WILL A RAVEN LOOK DOWN ON NEW STADIUM FOR EVERMORE?

          The Ravens and MD officials, "looking for a dramatic,
     visual signature" to the team's new football stadium, "are
     seriously considering mounting a 40-foot-tall, $250,000
     raven with glowing red eyes" on the project's top, according
     to Jon Morgan of the Baltimore SUN.  The MD Stadium
     Authority has approved a contract with a RI firm calling for
     the firm to "build and mount" the 4-ton bird over the
     southwest corner entrance to the stadium.  Designs call for
     a raven "in an attack mode," which will look out over
     Russell Street during the week, "but be rotated inward,"
     overlooking the field for games.  The bird's eyes "would be
     illuminated" to glow red.  The state "hopes" the team will
     pay for at least some of the job, "possibly through a
     corporate sponsor."  Ravens Exec VP David Modell said the
     team is "still considering" the costs and benefits of the
     raven, adding that, should they proceed with the project,
     the team "would contribute" toward the cost (SUN, 10/19).