Show The Utah Statesman Students may fund stadium lk dta: I have been I yrs that the 0 State University I have ceased to be amazed at the of USU students-an- d of USU faculty matter that k for ( a time of budget cuts and tuition increases university k find the Universe fc students we - astral administration pushing seats to k tk addition of 10000 in order to tk football aUdium Mintaia NCAA Division Utah Zr aitut ft seems that the funadditional seats will quite clear ky for the fees probably get from student of the fees ktugh a continuation sw being charged students for the Mention of the field house Ladell Director Athletic of tafcsen has said on a number Utah wagons (as he did in the Oc-uk- r on Suit University Outlook that our current is aware of the impor-MC- t 19791 of athletics at USU remain- - and that the Kwnity has chosen to attempt status by adding the 10000 nets and trying to attain 17000 ewife attendance for a year as Mtnsted for example with sports to the current proDivision seats to a been filled sales tactics that raid make a Las Vegas used car dak cnvious-- is seen as because it is a coat aa compared to hav-- f to support four additional sports year after year Ik adding indium of 10000 which has only financial-tidvantageo- one-taen- y Don’t This decision by the central administration made largely without student or faculty involvement is based on many questionable assumptions and raises serious questions about the goals of Utah State University as a university As the central administration has not invited or encouraged dialogue on the matter I am in hopes that Tht Statesman might serve aa a forum for informing the central administration about student and even faculty opinion on a number of issues related to NCAA Division status and adding seats to the stadium Some relevant questions are: (1) How many students (other than participating athletes) have been attracted to USU by the publicity from its intercollegiate athletics program as contrasted to the academic programs of the universi- ty and its beautiful rural and natural setting? (2) How many students would like to pay fees for the construction of additional seats for a stadium which has only been filled once (ns contrasted to paying for the renovation of the field house which ia for the active use of students) and the use of which is limited primarily to four or five Saturdays a year for the football team? (3) How many students believe that maintaining NCAA Division status is really important to the prestige of the university as contrasted with the importance of building academic programs of strength? things that work fix Titktdhor This fetter is in response to later Essig't letter in The Salomon Nov 7 We we two problems with your tide First and foremost you dan there is a parking problem in Ife ndnity of the flower garden Ik High Rise parking lots are a Ws skate Ik to the north H that's not enough parking fen is stiD more on the east side of pus next to the Nutritional Science building We've never seen either of these lots full or the stadium lot If something works why fix it? Second why not have an attraction outside the perimeter of central campus? The results of your survey were astonishing but the problem lies in the laziness of the students not in the lack of parking Laurie Maggard Mark Lattrell seats easy-to-rea- d interested in knowing how the 700-90participants in club sports who get approximately (14000 to (15000 a year ASUSU support as contrasted with the over (500000 of state funds that go into intercollegiate athletics feel about this particular question I would be 0 (5) Are intercollegiate athletics really a part of the university? Or put another way what do intercollegiate athletics have to do with the educational mission of the “ domestic juri bait that assurance “Fort one nation I lfeda with another are some are not tl bat Ibis does no jjdtbare "y ""( and outrigh foreigner I my Iran had more cl Wog al 2?’ ran If this si Pwsdent how 0 bis or her Cbteeeingina iluJ7 incident J an (7) Should the university continue to put over (500000 a year in state funds into intercollegiate athletics and in addition use probably more money from student fees to add more concrete and bricks to the football stadium? as to whether I will be curious students or faculty feel that questions such as these merit discussion As may be evident from the way that I have phrased the questions I do have a position on inter1 collegiate athletics at USU and would be pleased if letters to the editor came in that supported that position However at this point I am more interested in simply finding out whether our acquiescent student body and faculty are sufficiently concerned to respond and let the central administration know their opinions James P Shaver Professor and Associate Dean for Research violate diplomacy rules Well maybe a slight iwview: of- jliijllvi ! quarter? It surprises me that such a sup- school accepts the wasteful expensive production of such an ephemeral piece of junk posedly ecology-oriente- d Being one of the Utah-patronizin- g citizens g who gladly puts forth the cost of tuition for the privilege of attending such a fine ever-risin- in a way it annoys me that once I’ve given my life to pay for classes I must scrounge another handful of institution-we- ll change to learn when those classes are What next? Are we going to start buying tickets outside the door of each class handing in 50 cents with our exams so someone will grade them? Or perhaps advisers will start charging by the hour or maybe we’ll have to purchase rights to stand in line to hand Old Main our fat quarterly checks Maybe for once USU should stoop and fellow the intelligent examples of countless universities Perhaps I’m being presumptuous to assume students have rights to free access to schedules Why not cut the fancy stuff and print class lists on newsprint and distribute it as is done with this paper? Maybe with the money saved USU can afford stamps to send us our spring grades in the summer Laura Jo West Valerie Vaughan directly involved in making decisions about athletics or even informed of the decisions that have been made? by Scott B Walker The most difficult problem with this situation is the lack of authoriThe ty by which to deal with took seizure of the US Embassy place by students radical immature minds in a world of big those politics I am not implicating in the Iranian students who reside US and are aware that some religious leader is a big nincompoop just those who are shrouded Islamic justice It in their is hard to swallow that a move like this is justice Most Western nations learned were long ago that religious leaders affairs secular with incompatible Today we have living proof Favorable public support is risare car ing in Iran Many Iranians ‘We don t banners stating tying need the US they need us' Page 5 university? (6) If intercollegiate athletics are a part of the educational mission of the university then why are students and faculty not more POLITICAL ANIMAL Iranian situs tior Iks American p cause Any state member I of the c baa a specie kt foreign nations 121 979 ‘Bull’etin is great deal for fine paper and prico To the editor: I wish to express my sincere comfor (4) Is it a proper weighting of pliments to those responsible USU’s quarterly producing human values to say that putting dollars into concrete and brick for schedule bulletins I am impressed seats that likely will be rarely used with the fine organizations paper type is a savings over investing money quality and And the price is outstanding! in four more sports which would bulletin a mere 79 Winter provide for greater participation in cents-wha- t’s quarter that added on to the athletics by more students on a (567 in tuition I dish out each continuing basis? THE Iranians Monday November economics and history is at hand First of all indeed the US needs oil but let’s take this one step further Iran you need the revenue technology and good will given by nations in exchange for that oil Deprived of those your national sovereignty could be in jeopardy It is difficult to feel safe in a world of power politics without security Look around at the world and take notice of those nations that do not have abundant natural resources one thing is dear they are a little more humble You need the US for another obvious reason the US is a world leader a world leader in its own by right But we did not get there pulling stunts such as the seizure of an embassy Think it over and then make a rational judgement Iran Things are not always what thejlaearato 5 a-- CBOHECD flGGIGS GROW! 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