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Show " Friday, October 10> 2008 HE SIGNPOST EDITORIAL Signpost Viewpoint FRANK LIKED THE /WCAIN-O0AMA BUT IT WASN'T AS IKTeRESTlMG AS A BASEBALL 6ANAE, HE SAID/ To fight or not to fight? Anaheim Ducks' George Parros takes a fist to the chin from Vancouver Canuck's Darcy Hordichuk in a game last Sunday. SOURCE: APtXCHANCE Sportsmanship, sportsmanlike for their team. However, it's in a more conduct, respect for the other team, mellow fashion. Yet as soon as a punch keep it off the field; all of these phrases is thrown, the whole building erupts. are synonymous with nearly every From foul language, to rooting for the popular sport in existence. Even hockey. fight to go on, afightmeans "game-on." However, hockey and fighting are like The more fights breakout on the ice, the biscuits and gravy. It's not a good game longer and louder will fans cheer for without a good fight or ... 12. their teams. Why is fighting accepted, even Some places, Wisconsin and Canada in particular, devote a large part of their encouraged by players, coaches, and time to their love of hockey, and it's easy some die-hard hockey fans, but severely punished in other sports? to see why. The sport itself is fast-paced A basketball player may throw a and abrupt, and the final score can be few harsh words to an opponent, but unpredictable. However, these reasons generally the disagreement is stopped to watch or play hockey are the same before a true fight can develop. A as most other popular sports. Football, quarterback doesn't start swinging soccer, baseball, etc.; they all have when he's sacked. intense moments of Who's a golfer going to action and keep fans Why is fighting beat up? The fairway? and participants on their feet, with their Hockey is one of the accepted, even hearts in their throats most violent sports running today and the So what is it that encouraged by fans love it. Perhaps makes hockey so players, coaches, more people would special, other than up to a volleyball the flat-out machand some die-hard show match if the woman speed of the game? who missed the ball, ThefightsVWhilesome hockey fatlS, but went after the server. fans still get quite riled . • j # It's strange how from a good hockey severely punished today's society will so fight, there are some in other sports? severely stand against who wish to "change it blood and violence up" and take the fight on television and in video games, out of hockey. Interestingly enough, the worrying about what will become of its players and coaches disagree. Fighting viewers, when later that night, some is used as a major strategy during the of those same people will don their games. In other sports, if a player so much as favorite hockey jersey, grab a drink and some nachos, and proceed to throw looks at an opposing player the wrong said treats all over themselves and way or simply shoves them away, they surrounding fans in order to leap to either get a flag, a foul, or even ejected their feet and cheer when the sticks are from the game. That's not how they dropped and the gloves are swinging. do it in hockey. If a player is shoved So what should be done about on the ice, a full-on fistfight generally it? Should fighting be taken out of follows that shove. The only reason the hockey and punished as severely gloves stay on, when they do stay on, as other sports? Or has it become is because it's too difficult to take them such a pivotal part of the game that off, and let's face it, those hands are valuable and it wouldn't be wise to deck there's no chance of removing it, and do hockey patrons and participants someone in the helmet. want it removed? These questions What are the penalties for this? For the average fight, it'sfiveminutes in the should be answered. If fighting is frowned upon in a large percentage penalty box and they're back on the ice. of sports, maybe it should be frowned At any hockey game, whether it's upon in all sports. Boxing excluded, the Wildcats, the Grizzlies, or the Red of course. Wings, the attitude in the arena can be at one end of the spectrum or the Comment on this story at other. There is no middle ground. With wsusignpost. com no fighting, the crowd will still cheer rr\ 1 HE Editor in chief Managing Editor News Editor Sports Editor Photo Editor Business Editor Features Editor A&E Editor Adviser Ad Manager Office Manager SOURCE: I MCOATCHY The Nuance: Ode to John and Sarah No, I'm sure that up north where she roads and beer. Or anything else, that's Josh McCatlerty receives so much love (along with the what they do, or lose dear. I would like to say that we do deserve earmarks she now claims to shove), she Signpost more, but the fact of the matter is we is justly regarded as sent from above. columnist But old John McCain, whose slogan can't handle the chore. But John has always justly prided is "Country First," may have sentenced Well, after two years of rollercoaster himself on the fact that he took his this nation to a ride in a hearse. dives of aspirations, tilt-a-whirl pivots rhetoric from his highest gold shelf. The oldest president is what he of pundit expectations and bumper-car would be, with the most incompetent With a story like his it's easy to win halting of premature congratulations, without understudy we will distorting the sensational theme park of opponents hopefully ever see. with presidential designation is coming to a A man can sell How can you say political spin. conclusive termination. national security is So now as our friend That's right, and neglecting the yet Mac goes on the attack, his soul so his the business you're in, unknown "October Surprise," the only and he unleashes that then hire a successor country can real possibility of an Obama capsize, which he previously who's never heard of Barack's pupils belong to the next held back, with a live. It is even the Bush Doctrine? president's eyes. So McCain had better grimace of pain at his How can you claim introduce one gargantuan surprise, record once intact, I noble, if he feels to be a concrete one of epic proportion and behemoth can easily forgive all conservative sort, but size. Not these mad preacher rants or this he will carry on his he's the one to Roe versus Wade is all stale Bill Ayers ties. Perhaps even an back. guard against the you know about the illegitimate baby would no longer do, Court? A man can sell his or any other private marital lies. Not future's sharp shiv. Supreme soul so his country can How can you know even something a'la Clinton, though live. It is even noble, if whether or not to bail perhaps a slice of wide-stance Idaho he feels he's the one to out, when, if asked representative pie. guard against the future's sharp shiv. about it, gibberish is what you spout? Though I realize I've never met that If this is the case there is one thing I And so as I watch this aging P.O.W. McCain, and a man can hide cannot forgive. statesman, sucked of that something much through TV's window pane, I I speak, of course, now of that one that made him so fun, surely unhappy can't help but sense his voice-betrayed from up top, who after reciting the with what he has done. pain as he unleashes the dirt he felt script, should really just stop. I don't The slanders and mud are part of from W's campaign. care that she's petty, or that she fired the job that he's in, but damn it we Now, dear readers, as I am writing that cop. But I am deeply concerned at can't forgive him, for Sarah Palin. this here, I want to make one thing the office's IQ point drop. plainly, and shined-crystal clear: I don't It not that I'm saying Mrs. Palin is Comment on this story at blame a shrewd pol, who peddles us dumb, though certainly that is the wsusignpost.com fear or promise the stars, free money, defensible opinion of some. 'Cats on campus At this point in the campaign trail, who would you vote for? Why? Compiled by Ben Taylor Photos by Matt Glass WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Jessica Schreifels Frances Kelsey Heidi LeBaron Jon McBride 626-7121 626-7614 626-7655 626-7983 Catherine Mortimer 626-6358 Ashley Salvador 626-7624 Tricell Taylor 626-7621 Samantha Neri 626-7105 Allison Hess 626-7499 Shelley Hart 626-6359 Georgia Edwards 626-7974 -The Signpost is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday during fall and spring semesters. Subscription is $18 a semester. First newspaper copy free, each additional copy S0.50. -The Signpost is a student publication, written, edited, and drafted by Weber State University students. Student fees fund the printing of this publication. Opinions or positions voiced are not necessarily endorsed by the university. The Signpost welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must Include name, address, telephone number, relationship to staff, and the writer's signature. -The Signpost reserves the right to edit for reasons of space and libel and also reserves the right to refuse to print any letter. Utters should not exceed 350 words. Bring letters to the editorial office in the Student Union 401, or mail to: The Signpost, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408-2110. Attn:Jcssica Schreifels. E-mail thcsignpost@webcr.edu TRIBUNE "Probably Obania because I • believe he has a great seme of judgment He understands tiiat we can't always do everything at once" -Nicole Peterson chemistry sophomore "I would voteforMcCain. Obama looks like a nice guy but he's really new to t)\e whole politics th ing and McCain lias a lot of experience. It seems Mccain is better suited to help the economy" -Ammon lurnblom business freshman "I wouldgpfor McCain because I think he has a better plan on getting tts out of this little oil dilemma with the middle east. He also has more experience than Obama." ;, V -Jakob Hartman business and multimedia . ....'. freshman (l I would probably go with McCain because he seems like a good strong leader and he has a good backup in Sarah Palin, I don't like Obama because he seems a little bit like a ivuss." -Ashley Dustln zoology sophomore "Probably McCain. I'm a registered republican and I think his beliefs are more my t y p e . " •...-.•• v . , - . - - ' •• • * - . , ; " . • • : ; > • . ••-•;tv>;. i • y.->-y -j u s tin TUrner r ;pre-med freshman "Utah always votes republican so I don't see any point in even bothering to go out and vote," ! ^ -Melissa Jackson . : . business . ,^ "f ' • * u ^ ' " sophomore'•*',;!? \ , i , V i . '*•*-* * : / • . ' |