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Sports Teams Need Support

Hurrah, Multnomah! The student body seems to agree. Everyone has better things to do during the evenings than to cheer on Multnomah's athletic teams.

"Go, Lions," should be shouted more often by National Geographic enthusiasts than by Multnomah students.

Why did previous student bodies attend the games at all?

Ears only go deaf when someone whistles applause. Necks grow tired from following players' every move. Voices disappear after shouting for hours, so students cannot give persuasive speeches or preach Sunday's sermon.

Just think of the money the school is saving because of low attendance.

The new gym floors will last longer because fewer people are walking on them.

The water bill is lower because students do not crowd the water fountains at halftime.

The cleaning crew takes hours less to clean the gym. Maybe the school can hire fewer people to do the work.

Of course, the best part is the gain of personal time. Women can stay longer in their rooms to paint their nails and watch "Lost" reruns. Men can spend a few more hours glued to their Playstation controllers. And everyone can re-check Facebook and MySpace pages or watch YouTube videos for a few more hours.

These times are part of building "relationship" and "community," something cheering for friends at a game could never do.

Skipping games means students don't have to reach beyond their little clique of friends to actually know the names of the volleyball and basketball team members. That saves memories for important things such as how many times that attractive gal or guy has smiled in this direction or which year Friedrich Nietzsche was born.

Remember, of course, that players need quiet to concentrate on their shots, just as students need noise and confusion to study well. Keep up the impressive work, Multnomah!

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