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Show COMME ARY THETI-lUNDERBIRD·SOUiliERN lITAH UNIVERSITY·MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1993 • PAGE 4 SU SYMBOL USELESS FOR PROMOTION A s SUU and Cedar City grow to their maximum c.apacity, both small-town life and the close-knit campus will be threatened. To maintain such a desirable environment for higher learning, several questions must be asked of the community and of the students. The first question must be: What is it that initially attracts students to SUU? It is primarily the class si2.e, availability of classes, and the surrounding natural beauty. Recently, it has been proposed that an "SU" symbol be placed on Red Hill at the base of Cedar Canyon. Sandy Lord, student body president said, of this project that "the idea for the SU symbol is a wonderful aspect to promote SUU and the surrounding community. It is too <bad we aren't seeing more interest for the project." Indeed, \t is a wonder that more students are not more openly against placing the symbol on Red Hill. Cost, inconvenience, and adverse affects of placing an SU on the hill will be unwise in view of other pressing student and university needs. Promotion seems co be the main argument for the symbol, but there are many more ways to benefit the community and the university than scarring the mountain side with an SU. Although no major adverse environmental affects will occur, Red Hill will doubtless be scarred from increased foot traffic. While some argue that the SU will not scar the natural beauty of Red Hill, the graffiti that the symbol will doubtless attract will not only scar the natural surroundings, it will provide a negative projection for the university. One student stated that "it's better just to leave things as we foun them." Rather than place an SU symbol on Red Hill, SUU would benefit more from increasing student representatives at high schools. If promotion is the main concern, a roadway sign would work as well as a symbol, for neither the SU symbol nor the roadway sign could be seen from more than a few miles away. The effort that will be required to place the symbol on the hill could be better spent. For instance, the money might be used to establish a scholarship fund for incoming students. Dreams of grandeur aside, scholarships will always attract more students and benefit the community more in the future than will an SU symbol that most students are, at best, unconcerned about. If the goal remains to advertise SUU, the symbol will promote the university no better than Hitler promoted peace. Without question, the best way to promote S U U and the surrounding community is to continue producing educated, conscientious adults prepared for high perform ance in the work place and in society. THE THUNDERBIRD SOt.m-lERN UTAH UNIVERSITY• CEDARCllY, UTAH Edin,, Fnni~ Moriry Opinion Duuto.r Ja:son D. Nonh Opinion A.uunt Hnther G=n Spam EdlrM Jay Hlnmn Atma.... f.ditcw Bill Galvan Ad.adsi"I Lp T ravi• Nnmian FKUlty Advioo lany Bahr A.odm,, Ad..... lfnn S. Omn<o: n.. Th,,..J..,bml ls pub&h.d eocl. Moodary •nd Thurxlay of the oadomJc ~r by and m the smoou: body of Southom Uah u . . -tJ and is no< •lllli...d wirh thc Uruvrnity', cl.po.= of communlalion. Th< wws ,n,d op,niont ap,u..d In n. Tiuuwl.rbud '"' moo< of indMdual wri,rn ind do not neoeuorily m!oct thc "'""" of me IMllD.1000, facultJ, :JC&ff Or S ~ t body in ,.....,.t. The uruign<d edirorial du..:dy 1bowt II me opm,on of n. Tlu.n<krbnd u a lingk enlity. Lfflrn ID me edilOf mwt ho typed and Include thc namt and phone number. Only the rwroe wiU ho prin..d. Names wiU no< be wirhhcld under any cim,m,,.nccs and ihc editO< ruerves ed,cng privil<ll!'I. t.a.n mUAt be 1ubmimd by noon Fri<Lr,o Monday «lioon1< 5 p.m. T uesd.tyl lo, Thurxlay edooonJI. m ~ Arty indiwlual with I gnrvance op,ns< n.. ThM,,Jnl,nd ,hould dirra .ruch probkm rust m the «h r. 1( u n ~ . rhar gneyana ohould then ho dirttttd "' thc 1dvi,u, If ,riU unn,,oh>oed, thc cnm1na should ho do-..d a, the SUU PubllCllDOf\l Council, 586-7710. Th, Thwn<k,1,/Td offia-s ,n SUU Technology BuJdong 00) Milli at SUU 8m 938'1 , C....r C.r,, UT &4710. !'lion• (801) Sf36.7757, S86-7758. S86-77SO. 586-5-488 FAX S86-5'487 LETTERS Translator wanted for Spinal Column TO THE EDITOR: Does The Thunderbird provide a translated version of their stories! Not a translator for French, Spanish, or Japanese, but rather someone who wants to take the time to read Brady Peterson's Spinal Column, and rum his wantto-be intellectual words into something that the SU student body cares about After recently reading his latest "Prepare for Barnum and Bailey" all I can say is HUH?? If he is still mad and voicing his frustration for his Voice party for not even making it into the final election last year, then I say GET A LIFE! Maybe you should go back and read your own advice that you so readily gave to the rudenr body in your last column "Kingdom for Sale ... Sold!" Because here you encourage people who couldn't let go of the past, to move on. Well Mr. Peterson, maybe you should look in the mirror before you go trying to change others. And what was the deal with the way that you worded that column? "Pine Tree Blankets, rented kingdoms, and 1-14?" What exactly are you trying to get across. And as for you addressing your readers as "kids," until you can offer advice on a common intellectual level, then I suggest that you get someone to proofread your stories before they are printed. I only have one last suggestion for you, Mr. Peterson, or Brady, stop wasting our time! And don't think that you are on a different intellectual level than the rest of us, because in our eyes you are the one who looks Like you could use some of your own condescending advice. Llnda Stover EDITOR 'S NOT E: Brady Peterson replies: Brady not only appreciates you taking the time to read his outstanding Spinal Column, but for taking the time to write a response as well. As for getting a proofreader, Brady invites you, Linda, to come on down to the news room (Tech. 003) and offer up your services to the SU student body. In the meantime, keep up the good work, kid. SUU IN A MINUTE Tracking the ethnic diversity of SUU's students: 1988 1989 Native American: 3.0 % Black: .6 % Hispanic: .7 % Asian: .6% Other: .5 % ~ Native American: 2.3 % Black: .7 % Hispanic: 1.0 % Asian: .6 % Other: .2 % ~ 1990 Native American: 1.8 % Black: .6 % Hispanic: .9 % Asian: .7 % Other: .I% ~ Caucasian: 95.9 % |