Memorial Field

In the Omaha World-Herald, there is an article about how harmful those annoying black particles on the football field could be if they got into your body. I'm sure that anyone who has played or marched or slipped and fallen on Phelps Field know what I am talking about since they get in your shoes, hair, even mouth and eyes. But we never thought to ask what they really are. They are ground up pieces of old tires and they contain dozens of harmful chemicals. So I think they should re-name the field to Memorial field, in memory of all those who will develop diseases, cancers and die from the chemicals that they were exposed to on the field.

-Charlie Ziegenbein Photographer/Sports Staff