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your
Kodiaks;
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your
facilities!"
These
:
might
sound
like
the
orders
of
a
domineering
tyrant,
but
they
are
not.
They
are
the
New
Year's
wishes
of
a
friendly
and
i
enthusiastic
lady,
Ann
Oishi:
the
Athletics
and
Recreation
Coordinator
at
CNC.
As
I
sat
.in
her
cramped
janitor's
washroom
of
an
office,
I
realized
I
was
in
front
of
an
extremely
rare
specimen:
an
individual
who
cares
about
her
job.
I
hardly
consider
k
myself
an
ethical
man,
so
the
waves
of'
hypocrisy
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felt
coursing
through
my
blood
didn't
really
bother
me.
But
:
they
were
there.
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Let
me
be
clear:
I
don't
.care
that
much
about
CNC
sports.
When
my
vigilant
overlord,
er,
editor,
handed
-me
the
assignment
I
was
fair-
ly
lost.
I
went
to
the
gym
and
.stood
around.
The
pennants
on
the
walls
all
spoke
of
CNC
victories.
Besides,
the
gym
was
as
empty
and
silent
as
the
mind
of
a
Kodiak
bear.
I
ran
out
-
right
into
Ann
Oishi.
It
was
pretty
ridiculous
at
first.
We
sat
in
her
office
and
I
tried
to
impress
her
with
what
I
imagined
was
professionalism.
I
asked
about
the
win-loss
records
of
our
Kodiak
basketball
teams.
She
blushed.
An
unusual
reaction
for
such
a
benign
inquiry,
I
thought.
But
as
she
answered
my
question
as
delicately
as
possible,
I
realized
she
was
blushing
for
me.
CNC
does
not
have
basketball
teams,
she
explained,
perhaps
I
meant
volleyball?
Well,
it
was
my
turn
to
blush
now,
and
Oishi
looked
away
as
my
cheeks
throbbed
red
and
my
mouth
fumbled
over
an
apology.
But
Oishi
wouldn't
hear
it.
She
wasn't
upset,
she
was
puzzled.
And
as
she
spoke
I
realized
her
puzzlement
had
just
set
down
the
thematic
foundation
for
the
Free
Forum's
first
ever
sports
article:
widespread
campus
indifference.
Why
don't
we
care
about
our
varsity
teams?
Why
is
intramural
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Interested
lower
than
it
could
be?
Why
are
our
volleyball
and
squash
courts,
and
weight
room
always
so
empty?
These
questions
confronted
me
as
I
sat
in
Oishi's
office.
Her
enthusiasm
was
too
intense
not
to
impact
my
indifference.
She
spoke
highly
of
both
our
men's
and
women's
volleyball
teams,
confessing
her
belief
that
both
teams
would
finish
the
season
with
much
more
panache
than
they
have
shown
thus
far.
She
told
me
that
Kodiak
volleyball
games
offer
some
of
the
most
exciting
sports
entertainment
in
Prince
George;
and,
by
the
light
that
came
into
her
eyes
as
she
made
this
claim,
I
believed
her.
On
January
17th,
2003,
when
our
Kodiak
volleyball
squads
take
on
Malaspina
College,
here
at
CNC,
I'm
going
to
be
in
the
stands.
Afterwards,
I'll
feel
pretty
good
about
having
heeded
her
New
Year's
wish:
"Support
your
Kodiaks;
use
your
facilities!"
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Forum
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articles
inquires
contact
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Call:562-213Uoc:214
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to
a
recent
job-related
catastrophe...
The
Free
Forum
is
currently
seeking
sports
writers
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knowledge
of
sports
and
an
ability
to
dodge
objects
is
an
asset.
Contact
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at
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