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Show 5 The Magna TimesWest Valley News, Thursday, March 26, 1998 1 Sports SLCC to host collegiate health and fitness tour "When Dennis Rodman goes to the beauty parlor, he always uses the emergency entrance. He probably just goes in for an estimate." - Book of Hag . I hate earrings. I mean on men. They look lousy. I don't care if Michael Jordan wears them. I just can't imagine someone making a living by puncturing someone's ear lobes. Perhaps I'm old fashioned. I hope so. A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an ear puncturer can only advise makeup, turned up collars, and earmuffs. Why would a grown up man want to wear earrings? I'm sorry. I just cannot understand. I'd just as soon put earrings on a hog. What we have going is an earring epidemic. Even people with big ears are wearing them. I know this one guy who has big ears. He had all his tie clasps made into earrings. When the light comes at a certain angle, the reflection is blinding. It costs him a lot of money to look ridiculous. One wag said, "Each new generation is anew invasion of savages." I agree. The human race has improved everything but the human race. As Will Durrant opined: "A civilization is bom stoic (impassive) and dies : epicurean (pleasure seeking)." So, get rid of your earrings. They wont make you a better person and you certainly don't look better. Take them out of your nose and your lips. I'm sure they hurt. If you have one in your navel, give it up. are another. Earrings are taking over Earrings are one thing and with pictures, the world. with comwith writing, memorative days, with obscene messages. When will it ever end? In my day, which you may not want to hear about, were mostly undershirts and started white. as and out graduated to formal plain They wear. You can see them everywhere. At the mall and at the dance. I saw one at a wedding reception. I said, "Sorry you got hooked." out of everything; everything from burlap to silk. They now make have infiltrated the most sacred of chambers, like the Senate and the House of Commons. run amok, is the gymnasium. Many Another holy area, where players wear them under their basketball jerseys. I, for one, resent that. Why not leave the uniform the way it was designed? Why make it look under red worse? Pink under red jerseys look worse. Pink look lousy. jerseys Lets you and I go out to dinner. Don't wear earrings or a of monSIMONS SAYS; "There. are one hundred t I ,lr. keys and apes and none of them wear earrings. SIMONS SAYS: "If you have earrings in your nose, it's hard to blow it. If you have one in your navel it's hard to get the lint out" ninety-threc,spec.i- e$ : Give a gift to our youth volunteer today. Contact your local school or church for volunteer opportunities. CROSSWORD ACROSS LKingof Israel 8. Let it stand (print) 3. Capable 4. Insect 5. Eating: . 6.-' utensil Invlgomt. 9. Sphere ins 10. Fleshy fruits 7. German 12. 8aunter resort 13. Beginning: 8. 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The national tour reaches a massive college audience with a message that health and fitness are as much as a choice as any other part of students' lives. It gives students the opportunity to work with professionals in educating their peers regarding habits attitudes, and awareness, related to drugs, alcohol and other health issues. Sponsored by SLCC's Alcohol and Drug Prevention Education program and the BACCHUS student club, the Collegiate Health and Fitness Tour will be on Redwood Campus from 10 a.m. to The event is free 4 p.m., April and open to the public. "We are very excited for this tour to come to Salt Lake Community College," said DeeDee Lobato, SLCCs alcohol and drug prevention education specialist. "It is a great opportunity for students to participate in a film event while two-da- 2-- 3. ' learning about health issues." The Collegiate Health and Fitness Tour is in its fifth year and annually tours more than 100 colleges and each year. The universities "Natural High" activities and events include: Artificial rock climbing a wall, gladiator joust, bungee run competition. Velcro fly wall, bouncy boxing, bungee challenge, football challenge, baseball pitch and a soccer challenge. There will be prizes and giveaways for the events. The Tour also provides literature, health and exercise equipment, computer-relate- d games and tests 30-fo- ot Q1I0QB0Q , of all types. These are associated with educating college students and employees on health and fitness topics, Lobato said. Lobato added that some topics that are part of the health awareness games are coronary risk, smoking, exercise weight, life expectancy and lifestyles. The awareness health interactive games are designed to allow students to compare results with others to learn about themselves and their peers' lifestyles. For more information about the upcoming Collegiate Health and Fitness Tour, please call DeeDee Lobato at (801)957-4703. 0033013 03(300 Births at Pioneer Valley Hospital through March 24, 1998 are as follows: March 17: Karen Workman and E. Jonathan Vance, boy, West Valley City. March 19: Angela and S. John Johnson, girl, Taylorsville. March 20: Hata and Zlatko Dubric, boy. West Valley City. March 20: Dona and Anthony Caudle, girl, Grantsville. March 21: Loyann and Sateki Finua, boy, Kearns. March 22: Jenna and William G. Lewis, girl, Sandy. March 24: Shirley and Lawrence Eggleston, girl, Kearns. March 24: Linnae and Sedn Newell, girl, WVC. March 24: Stephanie and James McClure, girl, West Jordan. March 24: Kalene and Dan Palmer, girl. West Jordan. 1 |