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Show & Page pinion 5? ditorials January 27, 1999 Editor: Raelynne Loudon SLOC Actions Does COMMENTARj I, A By Raelynne Loudon loudoninfowest.com The controversy regarding the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 (SLOC), is ridiculous. Regardless of whether some officials gained a few dollars or prostitutes at the hands of SLOC members that does not mean the contributors should be fired. Or should they? I mean our president lied under oath, committed adultery and the legal process has lasted over a year and he still remains in loudoninfowest.com Injustice to the Name of the Games under one set of rules, in essence to become one. When someone is accused of bribing another person to get the Olympics in their hometown, that is serious. To me the very essence of the Olympics is pride, faith, integrity and peace. How can we have pride in the Olympics when our leaders are corrupt enough to bribe another just to get the Olympics in Salt Lake. How much faith can you have when it is obvious that this is not the first time money has switched hands in the biding process of the Games. How much integrity does it take to bribe someone to get what you want. Peace, sure there is peace within the Games. Officials were sure peaceful when they excepted money from the hands of SLOC members. Maybe if we as a country bought all the other countries off, we would never have to go to war. Maybe this is the only true answer to world peace. Frank Jojlik, office. former This controversy regarding whether or not in one case over $70,000, in direct President said, "1 was shocked and dismayed at new revelations regarding actions of the former Bid Committee. Although I had no personal knowledge of these activities, it became clear that changes must be made in order for the Games to proceed." "It is clear that these disturbing actions were taken in an effort to win friends for the bid. It is clear that they were done in the atmosphere in which at least some IOC members expected such gifts." Well, I was also shocked at these I was shocked that our revelations. leaders would go as low to bribe another just to get their way. I think this demonstrates how low our morals as a country have become. To except behavior such as this by our supposed "role models" in the community is wrong. and CEO of SLOC, tendered his resignation Jan. 8, after receiving new information of improper practices by the former Bid Committee payment, switched hands, took only a month to settle. The Olympic Games date back to 1924. The Olympics are essesntial to bringing dif- ferent athletes regardless of color, race, language or culture together to compete in one set of games, I h.? sjoU-- Oxv! cjou. Editor-in-Chi- during it's Pursuit of able to observe a variety of teachers, their teaching Commentary methods, the way they treat their students, and yi& By Jane Clark how they manage their classrooms. janeinfowest.com Over the years, there been have is than more many teachers who Teaching just have left a lasting impression a career. It is a vocation which holds the responsibility of upon my life, but there are also shaping the lives and minds of others who I'd rather forget. The importance of the others through learning. For many students, school atmosphere in a classroom is a second home, and, for this cannot be stressed enough. reason, teaching has always I've been in teaching environbeen valued as one of the most ments where I've felt threatened, and in such circumimportant careers. A teacher has the unique stances, I don't enjoy learning. power to influence others as I've also had classes where the almost no one else can do. environment is friendly and Teachers are often looked up to less tense. I think most of us would as examples and role models. Throughout our lives, agree that in the latter, we learn better and enjoy learning most of us have spent countless days and hours in the more. This is not to say that all classroom, where we've been classes should be easy, but the Games. Jojlik 58 why make them harder than they have to be? Learning should be enjoyable. I have noticed two types of the good and the teachers The clear difference bad. between the two is that the good ones love their jobs. They are not only knowledgeable in their subject area, but they also have a passion to help students learn, a genuine love of learning, and an enthusiasm for teaching. There is nothing a good teacher would rather see than a student finally grasp a difficult concept or master a challenging skill. This type of teacher has the capability to make a positive impression upon a student's life forever. On the other hand, there are plenty of teachers who dislike their jobs, are annoyed when students need help or "dumb" question, stantly intimidate their ask a Billy Ray Vosburg ef 111 bUlyrayd9lhotmail.com Teachers: More Influential Than You May Think s 5 constu- dents, never begin or end class on time, fail to return assignments, and can't ever be found before or after class. A teacher of this sort, in my opinion, teaches for the wrong reasons. If teachers do not teach because they love people, why do they teach? it seems Unfortunately, that good teachers are becoming more difficult to find these days. So, my advice to all those who are or ever plan on becoming a teacher is to stop and take a look at yourself. Make sure you are motivated by the right reasons. Be a teacher because you enjoy people, love seeing students learn and succeed, and want to make a difference in someone's life, not because you need the money. Raelynne Loudon Managing Editor Jennifer Peltz News Editor N&S Editor Michael Sherwood Editor Brooks Shelton A&E Editor Jennie Squire Sports Editors Courtney Gressmen & Loni K. Johnston Photo Editor Jared Newbold e Editor Derrick Albislon Jane Clark Reporters Paul Graves Ashleigh Mitigate Laura Smith Chelsea Van Noy Mekette Behling Katie Hostman Carisa Huntington Adviser Loren Webb On-lin- webbcc.dixie.edu Sun is distributed each Wednesday during Fall and Spring semesters as a publication of Dixie College, its Division of Arts, Letters and Sciences, and Dixie College Student Activities. The unsigned editorial on the Opinion Page represents the position of The Dixie Sun, as determined by its editorial board. 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