions of world love.<\/p>\n

Cold Play would not have been my first choice for the 50th<\/sup> anniversary. I would have enjoyed a bigger headliner like Chris Brown<\/a>. The Super Bowl half-time show is suppose to be this big deal and this 50th<\/sup> was expected to be different. Beyonce and Chris have adapted to the sound of music every time it has changed, making music that can be replayed for years to come.\u00a0Coldplay has great songs, but not \u201cclassics\u201d that could resonate 20 years from now. \u00a0The music featured at the Super Bowl 50th<\/sup> anniversary should be classics with lyrics everyone knows.<\/p>\n

After the half-time show the game heated up on the field. The Panthers tried to a come back, but the Bronco\u2019s defense fierce, their\u00a0defensive line kept boxing in quarterback Cam Newton\u00a0who\u00a0threw a few incomplete passes. The Panthers managed to\u00a0tighten up the score at 16-10. But\u00a0the\u00a0Broncos scored a touch down after recovering a Newton fumble.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce he fumbled the ball, I knew the game was over,\u201d said Jermaine Sagawa, 18, a Hunter computer science major dressed\u00a0in khaki colored clothing. Broncos won 24-10. Everyone was jumping for joy and spilling beer all over my green carpet. Even though it wasn\u2019t what anyone expected, it still was a \u201cgreat game,\u201d said Budhan.<\/p>\n

Alexa Ellis\u00a0alexa.ellis90@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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