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Show Remember your manners Wetland apathy • Spencer Shell Opinions editor The university announced re r cently through a College Marketing press release the plans to build a track and field. Having this new facility will no doubt help improve UVU's growing athletics program, but the plans call for building the track and field over the wetlands located north on campus. These wetlands provide a research area for the biology department, and they show UVU's commitment to the environment. Unfortunately, the wetland destruction will not cause much outrage. Students and faculty seem apathetic toward the wetlands or don't know their purpose - if they know the wetlands exist at all. UVU campus was likely built over such wetlands, and the need to preserve the small area of wetlands. which is no larger than, an acre, seems .irreverent, considering the great wetlands located around Utah Lake. • Although the environmental impact otfdestroying this ecosystem is likely small, it brings into question the university's priorities. When UVSC was making its transition to university, it promised the community that it would stick to its root: keeping the trades, leaving enrollment open and retaining small class sizes. While these wetlands are not the trades, they are still something that has been with the university for a while, ahd one of the things that adds individuality to the school. With the wetlands gone, and a track and field in its place, it brings UVU one step closer to being just like all of the other universities out there. Recognize ghost writers Letters to the editor During this heated election season, amid the flinging of ridiculous propaganda and the outlandish smear campaigns, I hope that when people hear our nation's would-be-leaders' make a speech, they take into consideration one major detail: Politicians hire writers to make their speeches for them. That's right. Those moving phrases which often go remembered in our society for generations (John F. Kennedy and Tony Blair come to mind) are often NOT the speakers' own words. So please, when considering whom to vote for, realize that "the truth" is usually buried in a well-written speech by an obscured writer - not by your favorite candidate. Interested in writing a letter to the editor? Letter to the editor requirements uvu .review.opinions® gmail.com • Letters must be turned in on Wednesday by noon in order to be printed in the next edition. • We make no guarantee that letters will be printed. • Letters 300 words or less have a greater chance of being published - anything longer will be edited for content. • Please provide an electronic copy regardless of whether or not you wish to submit a hard copy. • All letters become the property of UVU Review as soon as they are submitted. Shawn Newton • LaVerl Chrlstlanson Opinions writer. you feel about tlands on campus estroyed to make track and field? - «;- . . • • & • - We live in a society, people. Take the war on drugs for instance. There was a time when respectable company could expect that certain courtesies would be repaid with courtesy. But that time, along with so much of propriety, has been abandoned in a seedy retirement home. Me, I'm the Frontline cameraman exposing the corruption that lurks deep within these old-person-smell filled, plastic^medicationciip strewn halls. And that corruption is as vile and as ugly as the residents^ the victims of this crime, once weren't. Ironic, then, that it's all Nancy Reagan's fault. Don't play coy - you know what I'm talking about. It's about time soroebody confronted her invidious slogan - a b o u t time somebody sought to return civility to civilization. The next time someone generously offers you some of his hard-acquired illicit substance, don't "Just say no"; say "No, thank you." m.be attending all the events... the 100 meters while wearing waders. Classic. -Trent Bates, Asst. Photo editor I think it's utterly deplorable. We need the wetlands for ... urn, what were they for again? -Greg Wilcox, Web editor Wetlands, shmetlands, let's hurry up and destroy them already. -Diego Ibanez, Opinions writer It reminds me of the Joni Mitchell song "Big Yellow Taxi": "Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot." In defense of the UVzoobies With all due respect to niche that is long past due. There is also the issue Greg Wilcox and his aversion to BYU (UVU Review of football. Particularly Opinion, Aug. 24, 2007), BYU football. Simply put. I'm a little disturbed that it rules. This is where my I have not only been com- rebuttal gets personal. You pared to a presumably see, I was raised on BYU smelly guy no one wants football. So now, it's football seato dance with, but also accused of soiling this sacred son. And when I buy jackuniversity. For my defense ets and coats, I buy them I must turn to my own main in blue. Sweatshirts and man, William Shakespeare: hoodies? Blue. If they sport "In a false quarrel there is a block Y, all the better for no true valour." And may game day. I should also I also add, "The (man)mention that each semester doth protest too much, me- when I pay my tuition, no one asks me to verify the thinks." There is no beef between color scheme of my closet. Utah Valley University and A time may come when I Brigham Young University. can enjoy world-class colNot yet, anyway. Each in- lege football right here at stitution has its own buffet UVU. Until then, I beg of offerings for students far forgiveness from my feland wide. And they are very low students who have to different - in attitude, size, sit next to the girl in blue. age and management. The Don't take it personally. incredible growth of UVU is evidence that it isfiLlinga Heather Jones -Robbin Anthony, Office manager There are wetlands on campus? -Heather Jones, Opinions writer All I can say is'that it's about time! -Andrea Morris, Asst News editor What? They shouldn't! Those wetlands are beautiful. This is not allowed! Treason! Someone call the county executioner! (I'm kidding.) The wetlands really should stay. -Robert Jones, Staff I think that the expansion of the athletics program is not worth the destruction of the UVU wetlands. They should just build a parking garage and use one of the parking lots for the field. -Merinda Pearce, Lead Designer Track and field is obviously popular enough here to have a stadium ... right? Viva wetlands. 'i '.ft * -Jennie NichoUs, Editor at large Undeclared £ \ -i f'1^ J ! Jordy Kirkman I wish they were building a foorbaU. field. Other than that, it's fine. Murder those wetland animals. Eating youi bi<iinv~ Ha !>•» just kidding. iom« pooplo am so ignorant. Want 10 catch a movie? You can't pui tt It mln^t be offc peopk-af certa -Da^e1 Ibi Awesome. 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