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Show 6 Wednesday, November 25,2009 OPINION www.dailyutahchronicle.com UTAH BYU Rustyn Christensen Junior, Mechanical Engineering I got tickets, but I'm going home for Thanksgiving so I'm going to sell them. I'll definitely be there. We're tailgating before the game Yeah, they played BYU and Utah and destroyed both of them, and they haven't even had a challenge this season. Definitely.They are undefeated and after Utah's run last year, they definitely deserve to be considered. MWC? Dennis Pitta—he dominates. Hughes. I was there when TCU played BYU, and he's just a force to be reckoned with. He's a beast. 4. Do you know who founded the University of Utah? ^o idea. I don't, oh wait, no just kidding. I don't. I What are your plans for the Utoh-BYU game? 2. If TCU goes undefeated, does it deserve to play for the national championship? 3. If you had to pick today, who is the player of the year in the 5. What is your prediction for the game Saturday? I'm going BYU, 28-17 Ashley Nixon Seth Brockbank Freshman, Undeclared 24-21, BYU. Junior, Finance Zach Pickens Sophomore, Nursing Brooks Hill Jenessa Talbot Junior, Mass Communication. Junior, Mass- Communication I don't have tickets, but I'm going to watch the game with some friends and maybe some family. I don't have tickets yet, and I'm not buying them. I think I'm going to go to a sports bar somewhere. I don't have tickets. Unfortunately, I think I will be working. My brother and dad have tickets, though. Well, you want to root for your home team, but whatever happens, happens. Yeah, I do for sure. They are having a season like Utah did last year, and they definitely deserve a chance. A norvBCS confidence , t h | n k t h d o ^ earn has never played h a v e a so| f d t e a m for a championship andth areve the way TCU has . . 9 gone about beating . " everyone. I don't even know. No idea. TCU's quarterback, Andy Daltbn. He kills i t I like him for MWC Player of the Year. Either Andy Dalton or Jeremy Kerley.They ; have both had good,; seasons. j ^0 Was it Brigham Young? Brigham Young! I grew up Mormon. No, 1 don't not Well, I sure hope BYU will win, but it will definitely be a good game, so I'd say 21-13 BYU. I'm going to say 28-24, Utah, 38-24. Utes. I'm trying to convince! my brother to give mei his ticket. My family has season tickets. BYU...21-17. Channel rivalry in positive way ormer BYU receiver Austin Collie said after a 2007 Cougar victory and amazing catch against the U, Liz "I wouldn't say it was'lucky. CARLSTON, Obyiously, if you do what's r jght on and off thefield,I think the Lord steps in and plays a part in it. Magic hapMBA Program pens." The enchanted Holy War consequences than just afine,as will soon continue. In a 113-year it has become a legal issue," said Carri Jenkins, BYU spokespertradition, the Utes will face off son. "Pranks are discouraged not against the Cougars at LaVeil only because of the damage, but Edwards Stadium in what many consider to be the state's biggest primarily because of the lasting impact on a student if they are football game of the year. Even cited." though the same man, Brigham Young, founded both schools, a Clearly, there are consedeep-rooted rivalry exists. The quences for being stupid when showing your school spirit. U holds a 53-33-4 lead in the series. One example is sitting in the opposing team's student section Fueling this competitive wearing the wrong color. You rivalry is a history of pranks by must have a death wish to bait students on both sides, pranks the rival's fans while within that earn the disapproval of both striking distance. Happily, the academic institutions. Pulling emerging trend is for schools to pranks on the team you love encourage students to cheer for to hate has long been a rite of their team and not trash their passage and display of school pride. Since 1907, when the giant competitor's lineup or property. limestone Y and U block let"Sportsmanship is connected to the broader campus values ters were constructed on their and standards of behavior respective mountainsides, both including civility, integrity, and symbols have been targeted by responsibility," said U Dean of pranksters. Students Annie Nebeker ChrisBYU wraps its statues in tensen. "We request that our cellophane this time of year, students treat opponents, fellow and both schools have a secufans and coaches with respect rity guard monitor the giant 4 and courtesy. We also encourmountainside letters because of age them to enthusiastically pranks committed in the past. support our team and recognize In 2002, the Y was covered in outstanding performances by all buckets of multi-colored paint, participants." which caused an estimated $8,000 in damages. Little red To channel the prankster spirit to a more productive cause, U's dotted the white surface in the schools partnered to create 2003, and in that same year, the the annual food drive. Instead of Brigham Young statue in front damaging property, a competiof the Provo City Library was tion is held to raise the most doused in pink paint. Cougar cans of food and cash donations fans are equally culpable for pranks at the U, including 2007's for those in need. drapes of toilet paper dangling "Rivalries get heated, and I don't know if the pranks will from the base of the mountainever stop," said John Fackler, diside U, creating a "crappy" Y. rector of alumni relations at the Successful pranks have ranged from painting the block U blue to U. "We certainly don't condone pranks and feel a better way to dying U campus fountains blue. Perhaps the most costly prank fuel the rivalry is to participate in the food drive, where we've occurred in 2004, when eight U raised hundreds of thousands baseball players were arrested of pounds of food and tens of for painting the Y red. Because thousands of dollars for people damages exceeded $1,000, felony who are hungry." charges were applied. Eventually, Ultimately, the rivalry chalthe.players were charged with class A misdemeanors and had to lenge is to beat the other guy, pay more than $6,000 for repairs. flat out, no holds barred. For the players, it's a victory on the "We haven't seen (a recent) field. For the fans, it's creating increase in pranks, and part the biggest stash of food for the of that is both schools allocatneedy. After all, at the end of the ing resources to protect propday, it is just a game...right? erty, and the other part is that letters@chronicle.utah.edu painting the Y invokes stronger F U a better value all around Tuition a good deal regardless of religion T he cost of education is rising everywhere, and the U is no exception. With rising costs come questions about what students are really paying for. At the U, we are receiving a top-notch education TINA PARSONS with the biggest bang for our buck. BYU also contends, despite rising tuition costs. Since it is a private Freshman, Social Work school, it doesn't rely on funding from the state as the U does. That and Sociology should make its cost of education lower, but it doesn't. Zaelit also said this is a reasonable increase, considering the state According to Lisa Zaelit, manager of the economy. Economics, grants, of Income Accounting and Student bonds and donors all play a part in Loan Services at the U, the Utah Board of Regents meets every spring how the Board of Regents makes its to determine tuition increases. These decisions. increases are then implemented beIn the two years before the 8.5 perfore Summer Semester begins. cent tuition increase, the U showed an increase of approximately 6 percent. "We had an approximate increase Zaelit said this is comparable to the of 8.5 percent for the 2009-2010 national average for state-funded pubschool year," Zaelit said. This numlic institutions of higher education. ber is based oai 12 credit hours for a regular undergraduate resident According to BYU's website, BYU student. showed an increase of 5.12 per- WWW. cent for the 2009-2010 school year. Although the increase was approximately 3 percent lower than at the U, it is still higher in its tuition cost per semester. The cost to attend BYU for one 12-credit hour semester is $2,145, whereas at the U it is $2,060.24. T^s is not a significant difference, but the BYU tuition rate mentioned is only for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For non-LDS students, the rate is much higher, coming in at $4,290 a semester, regardless of residency. BYU has achieved many great rankings for the educational experience at its institution, but it does get a bit pricey for that education if you are not of the same faith. For non- ° LDS students, going to BYU isn't a great value. If you want more for your tuition without changing your belief structure, the U is the place for you. » letters@chronicle.utah.edu com |