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Show l i•IJ1Q111 MAOUIW COMME ARY 1HETHVNDERBIRD · SOUTHERNlITAHUNIVERSITY · MO DAY, DECEMBER 6, 1993 • PAGE 4 ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE UNKNOWN U nited States involvement in the Cold War brought many formidable ideas in o play, but one tough competitor. to the Bell Atlantic and Time Warner companies i the Internet. A cyberspace technolog ica1 advancement that' uncontrollable sp read around the globe has created an anarchistic electronic freeway. SUU provides an Internet link on campu and it i a very valuable service that ha n't been properly adverti ed - it is a service students hould be aware of. Our own campus library uses the Internet and a personal access line is offered here that can be accessed by anyone willi ng to spend possibly hours trying to get t hrough the cyberspace hi hway t raffic. David ,Farber, one of the network's original architects ays, "It's like an amusement park t hat's so succes ful that t here are long wait fo r the most popular r ides." A n electronic mail service is available t hro ugh the SUU computer network, SUU NET. The mail service includes both local campus mail and [nr.em et mail to many natio nal and internatio nal networks , such as BITNET, SC ET, and NSFNET. The SUUNET cons ists of several different networks, so it can be thought of as a local internet. In order to get assistance or more information on using the electronic mail service on campus, contact SUU Computing Services at extensio n 5436. Despite the cyberspace traffic jams, the Internet is definitely a worthwhile endeavor as many of the students have probably witnessed when using the library to reach usually unavailable books. This high- peed, long distance network makes finding and procuring books our campus Library doesn't offer easy. No ingle o rganization own or controls the Internet and therefore it's the place to he. Five thousand discussion groups, 2,500 elect ronic newsletters, library and weather satellite access, and thousands of free computer programs and files are shared through the Internet. Anyone with a desktop computer and a modem connecting it to a phone line can now find ways into and around the network. College students are getting in Line to get on-line and executive print business cards with their Internet addresses emblazoned in bold type. In fact, the Internet's primary users range from universities to foreign governments. It's the wave of the futu re and it's already here. It's there for students use and should be taken advantage of. THIS IS ·1 HI: l·J'\ .\L ISSl 'f". OI I UL I Bl '\DLRBIRD Hm \\T\'TER QL\llTl:R. WI: WILL Rl:Sl \11: Pl BI.IC:\1101\ o, Mo,1>1n . J A:'\L \In \. 1994 . HAPP"\ 1101.lD:\"\S ! THE THUNDERBIRD SOUTHER UTAH UNIVERSITY • CEDAR CITY, UTAH Editon }<nnifcr Morley and Brady H. Petason Opinion Oi.-.:ctor Healhtcr Green Opi"ion Ao,,iotant Jada Shaner Aru Editor Michdk Oqig Photo '-iotant O:n,,, Meanu poru Editor John McClotuy Adwn.lsing lltp T ravit Newman Photo l:4ltor John Guatltt Foculty A,boo I.any Balcer 0a Campu Editor Bill G,lvan Aaociatt AdYUH Lyn n S. Dennen Tlv Thwr14trbtnl" publ,,h,d <ach Monday and Thunday of rhe ocodcmi< )"U r by ,nd for lhe 1ruclenr body of Soorhem U..h Un n....,.iry ond iJ nor offil,nod wuh me UNY<nityl depu unon, of cx,mmuniatioo. Th,,.;..,, and opinioru ....,......i in Tlv fu..dof,,,d . ... moo< of indiriduol -..rit<n and do not n«W>rilr ~ me ,ic-N, of d,e lnolirutio<> . f.irul,y, ,calf or midcn, body in l!fflCT"'- The unolgn<d «llwriol d im:tly .ix,.-. u eh< optncn ol Tk T h , . ~ a,• SJnei< <nnq,. i,,,,.,. ,o d,e odiror mu« be <vPOd and mdude !he n.un< and phon< number. e>n;, ""' ....,,.. will be prinr<d. N,....,.. ,.;u - be wi<h!Kld under anv circummnce, and ,he «1,w, ~ <dinn1 ptMJq,,.. l.c=i mUR be 1Ubminrd b,- noon Frida,y, for Mor,d.,y editions; 5 r m. T urodar• for Tiu1nday e:lition,. Gr~nceo: Any individual wilh • ll"<"'ln« opirut Tot Thw....k,binl mould dlr= ..,d, problem 6m: a, ih.c ..i .. ~,. lf un.....,.v<d, ,h:,r gri<v,= ,hcwd men be d,n:cn:d ., '21< ~ - !f ,rill un1t""-1, me Vi"~ shook! be d irccred a, ,t,,, suu Pub!Q!lo,,, Council, S86-n10. Tot n, • ...i.~ Offin, in SUU Tcctu.oloir!- Building 003. M•il ot SUU Bo,, 9384, C<mr Or,. UT &4720. Phon< (801) 586-7757. SS6-7758, 586-7750, 586-5188. FAX 586-5-487. LETTERS Cro-magnon grid team stereotypes unfair TO THE EDlTOR: It is once again time for someone to make another baseless accusation against the SUU football team. I remember an article by former Thunderbird sports editor Brent Richey, in which he labeled our entire team a bunch of drug addicts and drug dealers. This time around yo u labeled us as " ... cro-magno n, bone-headed steroid fiend football players ..." At least Mr. Richey was man enough to use h is name. As for your blanket indicanent of steroid abuse with our team, let me just say that l have been an athlete ln our program fo r five yea rs and l have never even seen a steroid. We were tested by the NCAA at the start of the year for steroid and our entire team passed with flying colo rs. Let me give you a quick fact lesso n on our SUU football program. last spring our roster had almost I 00 men and by the time fall came, we had slimmed down to around 80 men. In order to get these 80 men to ou r university, the football program was allowed about 25 scholarships. Our coaching staff consists of four full rime po itions and two or three graduate assistants. Teams such as Weber Sc., Montana St., and NAU have three times the sch o la rs hip mo ney , a n d th e num ber o f coac h es . These a re team s wh ich we a re quite competitive with eve ry yea r. In the fu tu re, check your facts before you write. If you want your read er s to ta ke yo u a n d yo ur publicatio n seriou sly, the Least you could do is ro give us someth in g more su bstantial th an fal se labels and pro fanity . Th is type of journalism may catch the eye a time or two, but after that, it gets quite tedious. · Let me say just two more things.' First of all, I encourage you to get to know some of the members of our football team. You will find that we are a very diverse group, and it is unfair of you to stereotype us in the manner whid, you have chosen. Lastly, as to our record, we made our seaso n what it was and will live with it. It may not be 11 and 0, but we did wi n the school its first conference championship. Paul Biarnenn EDITOR'S NOTE: lt is the staff o f The Thunderground, a publication in n o wa y affilia ted with Th e Thunderbird, th at h as printed the accusatio ns agai nst the football ream mentio ned in Mr. Bittmenn' s letter. Further, Mr. Biarnenn misquoted Brent Ri chey's 1989 column. Be that as it may, The Thunderbird staff commend the SUU football team for its dedi cation , effort and accomplishment this year. Editors invite submission of opinion letters The Thunderbird is conducted primarily as an o rgan of srudent news and opinio n and in the interest of the srudent community. Hence, the SUU student community is invited to take advantage of this resource by submitting letters and 'Access' columns to the editor. All srudent opinion that is not libelous or in bad taste will be printed. Our o ffices are located in the Technology Building, Room 003, 586-77 50. |