EDITORIAL
Good compromise
for ticket dilemma
Both student government and the athletic department
deserve praise for settling the student ticket controversy.
Either side could have retreated to a corner and com
plained about their misfortunes — the athletic depart
ment about losing another $35,000 from its budget, the
student government about losing valuable student seat
ing at football and basketball games. Hut to their credit,
they negotiated a settlement that makes sense for just
about everyone.
According to the agreement, the athletic department
will take a $75,000 cut from its $1.04 million incidental
fee allocation, in return, students will have to pay $2 for
each football and men's basketball ticket they pick up.
but thc> will not lose s«*< lion 9 of Aulzen Stadium or the
west ( ourtside seats at MacArthur Court.
In the long run. the athletic department should more
than make up the $75,000 it loses from incidental fees,
provided student attendance Inc reases. Neil Sunnell.
ASl JO finance coordinator, said the athletic department
i ouId gain $99,000 in additional revenue if all tickets are
sold. The department has to lx* pleased with that alter
native.
In addition, the settlement gives the department incen
tive to market an enjoyable product and provide com
petitive teams. If officials want a full stadium, they're
going to have to earn it. That's the way it should be
On the student government side, Sunnell and ASUQ
President Hobby Lee deserve credit for saving the stu
dent seats. They understood the value of gcxxi Mac Court
seats to the student majority (especially if Jerry Green’s
rebuilding project takes off) and developed a realistic
solution to the problem - charge students who actual
ly go to the games.
They also didn't tamper too much with the intention
of the original 1987 student vote, which was to fund
non-revenue sports at the University. That's always been
the rationale behind paying $22 per student per term to
the athletic department; student tickets were considered
fringe benefits. Now students who want tickets only
have to pay a small fee. and people who don't use the
tickets will be aiding a wide-variety of athletic activities
with their funds — which most of those students should
feel comfortable with. And if they don’t, that's a com
plaint with the entire incidental fee system, not the ath
letic department.
The only loser with the compromise may be hard-core
sports fans who attend nearly every game. The $1.56
they save every term in incidental fees cannot make up
the $20 or $30 they may spend to attend football and
basketball games. But before these students complain,
they should realize that if they were charged general
admission prices for every event, it would add up to a lot
more than $66. which is what they paid the athletic
department this year.
Although the Emerald criticized the IFC on May 4 for
the method it chose to cut the department's budget, stu
dent government salvaged a bad situation with a good
compromise. Leaders on both sides desqrvappraise.
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It was with great concern that
i read thi' a< count of students
unauthorized exploration of the
University's utility tunnels as
reported in the May in hurrah!
David /.artman s "a mazing
adventure" in the tunnels could
have resulted in tragedy for him
and his companion*.
The tunnels contain high volt
age lines, asbestos covered pipes,
protruding objtti ts (many at head
level), super heated steam and
manv tripping hazards At (>est,
the tunnels are dirtily Id
For safety’s sake. Physical
Plant employees, and others
authorized to work in the tun
nels, are required to wear a hard
hat. may never enter a tunnel
alone and receive training in i un
filled space entry, etc
Students entering any portion
of the tunnel sy stem, unless they
are accompanied by a Physical
Plant or authorized University
employee, are in violation of the
student conduct code. Unautho
rized entry into these secured
areas is the same as breaking into
a locked building or room any
where else on campus.
For the curios, the Physical
Plant offers conducted tours of a
repnflpntative section of the three
mile system of tunnels. For infor
mation on tours, contact the
Physical Plant at 346-5243
I want very much to lie sure
that yve will never find an injun^d
"explorer” in our tunnel system,
and would request that the cam
pus community work with me to
ensure that this does not happen
As Zartman said, the tunnels are
interesting. They are also dan
gerous.
George Hecht
Physical Plant director
Odd or even?
A week ago someone wrote a
letter to the editor complaining
aIkhiI the cigarette smoke when
walking outside on campus. It
seems that he believed that the
right to breath clean air had lieen
taken usvay .
A few days later, someone else
wrote in saving that smokers
should be able lo smoke any
where thev want I guess that this
person believed that his rights
were being threatened.
! have devises! the solution to
this dilemma We should make
every other day a non-smoking
day on campus That way one
dav the smokers can infringe on
the non-srnokers rights Then on
the other day. the non-smokers
i.an infringe on the smokers'
rights
Clayton Horste
Physics Math
Honor roll
I'm a fervent believer in a self
regulated press, but the back page
of the most recent issue of the
Student Insurgent (May 11) steps
over the line into irresponsible
journalism
To insinuate that someone is
racist because they disagree with
you is morally bankrupt To print
their name, office, phone num
ber and the times and places they
teach is simply irresponsible.
If support of open and free
debate on this campus makes one
racist, please add my name to the
honor roll of Beck. Csonka.
Givon. Love and Sanders.
My teac hing schedule for the
next two terms: Summer term —
School Facilities. July 9-10, 249
Lawrence and July 2.1-24. 279
lawrence. Fall term. Campus: An
American Place. 11 a.in. to 12:20
pm., Tuesday/Thursday. 151
Education. Office: 210 Physical
Plant Phone: 346-55B2
Fred Tepfer
University Planning
Irresponsible
Five respected professors of
our university were attacked in
the May 11 Student Insurgent
This irresponsible labeling of
individuals is contrary to the
ideals and traditions of higher
education and the University
Advocacy of a point of view
that relies on blatant efforts to
intimidate faculty or any others
who wish to engage in enlight
ening examination of a complex
question should be rejected by
the University community.
Free speech has broad bounds.
When it is exercised to stifle
debate, the perpetrators do not
deserve respect Two scurrilous
publications on the multicultur
al issue within a few weeks
should serve warning that our
community needs to return to
rational, though passionate, dis
course founded on mutual
respect.
I urge all memtiers of the Uni
versity community to shun such
divisive efforts
Norman K. Wessells
Provost
Crossed line
l thoroughly enjoyed the edi
torial about the postal worker
shootings (ODE. May 12) until 1
mad the last jxiragraph. In the last
paragraph you jokingly state,
"They simply need a little luck
so that the next few crazies to
shoot up a neighborhood will
work for McDonald's instead."
1 find this in extremely bad
taste in light of the tragic events
in 1984 at the San Ysldro. Calif.,
McDonald's where 21 people
were killed by a i razed gunman
with an Uzi submachine gun.
1 understand the right to free
dom of the press and the contro
versial nature of editorials How
ever. this joke crossed the line of
decency and responsible jour
nalism and lacked any dignity or
respect for those slain and their
families.
Mark Numainville
Undeclared
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