Show Tudsy1May1WS Letters Letters Letters all to the editor Dear Editor pr (coot from pe 2) In die last issue of The Eagle" an aiticle was written about the lam writing with the concern in mind of paying credit where aedit is new student government and who cares about iL article was a I positive due In the last edition of The Eagle the article entitled "Debaters end yththis In article the overlooked was side student the of Tnsty government another long season the ideal that it I the 1 The Eagle PkgeS successfully” appeared applaud presented on a whole but in order to examine what made the season end so successfully one must take a look at the awards and recognition that ALL individuals in debate contributed It was surprising to me that the article had false facts there are 3 re turning debaters on the team not just one returning star Next the thing that compelled me to write to the editor in the first place was the bet that so many awards were left out of the article All four tournaments that were listed CEU debaters brought home over 37 trophies The UNLV tournament: 3 Region: 24 CEDA Nationals: 3 and Phi Rho Phi Nationals 26 Yet the article only mentioned 26 of the awards and many of the 26 were accomplishments of the writer while other awards were excluded It was also alarming to me that there was plenty of room to print about the same people doing well or almost doing well when there were many others that deserved the same amount of attention if notmore and apparently there was not enough space for their achievements When dealing on the lines of credit not being paid where it is due 1 feel there is no excuse for the fact that Gilbert Archuleta was not mentioned even once for his outstanding accomplishment at region Archuleta was the recipient of the Gene Hull Region Fellowship award All of the students in the region were asked to vote for the person that had outstanding sportsmanship fellowship personality and debate qualities This award is probably one of the most prestigious awards that a debater can be awarded That is why I am wondering why Archuleta did not get the recognition he deserved? Space should be made for awards that bring this much recognition to the school and student Last year when the same award was won by a CEU debater he had the recognition he deserved with an entire article in his honor Why did the standard for recognition change when the award's prestige did not? This is just one example of the article's short comings I wish the others that were left out of the article get the recognition they deserve i form of a apology or another article 'pace is such a problem then why dion t the writer print the result: if cacn tournament alter they occurred and not all together in one lump To insure others don't get leit out in the future it is important to remember if you arc a news writer the accomplishment nt all arc impon tan I not just the honors of some and more importantly not just the acr complishmcnts of the writer Atwood wrote that many students didn't vote because their vote wouldn't make a difference If you think the old student government was bad you need to think about how the people give the government power The more students that vote will ultimately reflect the voice of the student government Did you ever stop and think what it would be like without a student "run” government? Yes the responsibility could be put on someone else but wouldn't it be more effective to have stu- dent's organizing student activities than faculty and administration? In a discussion with some of the cheerleaders from the college they expressed that the reason student activities are decreasing is because of the negative attitudes some of the students have If all of the students and positive about the activities the attendance would be of these activities would grow Also give suggestions to the student in charge of what you would like to see sponsored by ASCEU After speaking with one of the new student government members he brought up the fact that if a student is not pleased with what happens heshe should run for an office or ask to be put on a committee I also the article with many audenu oncarnpaimdanoflhe feed- back wai negative I hope that dus attitude towards ASCEU student government will not influence any of the present and upcoming CEU open-mind- ed and sothaocherworks of literaturecultures "non-whit- e” but they are wrong to demean clas-- sicalwaks suchas Milton's “Paradise Lost" in nrocess This quarter I am involved in a class that should be a requirement It’s a unique class History 275 American Studies in the 20th Century The very politically correct curriculum includes novels about the black and Native American experience in post-wAmerica It serves the purpose of increasing student awareness of less mainstream literature without harping on the traditional forms of classic literature ar s tosed wh i lieM4 considcraiihe maioritv in The recent cover story of ’Time” illustrates the growing feelings of contempt among white men tired of being made out as the bad guy For political correctness to work all people must be treated with respect regardless of their social status groups if you intend on getting in- - population volvcd One interesting question about the endangered species list is that when we give these animals special Martinez Darccy r uention the price of their furs or hidcs go up in the markcL Thus it 'nay liavc an adverse effect on the Dear Editor protection of there animals This I was reading the article in your last issue dealing with the baseball i lean be seen by the decreasing num- team Being a fan I go to many games and my particular concent is jbcn of these animals even when they are suppose to be protected with coach Dave Guymon-I- ct me rephrase that Steamway Dave Zoo's are commonly thought of I can't believe an institution such as CEU is willing to put up with as a last resort by many to save the his blatant CRAP President Peterson must owe this man something tierce lie is no more suited to coach college baseball than he is to Thcatidc clean mycarpcL Why do I believe he is such a poor coach? If you've ever been to a thcGiMftiwheniinia game you would have a clue which is more than I can say for Guy friendli fall mon During baseball he told Dock Hathaway (one of the fees zoos rake in more through in est people at CEU) to "Shut the F- - upl” because of a running miscreased attendance but Panda take What type of cofach says this to a team leader? Another example of his poor character was while CEU played UVOC rentals disrupt the breeding of a species that reproduces poorly in atUVCC Mike Hathorne was pitching and doing a respectable job captivity even with out transoceanic when Guymon yelled to Justin Johnson (who was catching) "Ask sabbaticals any cubs they have ” UVCC if wc can borrow on of their tees he's serving it up anyway Those of us sitting in the stands were rather shocked to hear this from rarely survive” This makes it clear that the coach It has been nunored that upon the teams return from Mesquite early commercialization of the environmental ethic has in a sense back-ire- d in the season that Guymon was reprimanded because of his abusive and may even add to the prob-clanguage President Petersen was caUedby parents and umpires but the animalt It seems that of has not paid much attention to those reprimands even the protected wildlife reserves I can guarantee you that if my dad swore and acted as uneducated as Guymon my dad would be fired Oh I think we should remember that are turning Into a poacher's par-idiDue to the increasing num-ie- n we can't fire someone who is not on the staff Yet we let him give the of animals on the reserves and college's money away and he's not on the staff? I guess in the end you without increased policing they ate get what you pay fori he new sites for poachen This is How come CEU continues to allow a person with such a questionhown through the decreasing num-ic- n able integrity do such a disservice to our institution of crocodiles on the reserve! and before the ban on the ivory market the decline In the elephant OUTRAGED FAN (name withheld by request) frowrlwUcf This docs not mean that we Id lore all hope of pretccung There are effective Protect them One such way was the ban in 1989 that di- mimshed the market for ivory sales The marked improvements are noted The key to PC is moderation Ethnic pride is important but taking it to the point of racial supremacy is dangerous indeed I believe the key is in education Fo example credit needs to be given due to the men and women who worked recently in Los Angeles to curb another riot after the Rodney King verdict The verdict itself wa J“S 10 qucI1 Acxt '‘irsl for ft must begin with acceptance cl racism and prejudice arc crimcs 81 P®1® m 8ui‘y of G VrS?1 J rid of this while man-ba- d ' mcntalio elephants aye in Kenyat Nw 7 prepo rulli of P fewer than 50 elephants are poached g different this we very majority if annually" thecasc c So “roful of you ideas to help gfnid of to ask about how and where questions donations will be used your wju dqh By bridging the gap between ethnocentrism and cultural relativism (acceptance of different cultures as viable through education we as a human race come together to solve the ills plaguing our society We don't need racism stopping us before we even start : m se Opinion Editor Sports Editor INNNNINHHINNMI Assistant Sports Editor PhotographtrsAjslkiJohnsonkavtaDayIUtaikSooloy CUbort Archutota -- Troy Doluca Chris Houck Craig Craokston Carmon Silva Graphic Dosignor lllustraltonsHMHMHHmMaNNHNMHMNMHiiichaol Clayton Reporters JamlsonlrownAnnaAdalr Bryan Cordon Jomlfer Duncan Randal Hcvrington MtekoleMantan Chara L hrtsiphor Elsha Ray Johnathan Iradtordjtacey Martino! 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