User:Bkspade/Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum

Past and current uses
The coliseum opened January 11, 1969, for a basketball game against Louisiana State University. Auburn upset the Pistol Pete Maravich-led LSU team. The Auburn Men's and Women's basketball teams used the Coliseum from 1969 until 2010 when Neville Area opened. Gymnastics and wrestling also used the Coliseum during these times. However, when Neville Area opened in 2010-11, all four of these sports moved. When the arena became vacant, Auburn University put it to different uses. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the University used the Coliseum as a Covid testing facility. Students were required to receive Covid testing before their first day of school on August 17, 2020. The third floor of the Coliseum as a vaccination destination for the Auburn area. Auburn University also used the Coliseum to distribute a booster vaccination in 2021 to those who couldn't get an appointment at pharmacies. Students also use the Coliseum for club sport practices, and Greek life events, such as war of the roses. As of summer 2023, Auburn University is making a plan to demolish the Coliseum in the future. The university is planning to build a parking lot for future use for students and faculty.

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Music Videos
In 1988, American funk-metal band, Living Colour released their single Cult of Personality. The single charted at 13 on the US Billboard and is ranked at 69 on VH1's top 100 rock song list. Within the video, there are clips of political speeches, from Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The video also has clips of Living Colour playing their song, and preforming, on the stage of the Coliseum.