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·Opinion I:ty JeC".",y 0....... Letter AnotherDay,Another Strike The SGA Needs You You're probably reading this right Many claim that a salary cap would now and saying to yourself, "Ho Hum, promote competition at an equal level. Dear Editor: Winslow Center. These phones will be I would like to take this opportunity another boring article about the baseball What's wrong with having a dynasty? [I' to introduce myself. My name is Aaron able to reach Campus Safety and 911, In strike", teams are restricted to paying theoretically Kahn and I am currently the president addition, donn rooms can be reached but There are many sides to this saga. 35 million dollars a year in salary you will the call will be terminated after one People arc trying to lay the blame on the see nothing but mediocrity in the league. of the Student Government Assocta- minute, players, others try to use the owners as In this strike season the Montreal non. This is only one example of what of years, Over the last couple scapegoats. Regardless of all this we, the Expos with one of the smallest budgets has not been a very strong organization SGA SGA can accomplish with the support fans, are the victims. had one of the highest winning percent- on campus, However, I am confident and involvement of the students at West- It is a tradjcdy that the American pas- ages, Teams such as the Toronto Blue year will bring many posi- ern Maryland College. SGA cannot be time has to be slandered because armis- Jays who had a very high payroll were not this coming effective without this support ami in- uve changes. conceptions and disagreements between able to have a very high winning percent- There are still positions available volvement the two sides. Through all the blown age, These teams illustrate how victories SGA hold open forum meetings peri- to get in- allow smoke, the conflict boils down to one and losses are not affected by salaries, which will On September students 12, applications odically throughout the semester to give volved, simple fact. Some team owners want a Not at all. End ot story. the college community a chance to voice salary cap and the players don't. A salary cap would create a pseudo- will be available for Freshman Class their concerns. The first open forum During the negotiations that will socialist system into the economics of President, three Senators for the class of meeting will be held in The Forum at hopefully soon occur, it will soon be ob- baseball, If a team has the power and the 98, and SGA Treasurer. In addition, 8:30 pm, Monday, Septembe 19. vious that the ownership is at fault. The money to invest in higher payrolls so be both the classes of 95 and 96 still have Do not hesitate to call the SGA office of Senator. for the position owners of profesional baseball teams it. I see no harm in competition, even if it one opening main purposes are 10 repre- at extension 631 or write to Box 59H with SGA's have yet 10realize thatthey are part of the is not completely fair. sent the student body and to try to im- any suggestions, questions or concerns. largest unregulated monopoly in the Baseball is a business, plain and prove academic and social aspects on Only with input from the student body United States. Neither you nor I can sim- simple. Sorry to disappoint you. campus, For example, SGA has played can SGA work to improve all aspects of ply decide to create our own team. What- Whatever the outcome the players and a pivotal role in the installation of three campus life. ever happens, they must take a stance that owners will still make more money than emergency phones on campus, These Sincerely, insures this privlige is revoked by big most of us could ever dream. They are not phones are. located behind Gill Gym, Aaron Kahn '96 government. greedy, they are Americans taking part of Harrison House, and on the the side of SGA President In this system the players cannot be our capitalist system. found at fault. They are merely employ- I wish the liberal media would stop ees trying to get as much money as pos- portraying the concept of being American sible. Why does the media keep portray- as an evil or greedy thought. Regardless • Letter ing this fact in an evil light? What is of the outcome of the deliberations people wrong with this fact? will still rush to see "America's Pastime" Please Be Considerate!! If you and I were in their situation I My ideas are mostlikely controversial. I can guarantee we would be trying as hard don't claim to be an expert on baseball, Dear Editor: as possible to squeeze every peony we but I thought it would be interesting to For the duration of the renovations to vious: to reduce the interference of one .' ',' could .•, Questions- then -arise about fair- .wnte an editoriaffrom·this perspective. Memorial Hall, classes will be held in user or group of users with the needs of ness-and equality among franchises that Many of you will disagree with me. temporary spaces established in Hoover others. The reason for restrictions on can afford high salaries and franchises Life goes on. Ijust hope we soon hear an Library. I am writing to ask all mem- food and drink are less obvious but that are under a tighter budget. Last time overweight, sweaty umpire utter those bers of the college community to respect equally compelling, namely to inhibit I heard, "competition was good", eternal words, "Play Balll!". as far as practical the basic need of li- unnecessary damage to library re- brary users for relative quiet and to ob- sources, furnishings as well as books, • Letter serve the library's standing policies pro- by spillage and from insect infestation. Please We ask for your cooperation. InDefense Of Mr. Condom hibiting food, drink, and the usc of to- bear in mind that this a library building, bacco. The use of open spaces in the library not Memorial Hall, and confine your And The Phoenix to hold class with the need of library in- coffee, tea, soft drinks, and snacks to the meetings is basically Commons. Library us- compatible Thank Dear Editor: crs for quality study space but is a nc- Sincerely you for your consideration. yours, Perhaps it is just my opinion, but The The fact that the Ictter writer was rc- cessuy at this time. The reasons for li- pulsed by your graphics merely shows brary policies regarding smoking and David Neikirk Phoenix is not as obsessed with condoms Library Director how some students are ignorant to the loud conversation in study areas arc ob- as some students might think, In the importance of infonning others about the April 14edition of Tile PllOenix·you pub- threats of unprotected sex. No Miss Psy- lished a leiter written by an old-fash- chology Major, you are not in ninth ioned psychology major who stated that in her opinion the topic of condoms is, grade health class. Look around you; "getting a trifle old." She was referring none of the material in Tile Phoenix is The Phoenix Needs You! being forced on you, and you certainly to the fact that you have run pieces deal- ing with our friend, "Mr. Condom," in won't be tested on it at the end of thc se- mester. This is a newspaper, and what more than one issue, Is this grounds for you take from it is your business. If you condemning The Phoenix to a compari- find an article that you think was done in, son with "Hot Talk Magazine"? The first meeting of the paper "very poor taste," then don't read it. But It is my opinion, and the opinion of have the common decency not to imply most of the people that I know, that that The Phoenix is out to shock the will be held on Wednesday, condom awareness is an incredible im- world by discussing a subject that is ob- portanr issue in today's society. I would praise The Phoenix for being able to dis- viously too mature tor you. September 7 at 5:30 pm in our The fact remains that there arc a lot of cuss in a mature manner the distribution people out there having unprotected sex, and usage of condoms here at WMC. even here on out holier-than-thou, politi- office located in the basement Most of the news media these days re- fuses to come to terms with the fact that cally correct, well-landscaped campus. condoms are an tncreastngty important Until there people are reached. i person- of DMC 3rd Section. For more weapon in the fight against AIDS and ally don't care how many articles about other SID's. If one or two students re- condoms appear in The Phoenix. But information call x8600. spond positively to an article on then, I have enough sense not to read cv- condoms and think more seriously about crything I believe. their sex lives, than I personally don't Sincerely, care if The Phoenix runs a weekly cot- David Ryker '97 umn on condom usage at WMC, Political Science