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Show THE THUNDERBIRDOSOUTHEAN UTAH UNIVERSITYOTHUASDAY MAY 21 , 19920PAGE 4 BIKERS MUST USE CORRECT RACKS magine for a moment a student bicycling enthusiast who rides his mountain bike every day to school for some extra exercise and recreation. " I prefer a bike because you can park it anywhere,'• he says, '' and going from one end of the campus to the other between classes is a breeze. I can weave between pedestrians on the sidewalks; it's great!'' What this student, we'll call him Mark, doesn't realize is that bicyclers can't just park anywhere on campusand they need to exercise care while on the sidewalks in the face of an increasing risk of the banning of bicycling on campus. Right now SUU administration guards a nonchalant attitude in regard to bicycle use on campus sidewalks, but in the wake of several complaints of discourteous commuting, things could swiftly change. This could affect not only students but several employees and faculty of SUU who enjoy gliding to work, as well. Members of the biking special interest on campus should be aware of these threats to bike use, becaulC once eliminated, as has been done on countless other university campuses, the right to bike will be lost forever. Campus personnel are especially concerned with regard to bicycles ending up chained to signpoles or trees. They say they've had enough. When a bike is chained to a pole or tree during landscaping and mowing, groundskeepers can't mow around them well. With lots of use, the lighter poles can tilt from the constant pressure. Trees also suffer from chaining. Not only do they bend from the weight, but limbs, needles or leaves, and bark begin to slough off from frequent chaining. Once again, as with our lawns being cut with shortcut paths in places, we need to put convenience aside in favor of a more beautiful campus. Chances are if the problem becomes acute, "Don't chain your bike here" signs won't be the result, just a ban on bicycle use. Students continuing this practice are in for a surprise when they find their bike chained with an additional, larger SUU chain. Before receiving the key to the lock, the offending student will also receive a good lecture on bicycle parking rules. With many bicycle racks located around campus in addition to the ones at the Library, the Science Building and the Student Center, students shouldn't come up short for a place to park their favorite hill-climber. I TIIB THUNDfflBIRD SOUTHERN UTAH UNNERSITY O CEDAR CITY, UTAH Sport, Editor J:ry Hinton Editor Cheris Tucker ANOCiak Editor David Jobn.>n Alloc:iak Editor Jennifer Morley Photo .Editor Eric Roderick Adffrtiring &p Ben Blackbum Sta1f Production Head Lynn Dennett FIICUlty Adviacr Larry Baker Wt NEED A Mf.RSHALL Pl.AN fOR THE CITIES. Lmt:RS Track teams merely fill requirement TO THE EDITOR: [ A nameplate], usually attached to a trophy or plaque, was presented to me as a token of appreciation by the SUU athletic department for my four years of service as a member of the outdoor track team. My service entailed 23 track meets totaling 41 races, not counting cross-country and indoor track meets. The men's and women's cross· country and track teams make up six sports of the required 12 sports mandated by NCAA guidelines. More often than not the SUU athletic department treats these athletes as numbers in fulfillment of requirements rather than individuals putting forth effort under the SUU banner. The 1991-92 season was the first year that the school furnished uniforms and warm-ups. Prior to this each athlete had to purchase all running attire. The 1992-93 season will be the first season in three years in which a full-time coach will be employed. In the past , unqualified part-time coaches/babysitters were typical of the athletic department's standard operating procedure in condescending to the crosscountry and track programs. feeling of satisfaction and appreciation. But all it instilled in me was a feeling of humiliation and unqualified distaste. [The nameplate] doesn' t even include this year (91-92)-the year that precipitates my bitchy attitude. With this sort of treatment it is no wonder that I am the only fouryear senior the program has had in the last three years. As I crossed the finish line of This year's cross-country and track team is loaded with talent and a waning enthusiasm. If the program is to continue to grow and improve the athletic department must improve its treatment of these athletes or be forced into action due to the inability to field a team, thus disqualifying the school from NCAA division I status. my last collegiate race I reveled in the thought of finally being out from under the poor treatment expressed by the athletic department. Yet, at the Spring Athletics Banquet, I realized that they (Athletic Department) were not through with me. For unknown reasons the [nameplate], when glued to my Senior Award for indoor track, was supposed to instill in me a Gregory Collins Nursery precedes climbing wall need each Monday and Tbwsday of the academic year by and br the student body o(Soutbem Utah Uni""nity and is oot affiliated with the Univeniiy' a depanment of communication. 'The: views and opinions expreued in T1r T/Jmdnbird are thOlle d individual ~ and do not neceaarily rdlect the views of the institution, ~ IIAll' or 11\ldent body ID !F'fflll 'The: UJUigned editorial directly aba,,,e is the opinion of T1r 1'1llndalinJ 8S a angle entity. Letten co the edicor must be typed and indude the name and phone number. Only the name ~ ~ prinmi Nam.. will not be_wilhbt.ld under any circumllanoes and the editor ~ editing privileges. Letters mull be submitted by noon Fridays for Monday editions; 5 p.m. 11,e.i,,... br Thumday editions. ,. Th, Tltundal,i,r/ is published ~ Gric,,,u,ea: Any individual with a grievanoe against Th, n,,,,J,,/,inJ should dirttt such problem first IO the editor. If unrnolved, that grievance should then be directed to the adviJer. [f still unresol\/Cd, the grievance lhould be directed IO the SUU Publications Council, ~7710. Th, Tletdrrf,,,t/: ollicea in SUU Technology Building 003. Mail at SUU Box 9384, Cttlar C ity, UT 84720. Phone (801) 586-77S7, S86-77S8, S86-77~. 586-5488. FAX 5ll6·5-487. TO THE EDITOR: something like that rather than a climbing wall. A climbing wall? C 'mon, I've bee.n an avid rock climber for years and I don' t need a climbing wall. There arc plenty of good places to climb within a few miles of Cedar City. I would much rather see the money go to a nu:-'ery here on campus; or Think about it. A nursery would give those students with small children a place to go while they're attending classes as well as give those students enrolled in Early Childhood Development some actual experience. That would benefit more of the whole than the special interests of the few . I've written a petition against the climbing wall and would encourage everyone to sign it . Contact Steve Chamberlain on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 to 10 a .m. or Fridays at 4 to 5 p.m. in the SUUSA Senate office to sign. Mike Edison 1• |