Letter to the Editor
SNC's Athletic Facilities
Issue date: 5/6/09 Section: Opinion
"The horror, the horror…: the Schuldes Athletic Center"
Saint Norbert College will always state that the "student" comes first in "student-athlete," and rightfully so. The athletes that participate in intercollegiate athletics in Saint Norbert strive to attain superior grades; about one in every three SNC student athletes has received Academic All-Conference awards for their hard work and dedication. Saint Norbert College has been to the home to 40 Academic All-Americans, the most of any Midwest Conference school. It is clearly evident that student-athletes at SNC are being constantly rewarded for being good students, yet they have not gained the same rewards for being student athletes.
The goals of creating a new athletic facility for SNC athletes include, instilled pride into the school community, increase the importance of athletics in the SNC tradition, enhance the physical well-being of the college community, and to recruit higher quality athletes. Saint Norbert College does not seem to have a lot of pride in its athletics-increasing the pride that the college has in its athletics is something that should start taking place immediately. Athletes at SNC have been given various rewards (new library, dorms) and accolades (Academic All-Conference) for being superior students, but they still have not been rewarded for being superior athletes-with a new athletic facility. SNC has many successful and competitive athletic teams (football, hockey, basketball), and many superior athletes (Ashley Graybill). But these teams and athletes still have to suffer in dilapidated and outdated sports facilities-the dreaded Schuldes Sports Center. In the modern world, there are many diseases associated with living a sedentary life: obesity, heart disease, diabetes, etc. A new athletic facility would aid the college community in its efforts to life a healthy and active life. Each year, the school loses many higher-quality athletes to other school because of its horrible athletic facilities. Student-athletes interested in participating in intercollegiate athletics not going to be motivated to play at a college that has a new library-they would be more likely be interested in a college that has just built a brand new athletic center.
Saint Norbert College will always state that the "student" comes first in "student-athlete," and rightfully so. The athletes that participate in intercollegiate athletics in Saint Norbert strive to attain superior grades; about one in every three SNC student athletes has received Academic All-Conference awards for their hard work and dedication. Saint Norbert College has been to the home to 40 Academic All-Americans, the most of any Midwest Conference school. It is clearly evident that student-athletes at SNC are being constantly rewarded for being good students, yet they have not gained the same rewards for being student athletes.
The goals of creating a new athletic facility for SNC athletes include, instilled pride into the school community, increase the importance of athletics in the SNC tradition, enhance the physical well-being of the college community, and to recruit higher quality athletes. Saint Norbert College does not seem to have a lot of pride in its athletics-increasing the pride that the college has in its athletics is something that should start taking place immediately. Athletes at SNC have been given various rewards (new library, dorms) and accolades (Academic All-Conference) for being superior students, but they still have not been rewarded for being superior athletes-with a new athletic facility. SNC has many successful and competitive athletic teams (football, hockey, basketball), and many superior athletes (Ashley Graybill). But these teams and athletes still have to suffer in dilapidated and outdated sports facilities-the dreaded Schuldes Sports Center. In the modern world, there are many diseases associated with living a sedentary life: obesity, heart disease, diabetes, etc. A new athletic facility would aid the college community in its efforts to life a healthy and active life. Each year, the school loses many higher-quality athletes to other school because of its horrible athletic facilities. Student-athletes interested in participating in intercollegiate athletics not going to be motivated to play at a college that has a new library-they would be more likely be interested in a college that has just built a brand new athletic center.
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