The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      neces-
     
     
      sarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
     
     
      _of
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘He
      shoots!
      He
      scores!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Weare
      all
      familure
      with
      the
      excitement
      of
      the
      last
     
     
      seconds
      ofa
      big
      game.
      The
      anticipation
      of
      finding
      out
     
     
      who
      the
      winners
      and
      the
      loser
      are.
      The
      thrill
      of
      the
     
     
      victory
      and
      the
      sorrow
      of
      the
      defeat.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      guess
      the
      question
      is
      how
      important
      are
      these
      big
     
     
      ‘games
      to
      the
      students
      at
      UPEI?
      This
      is
      a
      question
     
     
      that
      i
      is
      seldom
      asked
      yet
      with
      the
      future
      financial
     
     
      problems
      we
      are
      facing,
      maybe
      we
      should
      be
      asking
     
     
      ‘sucha
      question.
     
     
      3
     
     
      The
      university
      is
      suppose
      to
      be
      an
      institute
      of
      higher
     
     
      Jearning.
      Where
      then
      do
      athletic
      teams
      fit
      into
      the
     
     
      picture?
      Are
      they
      part
      of
      the
      university
      experience,
      or
     
     
      ixather
      are
      they
      just
      an
      old
      tradition
      passed
      down
      over
     
     
      the
      years?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thave
      always
      found
      it
      rather
      hypocritical
      for
      people
     
     
      to
      be
      big
      fans
      of
      university
      sports.
      I
      do
      not
      buy
      into
     
     
      the
      ‘‘Dumb
      Jock’’
      idea
      yet
      ina
      number
      of
      cases,
     
     
      some
      of
      these
      athletes
      are
      at
      university
      solely
      to
      play
     
     
      sports.
      This
      is
      a
      small
      number,
      but
      it
      still
      happens.
     
     
      The
      coaches
      and
      the
      fans
      build
      these
      athletes
      up
      to
     
     
      Believe
      that
      there
      is
      a
      future
      in
      sports
      for
      them.
      We
     
     
      cheer
      them
      on
      atthe
      games,
      we
      see
      there
      photos
      in
      the
     
     
      paper,
      and
      we
      award
      them
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      year
      with
     
     
      trophies.
      Yet
      when
      it
      is
      all
      over,
      they
      come
      out
      of
     
     
      university
      not
      good
      enough
      for
      major
      league
      sports,
     
     
      yet
      with
      such
      a
      poor
      education
      they
      have
      trouble
     
     
      finding
      jobs.
      Itreminds
      me
      of
      the
      picture
      of
      a
      person
     
     
      Ih
      olding
      a
      carrot
      in
      front
      on
      the
      horse
      in
      order
      to
      get
      it
     
     
      fo
      move,
      yet
      never
      letting
      it
      eat
      the
      carrot.
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
           
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
           
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      must
      also
      start
      to
      look
      at
      the
      resources
      that
      are
     
     
      being
      allotted
      to
      the
      athletic
      departments
      for
      these
     
     
      sports
      teams.
      Should
      resources
      be
      spent
      on
      sports
     
     
      father
      then
      education?
      In
      the
      next
      few
      years,
      more
      and
     
     
      More
      pressure
      will
      be
      put
      on
      the
      university
      to
      cut
     
    

    
     
      |
      ‘
      rvices
      or
      increase
      tuition.
      I
      think
      sports
      is
      one
      area
     
     
      that
      should
      be
      looked
      atasa
      possible
      place
      for
      cutting
     
     
      course
      allocation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      makes
      me
      wonder
      why
      we
      have
      sports
      teams
      at
      the
     
     
      University
      in
      the
      first
      place,
      We
      could
      have
      more
     
    
   
   
    
     
      academic
      competition
      within
      the
      university
      instead
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      athletic
      competitions.
      This
      would
      seem
      more
      in
      line
     
     
      with
      the
      purpose
      ofa
      university.
      I
      would
      never
      pass
     
     
      as
      a
      history
      major
      but
      I
      would
      assume
      that
      the
      idea
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      sports
      at
      the
      university
      level
      is
      a
      leftover
      of
      our
      past.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      time
      when
      male
      dominated
      sports
      were
      as
      important
     
     
      to
      the
      university
      as
      the
      academics
      that
      were
      going
      on
     
     
      in
      the
      classroom.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      think
      it
      is
      time
      that
      this
      old
      tradition
      die
      and
      we
     
     
      start
      a
      more
      modern
      approach
      to
      recourse
      allocation
     
     
      within
      the
      university.
      An
      approach
      where
      education
     
     
      comes
      first
      and
      foremost;
      where
      student
      educational
     
     
      needs
      are
      looked
      after
      as
      best
      as
      the
      resources
      at
      hand
     
     
      allow
      and
      only
      after
      that
      are
      other
      activities
      persued.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      all,
      with
      the
      tough
      economic
      choices
      that
      we
      are
     
     
      all
      facing,
      we
      must
      remember
      what
      our
      university
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      here
      to
      do.
      That
      is
      my
      opinion,
      I
      welcome
      yours.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Trying
      hard
      to
      be
      a
      good
      sport,
     
    
   
   
    
     
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