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Show The Daily Utah Outmide - 7 it Live or is it Memorex... Cy be rants ? J u st Say "No" Is rx members, progressive groups like IZcIly the CMC stand the chance of becoming as obsolete as records, unless of course they are pathetically resurrected by the World Wide Web as some makeshift ' "artsy" substitution for live music. The National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) sponsored many Chronicle Opinion Editor '. . - f rt is more essential to V humans than food or auv ( L VAlt opens up people's eyes and imaginations to creatively at life. Why is it, then,; that acceptance of art is on the decline? Not only do people less in artistic func- -' but tions, thosepeople teach their less involvement with the children arts. A decreased interest in the arts is the product of an increase in technology that promotes noncha- lance towards creativity. Instead of going to galleries to look at paint- ings, it is easier for people to pullthem up on the "web Thu cyber- culture promotes computer take- overs, and makes live art a thing of the past. One could use an internet search engine to search for "art." The search ends hun-- ' in of dreds for listings live perforin a n c e s , museums,' and art gal- leries. This is , of these organizations until Congress decided to cut 1996 Fiscal Year budgets. This reduc tion meant less funding for k of 's institutions arts and port nizations. Consequendy, there is a reduced NEA agency staff menting the importance of arts, Eventually, the NEA will hire one person whose job is coming up with a web site to promote the impending demise of art aware- ness. Clearly, we need the arts and supportive arts organizations to separate ourselves from sup-loo- orga-society- imple-participa- te , machines. -- ; The fight for live art over cyberart goes much deeper than just the organizations of people who already support the arts, Continuance of arts awareness and support is the responsibility of ' govern- "When colorful painting reproductions appear on the computer screen, people sit at their desks ana miss the experience of seeing an actual work n ment cials and parents of children. In the home, par ents need to teach children 01f aXX? that there is because n h Ducktales and Barney. Instead of schooling baby computer hackers in the non art of "virtual art," teachers need to involve kids in t general exhibit information is usu- ally available. The detriments of computers occur when generated images of, exhibits and paintings accompanying exhibit information substitutes for live art. colorful painting reproduc- - tions appear on the computer screen, people sit at their desks and miss the experience of seeing an actual work of art. The experi- - of attending a museum in is lost including the - musty smells, the marble staircases and the actual artists' signatures at thc bottoms of their paintings. Why should somebody travel thousands of miles when paintings of Anne Packard can-bseen by the Arts Boston accessing Gallery nome page.' Ut course, that ques- tion means very little to somebody who only :: knows "Virtual Massachusetts" as their guide to Boston. This is a good indicator for a person to get out more often. Several organizations, national and international, exist to promote arts awareness, progression and e promotion. These organizations are saviors because they encour age human growth by driving nomc me point tnat numans neea to have exposure- - to the arts to be A good example of this is England's Sandbach Arts Festival that serves as a breeding artists ground Tor and performers all of this while providing a hub for community well-rounde- d. - involvement. more to the world - i: In the States, the Creative Musician's Coalition (CMC) provides services that help advance the new music and musicians same types of services that will soon dissipate without continual public support. Without new . & 6el WoMi ?Ai "tangible art" where live participa-becom- e n tion is imperative. Take the kid-Whe- rtotf Tffrd &?S Chronicle Opinion. Utah's Wage Gap Larger Than Life tab. women make 61 cents to Utah men's dollar. of particular women to enter Utah's job market. Rather, it is Utah's systemic patriarchal culture that allows mosdy male corporate executives to discriminate against qualified women by paving them less. In order to rectify this situation, we recommend the governor establish a supervisory arm of the EEO specifically for the purpose of supervising companies' salary practices. After an initial examination, discriminatory corporations should have to submit either annual or quarterly reports documenting the differing pay scales and why. Additionally, companies should have to release salary information to employees who request it This way, women themselves could become empowered within their respective companies. They could report pay disparities to the wage supervisory arm of the EEO. Women could unite within various companies to demand equal compensation. If they choose to do so, however, their jobs must be protected by the EEO. It would be difficult for female employees to win this battle on their own Utah it a Right to Work state. If the state and the governor value Utah women, if they citiwant to send a message that women are not second-clas- s zens, they will answer this challenge. The above editorial was ratified by 1 vote. under-preparedne- ss So say The Center for Policy Alternatives and the Institute for Women's Policy Research. The two Washington groups just released the results of a based on study personal income figures from the 1990 Census. Nationwide, Utah ranks lower in the gender wage gap than every other state except three. Utah Job Service economist Lecia Langston and KeyCorp economist Jeff Thredgold agreed that part of the wage gap can be explained by Utah culture. Predominant sodaT mores encourage Utah women to stay at home and make family their careers. Sometimes these women end up in the job market anyway (due to financial necessity) with fewer skills and less training than men. However, this doesn't seem to explain why a woman with d the same job and same education level as her male counterpart would earn less than him. The study showed, for instance, that a female nurse with an Associate of Arts degree earns 85 cents to a male nurse's dollar; one with a Bachelor of Arts earns 82 cents to a male nurse's dollar and one with a graduate degree earns 56 cents to a male nurse's dollar. The Ekafy Utah Chronicle believes that it is not necessarily the D.G-base- d offi- beneficial ence both 3Wr full-tim- full-tim- take dies back to finger-painthem back to Crayola crayons, take them back to playacting; a whole new world of performing and visual art is available for e, e year-roun- - 3-- t, young, willing audiences to rience. expe-perso- riicah J. On the government side of things, congress needs to pro- mote live arts foundations and better arts programs like the NEA Through increased fund- - Halverson Chronicle ing, officials can stress the importance of attending live art instead ot relying on computer wco sues. According to the NEA summa ry, increased government funding Opinion ftlf Mm j ative things in the world, they would learn to appreciate life on a higher level. And who knows the gentle impact this may have on tomorrow's murderers, rapists, or even politicians? J J some news or, in this casc sports stories, it's hard not to job in the collective gasp or is it a groan? The - news that National Basketball Association stars have broken a new e salary barrier, winning contracts, was one of those stories. Everyone knew that this year's nine-figur- bidding would be furious, but in excess of $100 million for dribbling and shooting? Such paychecks reflect the huge market value of professional sports, and the eventual relationship lapse of the player-fathat made the game what it is today -free-age- nt o (An area wnere many 01 today's government officials are lacking.) Artistic recognition starts at an early age Children are the peoof ple who can stop the existence "virtual art." Likewise, the arts socihelp give a person depth. If creety would take notice to the Columnist T7th for the agency encourages, "the inclusion of the arts in the National Education Goals and the development of national standards and assessments in the arts." This encouragement paves the Way for children who are aspiring government officials, as they will develop "the ability to unwpti ments. Get Their Wish Kazaam! NBA Boys n n ;';.; greed. Need I ask. the useless question:; "Has society sunk so low as to neglect education, welfare and health care and find a way to give a king's ransom to basketball players?" Within hours of ShaquiHe O'Neal's John Hancock drying on the Los dollar Angeles Laker : multi-millio- n contract, owner Jerry Buss - slam-dun- one-ma- porations and companies that can afford them instead of the individual or middle-clas- s family who kept the seats warm before. On the other end of the scale, the courtside chain occupied by the likes of actor Jack Nicholson will immediately jump from $500 to $600 a game. Avid fans will be reduced to television watchers, thusly destroying the game as we know it Shaq's seven year, $120 million deal is bordering on outrageous. And this, coming from a sports He's $17.1 of an making average gum. million per year or, in other words $7,000 per hour. (And this guy can't In this case, even make a the minimum lowering wage in the miracles. would work 4 league However, our society lacking pri life-lon- free-throw- g !) - - will never permit this travesunwind. This mindless frenzy to ty will have to gain control on its own. Until America, and the rest of the world, realizes the real cure to malnutrition and "maleducation" isn't a swish or a well never get therein the meantime, we'll have to trust these athletes with the hearts and dollars of the next generation. Michael Jordan, Shaq, and others n are industries, raking in millions in product endorseadded orities announced who would actually pay this seven footer the fans. Buss raised the price of the cheapseats from just $9.50 to $21 or an increase of about $500 per season. Buss didn't sign Shaq to win the NBA Finals, he signed him to see how the new $100 bills would look as wallpaper. Buss outpriced the folks who pay for these seats. Owners will eventually have to scale down their stadiums or construct more suites to sell to cor- ments and entertainment appearances. We're about to go from the "Shaq attack" Pepsi ads to Shaq's feature Film, Kazaam, with the Los Angeles Lakers' newest addition starring, appropriately, as a genie. What do young men, many of ' them from modest backgrounds, do with amounts of cash once reserved for tycoons or sultans? They might do well to take a page from Magic Johnson's book and invest in businesses in the communities they came from especially at a time when the government is hardly activist on urban renewal. We all know these guys have no shortage of advisers. But the construe-- . tive use of some of those added mO--" lions could make a riveting story of a . differera kind. - . |