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Show DAI THE LY CHRONICLE TAH U OPINION hi ir-- "" n 771 THE CHRONICLE'S VIEW Soccer Exposure at Rice Eccies Is Good Move jhe Blitz?., a professional; outdoor soccer team, is going to be making seme Stadialterations to um. But don't worry, this is a good thing. The Blitzz will spend its first season housed at Rice-cclstadium until its own stadium is completed in 2JCt. This is excititfg in and of itself, but the best part of the deal is that the lam is paying nearly $180,000 for an extension of the field grass on either side- -' line in order to be in compliance vith United Soccer League T Fice-Fccl- es es rules. This is great news. 5tadiuT will be better Rice-Ecci- es equipped to serve a greater variety of events, especially soccer events, because of the free field addition. Eventually, we will see , some exhibition World Cup and Maior League Soccer games at our own stadium, The stadium, which w?s paid for with taxpayer money, will now be The burden of takiug care ef the stadium, ii.siead of failing on the shoulders of the University of Utah athletics department or local taxpayers, will be covered by vaiious summer events. And the events themselves will make a nice addition to the summer atmosphere in Salt Lake City. This connection with a soccer ieam is a great managerial deci - " self-sufficie- 1 sion on the pari of the stadium administration. It deserves to be applauded for its role its the matter, especially because the current situation is beceficiai to tht U as well as to the .soece? team. Not only will studeats of the U and community members be well served by an increase in various sports and other events, the university itself will benefit. It is important that the stadium can support itself. The only possible way tor it to do so is to invite a lot of teams, events and ' ftfi 1 0 Ik " J 'Yi I V' Mil. V L'l 1 ! E I 5 mnWo. ..1 Arr i'u. 'rrrn . a rv- - IWfWT r I I ill m hi A A shows io campus. It j.s true that no discount rici ets to these events will be offered to students, faculty r staff of the university. This seems at first unfair, as al! these people contributed financially to the building of the stadium, m addition to having to deal with the construction. But fGr. starters; everyone should be happy just to have thssc events on campus. For instance, in the past, there was no possibility of an exposure to professional soccer la Utah. Now, we hae our own team on campus, even if only temporary. Additonal!y: Uie possibility or" housing some World Cup and MLS games should be thrilling for everyone, even those who do not like soccer. This is a good start tc for the- stadium. Nw, all it needs to io is keep it up. LETTER Athletes Work for Scholarships . cy - TO THE EDITOR Editor I admit it I am a student athlete. I have to say, Winn's Jan. 12 article, "College Athletes Do Make Good Money" was lacking in information, degrading and plain rude. I have always had great pride in being an athlete at the University of Utah. I have also been very grateful. But Winn generalized sr. issue that does not apply to all athletes at the U. Sports that bring the school money will have more scholarships to give the athletes. These are revenue sports. There are also non revenue sports that are allotted a certain amount of scholarships and are limited to the per diem amount I am part of a sport My rent is not paid. I do not get free food, but 1 do get tuition. Grateful? You bet. But you know what? All the athletes work hard to keep what they have e?xned. And jobs? Sure we can have jobs. Depending on your scholarship, you can make a certain amount of money. non-revenu- e But imagine this: commuting to campus from Roy being a e student, practicing at least three hours a day, driving back to Roy and working five hours. Studying? Yeah, it's a little hard. But there are athletes just like me who work hard year round to get good grades and excel at their sports. So if fu'l-tim- athletes complain about their scholarships, then they are taking it ail for granted. One last thing: Athietes have to fight for parking spaces, and not all athletes get to travel to fun places like Hawaii, Puerto Rico or Europe. So you, Brandon Winn, have committed the act of generalization. Next time ycu write an article about ALL student athietes, you should check your facts. We are real students. ELiSHA KEKACS Behavioral Science and Health; Human Development and Family Studies, Senior Think Hard Before You Join the Rat Race ADAM DAVENPORT Chronicle Opinion a re you graduating? Are you wondering jLA what it is you should do with your life JL the university? Are you worried about your career path? If you want to escape the ulcers and nervous breakdowns of the current professional work place, the answer is simple: Don't get a A-aft- er job. The dominant trend in world business, and especially in the United States, compels us as potential college graduates to develop technolosmaller, faster, more and for and methods living gies transacting. nt and our university predecessors are doing a fantastic job of moving along this trend a line that resembles an asymptote racing toward an unobtainable infinity at 2n rate. If we aim to live and work cn this trend line, will we ever be able to reach its pinnacle? Or will we be forever chasing an idea or level of economic status that, because one can always accumulate more in monetary terms, will fcrever elude us? Inherent in this trend is the idea that after you create these wonderful, new, better technologies, you will incorporate them into your daily life and depend on them to keep We ever-increasi- wondering what you should be working toward, meanwhile not actually working toward anything of merit? My advice is this: Don't get a real (career) job, at least for tight now. Go to work for a graduates. Interviewers will marvel at our understanding of the new business environment and the technology that perpetuates it. We g will all land jobs and begin our adult lives as competent producers and consumers. Mix in a lovely husband or wife and some great kids, and you are the American My advice is this: Don't get a real (career) job, at feast for right now. time-efficie- Columnist time-efficie- you on the cutting edge. If you choose not to keep up with rapid change, ycur marketability as a commodity in the job market quickly diminishes. So the only alternative is to use the ideas that we've invented to become better, faster, more nt good-payin- to work for a volunteer organization after graduation. Join thg Peace Corps or the Go dream. So then what? There you will be, making good money for your 40 hours, paying your mortgage, saving for your children's college education so they too can do as well as, if not better than, you are doing. But how well will you be doing? Will you be raising humanity to a higher level of understanding of our world while working for Fidelity Investments; or will you merely be inventing and perpetuating a system that serves as a distraction from the things that really matter? What really matters is, of course, subjective, but I think we'll all agree that more money doesn't necessarily make everything better; and smaller, faster, more technologies and methods of making money should not be our goals as time-efficie- nt humans. Will you be living for the enjoyment of being alive, or will you spend all your time CHRONICLE OPINION EDITOR American Red Cross. Get some real perspective on yourself and your life before you sprint into the job market and a mortgage. familial or other obligations. However, in my experience, I've found people generally are not ready for their careers at graduation. So don't start if you aren't ready. There are alternatives which, if you are able, can teach you concepts outside of the noise of society, apart from following the dominant trend. These concepts enable you to stand back from the asymptote and consciously choose whether or not you want to engage yourself in particular pursuits. You will have the emotional, intellectual and spiritual fortitude to pursue things which you, not your boss or parents or whoever, deem important. I don't think that any of us will argue that such a perspective is anything but heaithy and conducive to true happiness. Don't get in a big hurry to produce and consume. If you do, you'll become so comof daily pletely engrossed with the life that you won't be able to see past it. You will live on the asymptote and never be able to reach its destination, because there isn't one. Greed, envy and emulation flow from living that lifestyle. That isn't healthy, and will definitely not promote happiness. Realistically, you will have to get a job someday to fully support yourself, set aside some funds for retirement or take care of your family if you so dec ide. But my point is, don't do it blindly. Don't float along wondering why you arc here doing what you are go-go-- . volunteer organization after graduation. Join the Peace Corps or the American Red Cross. Get some real perspective on yourself and your life before you sprint into the job mar- ket and a mortgage. Some adults do graduate from university life ready for the daily grind, and to them, I extend a sincere congratulations. Others are forced to pursue lucrative interests due to KATHRYN COWLES LETTERSCHRONICLE.UTAH.EDU doing. For the sake of your happiness, just say no to employment. 581-704- 1 |