ON A CLEAR DAY--The Nationwide Arena, in downtown, is seen with the Ohio State University medical complex in the background, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. The arena, which will seat 18,500 for the NHL expansion Columbus Blue Jackets and 20,000 for concerts, is schedule to open in the late summer of 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)