Show Sports by Rob R Ransome ansome Theres There's a lot of talk from sports writers about home court advantage where they claim basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball teams build poll ratings from Irom loaded home court schedules If that's the case Utah Tech rech will never get rated anything other than bot hot bottom tom torn rung of the ladder Billed as Utah's fifth largest largest largest larg larg- est post high school institution institution institution has a home court disadvantage no home court at all What's the problem Take basketball for example example example ex ex- ex- ex ample probably the only sport that could work into intercollegiate competition possibilities on this cam cam- pus Equipment comes from student funds The school has two VO teams entered in ina a county recreation league with several other schools attends games played at lat a far-away far high school gym Reed Parr school athletic athletic athletic athle athle- tic director and those who work with him concedes that sports never v will ill get getoff getoff getoff off the school grounds until until until un un- un- un til the states state's vocational education leaders and state legislators quit pegging students at Utah Tech as different Parr says students students students stu stu- dents at Utah Tech are thought of as engaged in up hurry-up education and dont don't have time for organized organized organized organ organ- sports sports- That may be what others think but students who go here have other thoughts A recent student survey washes all that talk down the drain by listing athletics as top of the list of great values at the college But apparently that is the basis for no athletic funds for a permanent outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door sports field or even a swimming pool Right Bight now we ve go begging for money for a grassy place to play since Nelson Field got shoveled shoveled shoveled under The up build-up of sports at Utah Tech is a hotly- hotly debated one and seems to rest with this school becoming becoming becoming be be- coming a community col- col liege which is another fierce debate The point is students at Utah Tech are not any different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent than other men arid and women when it comes to sports P Pride r rid i d e begins a t home Athletic pride which leads to school pride and spirit has no home court courtat at Utah Tech f 1 y f f toI I i p pa a FL t ft LJ if ifo o ENA ENAA A M 0 k kiEF L e l N v i-EF i 7 tl G. G j FL M Pres Jay L. L Nelson wearing gift cowboy co hat breaks ground for new Utah Tech Rodeo Arena as Rodeo Club members and advisors beam approval ja |