| Show Who Cares About Apathy by E. E D. D Recently I was talking to toan toan toan an acquaintance of mine one of the few who'll admit to it Bart Barker in editor-in-chief of the Daily Utah Chronicle of the University of Utah We were discussing and defending our respective newspapers which is what we usually do whenever we meet The talks are friendly neither one of us has at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to murder the other for two weeks now Is this a record Looking through a past issue of Points West Bart pointed out an article on the i apathetic feelings of the i I In vain I pointed out a at ai t i story about a flasher j i in the Union Building but butI Bart wasn't fazed I I True I replied But judging from what Ive I've read the IT U needs all the support that it can get I All lies Bart shouted I being spread by militant BYU students Desiring to refrain from the Ute Cougar-Ute rivalry I went on How do you prevent apathy on your campus Easy he replied people wont won't support a school that is only a school That's why the University has so many extra-curricular extra activities Such as I inquired Football baseball swimming swimming swimming swim swim- ming wrestling the Utes are into everything ng We have sports at I objected objected objected ob ob- just yesterday a aP P Physics hy professor was knocked unconscious by a afoul afoul afoul foul ball near the baseball diamond Ive never heard of your school competing against another one in an athletic event Bart said your school mascot We dont don't have one I mumbled part of the problem problem problem lem you cant can't be proud of ofa a baseball team called the The clubs on campus have team names I said The The Demons Do they compete Bart asked Against each other What about the winning team They receive the thrill of victory And nothing else Bart asked Why not have them come up here to the University University University sity and play our teams Even if its it's only one game a year Im I'm sure you might be able to the apathy at the Tech That would take money which the college needs for forthe forthe forthe the more important things I told him Any response to that Sell tickets to it Bart replied Have the winning club sell tickets to the game and fund it themselves If they represent the college as a whole the may support them I still dont don't know I said Then find out Bart advised Ask the student- student body if they would support an extra-curricular extra activity like that So Im I'm asking now Would you the readers support a baseball team that went to play the University of Utah There are boxes under each newsstand which are used for Letters to the Editor Simply write your I opinion on a piece of paper and deposit it in the box |
