Dec. 05, 2002 Online Since 1996 Vol 77 No. 24
Our Perspective . . . Athletic proposal: Do not use student fees
   The recent athletic proposal by Chancellor Francis T. Borkowski’s Football Opportunities Committee is calling for $13 million from student fees and almost $17 million from private funds. This will pay for renovations and additions to Kidd Brewer Stadium, Owens Fields House and Varsity Gymnasium, according to the plan.
   Many of the improvements the proposal calls for will benefit varsity athletics, specifically varsity football.
   Those in agreement with this proposal are athletes who will directly benefit from these improvements, those who are not willing to wait for the money to be raised without further burdening the students and students who fail to realize the future implications of this decision.
The spirit of giving should last all year long

COMMENTARY

April Klaassen
Features Beat

    Outside, the snow begins to fall and the crisp, freezing air chills our bodies, but inside our hearts are warm once again with the season of giving.
   It’s that holiday time of year again. The time when we forget how selfish we’ve been the past 11 months and attempt to make up for it in just a few weeks. We buy Christmas gifts for the needy, feed the homeless, drop quarters into the Salvation Army buckets and listen when the fleeting, warm and fuzzy feeling tells us we are good people.
End of season means planning time for ASU

COMMENTARY

Hugh Kellenberger
Chancellor/ Student Development Beat

    Another year ends with only more disappointment from the Appalachian State University football team.
   After a 14-13 loss to the University of Maine last Saturday, a year that started out so promising is over.

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