THE LOS ANGELES Memorial Coliseum'

The iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - a world-renowned stadium located in the backyard of the University of Southern California - has reached its 100th anniversary.

This esteemed venue, completed on May 1, 1923, has hosted some of the greatest spectacles in the world: from two Olympic Games (soon to be three in 2028) to political speeches by figures like John F. Kennedy and Trump, Martin Luther King Jr., to massive music concerts by U2 and the Rolling Stones, to marvels like ice skating jumps and thrilling Evel Knievel stunts, to historic sports matches like the Super Bowl and World Series.

However, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, the Coliseum will not host just one celebratory event. Joe Furin '89, the General Manager of the Coliseum, says, "Our celebration is not a moment in time. It's an ongoing celebration. It's a celebration of the past 100 years as much as it is a celebration of the next 100 years."

"Our celebration is not a moment in time. It's an ongoing celebration."

- Joe Furin

So instead of lighting 100 candles on a birthday cake, the Coliseum has been illuminating the torch (installed for the 1932 Olympics) above its famous arch on the first of every month since January, and will continue to do so throughout 2023. The Coliseum's events will incorporate an element of celebration.

The stadium, home to the USC Trojans Football team continuously since 1923 and under USC management since 2013, serves as a touchstone for generations of Trojan horsemen who have made enduring memories at the venue. 

Anatomy of a cyclone

 "Tropical cyclones are circular, compact storms with a diameter of roughly 320 kilometers (200 miles) and rotating winds around a central region of low pressure. The winds are propelled by this low-pressure core and the Earth's rotation, causing a deflection of wind direction through a phenomenon known as the Coriolis force. As a result, tropical cyclones rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

The wind field of a tropical cyclone can be divided into three areas. The first is an outer ring-shaped region, typically with an outer radius of about 160 kilometers (100 miles) and an inner radius of about 30 to 50 kilometers (20 to 30 miles). In this area, wind speed increases regularly toward the center. The maximum wind speed is reached in the second area, the eyewall, which is usually located 15 to 30 kilometers (10 to 20 miles) from the storm's center. The eyewall surrounds the inner region known as the eye, where wind speed decreases rapidly and the air is often calm. These main structural areas are described in more detail below."