'Berg Celebrates Super Bowl Sunday

Students filled the Red Door to watch the 51st Super Bowl on Feb. 5 from 6:30-10:00 p.m. The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots battled it out in the year’s most highly anticipated football game. This was the ninth time that the Patriots have played in the Super Bowl. The two teams last played together in the Super Bowl in 2014. This year’s game took place at the NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

Muhlenberg hosted a party for Super Bowl LI in the Red Door and had the game playing on the big screen. Students had the privilege to feast upon some of the free delicious Super Bowl-themed foods, which included: Rold Gold pretzels, hot wings, blue cheese dressing, mild wings, ranch dressing, mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, chicken fingers, barbecue sauce, and tomato ketchup. Beverages that were served included Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, unsweetened iced tea, and ice water.

Prior to the coin toss, Hamilton stars Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Golds- berry and Jasmine Cephas Jones sang “America The Beautiful.” They were part of the original cast of the Tony-award winning Broadway show, playing the Schuyler Sisters. They added their own twist and harmonies to the song, and even changed a lyric: “And crown thy good with brotherhood, and sisterhood, from sea to shining sea.” The lyrics originally just had the word “brother- hood” and not “sisterhood,” but the change made the song more inclusive. After they sang, country music star Luke Bryan performed the National Anthem.

The crowd enjoyed the appearance of the 41st president, George H.W. Bush, and his wife Barbara. President Bush tossed the coin to see which team would get the first kickoff; the Falcons won.

Lady Gaga literally blew off the stadium’s roof with her performance during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Su- per Bowl 51 Halftime Show. Gaga started her performance singing parts of the songs “God Bless America” and “This Land Is Your Land.” Then she recited part of the “Pledge of Allegiance” before she flew— yes, that’s right, flew—on cables into the stadium to cheers from the excited crowd. In her performance, Lady Gaga included some of her popular hits: “Edge Of Glory,” “Poker Face,” “Born This Way,” “Tele- phone,” “Just Dance,” and “Million Reasons.” Lady Gaga finished her halftime concert with her hit “Bad Romance.” After she sang she dropped her mic and then flew off the stage. During the performance, there were red, white and blue drones in the sky that created designs, including the Pepsi logo and the American flag. Special permission had to be granted to fly the drones, as the stadium was a no fly zone.

Students cheered for The New England Patriots and the Atlanta Georgia Falcons and all of the per- formers of Super Bowl LI. After a tense game, the Patriots were victorious and left the NRG Stadium with the coveted Lombardi Trophy.