Super Bowl LX According to StFX Students

The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl LX in San Francisco against the New England Patriots 29-13 on February 8. The Patriots weren’t able to score a single point for the first three quarters of the game, coming back a bit in the 4th with two touchdowns but never quite being able to make it a close game.  Kate Macmillan, a third-year Human Kinetics major, found it to be a pretty “boring game” due to the lack of offense. While Sophie Kydd, a fourth-year honours psych student, was “sad” the Patriots lost. Second-year Human Kinetics student Marcy Ives “enjoyed seeing Drake Maye get sacked multiple times”, breaking the NFL postseason record. Harry, an anonymous StFX student, won one of three bets, which earned him just over $60 in profit.  “Only one team played well’’ says Harry. “[Patriots Quarterback] Drake Maye showed himself and the world how not to play in a Super Bowl.” 

Bad Bunny’s halftime performance came a week after his album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, became the first album in Spanish to win the Grammy for Album of the Year. The performance included many symbols and non-sequitur details that showcase Puerto Rican culture and history. Towards the end of performance, Bad Bunny said ‘’God Bless America’’ then proceeded to list every country on the American continent, from Chile to Canada.  

Grace MacNeil, a 4th year psychology student, “got up and danced” during the halftime show, calling Bad Bunny’s performance “electric”. Ryan Hippern, a second-year business student, says he “loves” Bad Bunny’s music as well as the “powerful” message he was sending. 

Kate, on the other hand, wasn’t a big fan of the halftime show, because “I’ve never listened to his music, so I didn’t know the songs.”  Miguel Bowles, a 2nd year Forensic Psych student, also noted that his unfamiliarity with the music made his experience “duller” but he appreciated the “deeper message than what originally meets the eye’’ as well as the visuals.  

Marcy said “even though I don’t speak Spanish I loved his performance. From the music, the dancing and bringing out Lady Gage and other big names, but I especially liked the message behind it... Bad Bunny isn’t just one of the biggest faces in the music industry, he represents our identity and that love is stronger than hate.” She argued that controversy around Bad Bunny only singing in Spanish doesn’t make sense “when in the 90’s they were listening to Macarena, Gasoline in the 2000s and Gagnam Style in the 2010’s.” Despite liking the halftime show, Marcy says “no one will ever top my queen Rihanna.”