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Show UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OPINION PAGE 10 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1000 LETrERS AED now under fire TO THE EDITOR: I would like to take a few moments to respond to the letter that was written to the editor on Sept. 14, which questioned the SUUSA Senate's allocation of funds. In the letter, much is said regard in g the va lid ity of the honor society. Being a member of the audience for a portion of the time that the bill was debated , I do not recall the quality of the organization ever being questioned. . The next question that I would like to have addressed is the needs that were listed by the society president. On that list were requests of money for Relay for Life and the Homecom ing parade. I agree with funding all of the items that directly dealt with pre-medical profession preparation. I do not agree with the items that do not relate to preparing these students for postgraduate education. · The letter written on the fourteenth failed to list any of the activities that were questioned by the senate during the debate of the bill. The last point I would like to raise concerning the letter is the praise heaped upon one senator at the expense of other senators. I feel that many of the senators dropped the ball in that the investigation was not done properly . I do not agree , however, with the finger pointing that accompanied the letter to the editor. · Sen. [Timette] McKenna, the College of Science , and Sen . [Marilyn] Hodson , College of Humanities and Social Sciences, did all they could to pass the bill for the amount that AED listed as aiding pre-medical students in the ir preparati on for future studies. The preparation of the bill needs to be questioned as much as the opinions and actions of the senators involved. AED was indeed disappointed by the senate , but before members of this group start pointing fingers they need to finish doing their homework. Michael Wankier Senator stands ground TO THE EDITOR: This letter is to explain to the students that SUUSA Senate · allocates student's monies only when the club, organization, or group knows how the monies are going to be allocated. AED approached Senate with an unprepared bill asking for $900 to secure their budget for this year. The bill only stated that AED did not receive a line-item from last year, for only $675 . The bill had no explanation of why they needed that much funding. I, a Science Senator, abstained from voting on the bill, due to the fact that the funds really were not important to them , and had no idea what happened af the meeting. AED, your Senators are doing their job. They are watching outfor the students and not spending their fees on a club that doesn't collect on $200 allocated from C&O [clubs and organizations] last year and doesn't really know what they are going to be spending student's money on. ACCESS Convo speaker not nutrition expert 'Access' is a recurring column through wh ich students, faculty or staff may comment on issues of concern to our readership. To submit 'Access,' contact associate editor Jessica Blonquist, by phone at 586- 7750 , or by e-mail at joumal@suu.edu. Today's column is by AMBER ALLEN , R.D., ARTIS GRADY, R.D. and CYNTHIA WRIGHT, Ph.D. As nutrition teachers here at SUU we would like to respond to the Convocation lecture presented by Mr. Tom Ryan on Sept: 14, 2000. Timette McKenna We feel he gave an interesting and motivating presentation that contained some good advice about activity and weight gain in college. We appreciated the fact that he is a proponent of exercise as this should be included in everyone's weekly activities. SOUT HE R N U T A H UN I V ERS ITY· ((DAR CITY U T AH The program Mr. Ryan recommended for most college students was 30 minutes of fast-paced DIRECTING STAFF ANO DESK PHONE NUMBERS: exercise (65-80 percent maximum heart rate) tt.lree Editor Kamilynn Savage 586-7750 times per week. We would like to point out that this Associate Editors Jessica Blonquist 586-7750 Kevin Haring 586-7759 recommended level of exercise does NOT qualify a Almanac Editor Stacee Chids 86!>-8226 Photo Editor Janene Reichert 586-7750 person as a competitive/endurance athlete and Webmuter Jansen Gundel'IOl'I 586-7750 Copy Editor Mindy Smith 586-1992 certainty does not make them an elite professional Ad Designer Andy Sullivan 586-7758 Focus Editor Camery Lybbert 586-1992 Ad Manager Cami Perkins 586-7758 Arts Editor Ashley Adams 865-8443 athlete as is Mr. Ryan. Adviser Larry Baker 586-7751 Sports Editor Jasen Asay 86!>-8443 · Our major concerns with the recommendations Wrtting Coach Paul Husselbee 86S-8556 Au't Sports Edilor Jason Erid(son 865-8443 made by Mr. Ryan relate to nutrition, most notably SENIOR STAFF WRITERS AND REPORTERS' DESK 58£>.7757, 586-5488 his stance on protein intake. He recommended that The Unlwrsity Jocsml,/ is po.dshed fNftfY ~ Tlu'lday or the - . : ya, by and ror lhe studenl college students consume one gram of protein per body or S.,._m Utah UnveB~y. II receives eclvisement from Ille univlfSily admlnislration and trom lhe univeBily's ~ dtpar1menl. The views aprions--in lhe .Jol.JrNI.,.. thoM o/ indivjdual pound of body weight per day. This is significantly wnllB<I and do not neceuarily ract lhe views ol lhe institution. taa,lly, staff °' body in _ . . The unslgned ~ 11>ove is .,,. cpnon ol lhe u,,,..~ Jounw1 •• • s1ng1e en111y. l.ett8'11o .,,. odlor higher than the recommendation of the National must be typed .-.cl include lhe name and phone runber. Only lhe n.wne wt be prinled. Names wffl not be uncle< W'lf cirClJfflStonc:es and lhe edilo< ,._..,. editinQ priv11egH. Latten must be submitted by Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board 5 p m. Tlu'ldays lor lnduslon in Mondey edtions, and by 5 p.m. Mondays lor Tlu'lday editions. (NACFNB) which recommends the consumption of Gne,,ances : A i r y ~ wilt, a grir,ence 11118'11 lhe Jwmlll ohO<Jd di'9CI such ptd>llm - lo lhe · It urnsdved, lhlil grMVance should thin b e ~ lo lhe - . .. 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight per day (this "IJnlvwslty .J<KlmM: Offic:ff in SUU Tec:hicllogy Building 011. Mail at SUU, C - City, utah &4720. is equal to aRproximate ly 0 .4 grams of FAX ("35) - ~ 7. E•rNlil eddrus: joumol@-.eckl ~ ,jPRNmlOHR~ClEDPN'Ell. ~l!es;YCl..E.Tl;IISl:'OP.Y~ • • •. • ~, .. protein/pouod ot body weight/day). '--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__J Whereas Mr. Ryan's recommendation was based (as he acknowledged in his opening comments) on his own personal experience and may, according to some research studies, be appropriate for an elite professional (not college) athlete , the recommendations of the NACFNB are based on numerous oalance studies conducted with thousands of individuals. Without the benefit of the in-depth study of biochemistry and nutrition , most people are unaware of the risks engendered by the overconsumption of protein. Protein metabolism and use in the body is very complex. Without trying to teach a biochemistry course in this column, let us just say that if excess protein is consumed , the nitrogen will be stripped off and excreted through the kidneys. The carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen will then be converted to energy, thus ·wasting· protein. To prevent this from occurring carbohydrates can be readily (and less expensively) consumed to p'rovide energy without the accompanying loss of nitrogen and water. Dehydration is-a concern for athletes and excess protein aggravates this condition. Other dangers associated with excess protein iniake include kidney and liver problems, calcium loss and aggravation of gout. Mr. Ryan also spoke about carrying snacks in your backpack and the importance of eating breakfast.• We agree that both these are good ideas . We are concerned , however, with the emphasis that was placed on high-protein snacks including protein powders, whey shakes and sports bars while omitting the complex carbohydrate category of starches (whole grains, rice , pasta, etc.). We believe it is far better to eat whole foods because they provide nutrients ·(some of which may not have yet been identified) that are needed by the human.body. ,,. . . . ·..·. .•. ... 1 ~.. , .' 1 ' ••·•.- •• • ,,:.,: .,. ~. .- |