1995_05 The Daily Collegian May 1995

              Editorial/Opinion
The Right Left
By Paulo! Albuquerque
Tennis greats reunited
Cable television can be a pretty disappointing experience. Tues¬
day morning, the teacher allowed us to leave a little earlier. I didn't feel
like takjng a nap, nor snacking. I could of read a book but I rather do
that at flight prior to my bedtime. So I grabbed the television remote
quite skeptically and began flipping the channels around, suffering
tremend ously from the grazing syndrome. I hate this. I hate that I hate
her. Can't stand Arnold! Please don't be back! Oh! No! Billy Crystal
again! Bleargh! Golf! Newt/ nope! Suddenly, I stop. My eyes focus like
. some hungry beast that has just spotted a succulent prey. It was Borg
& Connors, the two greatest tennis players of all time, reunited 15 years
later for the hew. Masters champic**shipsNfinal sw__
TheYe they were, hitting the ball as hard as the big hitters, cracking
serves at over 100 miles per hour and chasing every ball with the same
obstinacy that they had two decades ago.    T
Spme people think that tennis is boring. Some will even say that
the "white" sport is dead. (It is called the "white sport" due to the
tradition of the clothing). ^
Personally, I must admit that as a tennis freak, the current lack of
personality, the constant repetition of finals at the major events and the
physical paths that this game have taken that give tall athletes with big
serves more than just a little advantage, have driven my interest from
this wonderful game.
The hottest players to watch today are Andre Agassi and Pete
Sampras. Agassi is a ridiculous looking bald guy with a media-
fabricated charisrna and an amazing forehand.
Berg's achievements in tennis are endless. He won five consecu¬
tive grand slam titles at Wimbledon and six times at the Roland Garros
in France. He never won the US. Open, but he reached the finals on
four occasions. He defeated Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe at
their homeland, which was not an easy task 15 years ago, when they
were in their primes.
As far as playing, Borg was an amazing base-liner, capable of
hitting topspin winners from any edge of the court. His court coverage
was absolutely Temarkable. His heart beat was one of the lowest that
has ever been recorded. His serve was fast and precise. His passing
shots were perhaps the best ever, but Berg's greatest asset was the
mind. While in the court, Borg appeared to be in trance. He refused
playing the mind games of McEnroe and Connors. He just stared at the
ball and intimidated his opponents with a full commitment to victory.
He was wordless, but his charisma was so strong that players reported
that playing with Borg was like playing against Jesus Christ in person.
Borg was the way, the truth and the victory.
His hippie mystic intoxicated everyone in the '70s and early '80s.
He did not have to be a liberal nor a conservative. He also never had
to paint his hair and nails in crystal pink. All he had to do was to step
into the court to play tennis and the whole world would stop tp watch
him chase tennis balls.Borg never had time to think about his hair style
or to worry about politics. ^j      /
His goals were too demanding as he put it once upon the time: "In
the future, Iwant everyone to look at me and think there has never
been a man luce that"
For many years, Connors was not capable of being everything that
he couldberHedid win a few grand slam titles, including three in 1974,
when he succeeded at Australia, the United States and Wimbledon.
But, it was not until he completely Withdrew from attempting to win
that he became Jimbo: One of the toughest men who I have ever seep
in my life. His commitment was nc\longer to simply win, but to play.
He Joved victories but he did not minctthe losses as long as hehad done
everything a human being could do on that tennis court. Playing was
the matter, and he played, and he played and he played.
I iemember hating Connors with great passion. During those
times, tennis had a lot in common with the Western myth- Borg was
the lonely rider. His game was defensive. His words were rare. But his
guns were quick and lethal —just ask Connors, McEnroe or anybody
else who faced the Swede during those years. Nevertheless, the
flamboy ant Connors and McEnroe were the evil gunmen, hired to take
over the land with theirnoise and arsenal of machine guns and kill that
lonely rider who came from distant lands. ^ *
Today, however, Connors is regenerated. He became-a clown
called Jimbo who everyone cheered for, including myself. When he
reached the semi-finals of the US. Open in 1991 atage39,Ihad tears
in my eyes. He gave me back the lost desire of being all that I could be
in the court, as well as in life He proved that youth in tennis comes
from within and not from a lack of wrinkles. •
Thanks to people like Borg and Connors, tennis is alive and welL
If you have any doubts on the matter, come to Fresno State to watch the
tennis Bulldogs and you will feel the breath of life of this sport. Like
Borg and Connors, five of the top six players of the CSU, Fresno tennis
are competitive base-liners who are eager to chase every ball in order
to achieve victories. Come and see. Through the strokes of these brave
young men, you will see a lot of that old duo that still battles today with
the same intensity and determination that they had 20 years ago,
proving that tennis may be aging but that it is well and alive.
A dorm by any other
name is still the same
Dear Editor,
I am fed up with euphe¬
misms. There is no difference
at all between the word
"dorm" or "residence liall,"
unless you count the fact that
one of them contains four
times as many syllables, one
term takes up four times as
much space in print, and one
is not even defined in most
dictionaries or in the Califor¬
nia Penal Code for that mat¬
ter. Dormitories have mean¬
ing, and they have character.
Almost everyone has a clear
mental picture of "dorm life."
What is "residence hall
life" like? Who knows what
Rebecca Spartz vvas^saying
when she argued that, we
should refer to them as resi¬
dence halls because people
think of dorms like a sani¬
tary. What is a sanitary? She
probably meant to say sani¬
tarium^ If this is the case, the
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people to whom she is refer¬
ring to must be fools. There is
nothing quiet or peaceful
about having construction
trucks regularly frequent the
area right outside your win¬
dow at 7 a.m. and loud music
coming from down the hall at
all hours of the day.
Literally, "residence hall"
has no more meaning than a
hall in which someone re¬
sides. The term "residence
hall" is just another way to
entrap and confuse innocent
people into thinking that they
aren't living in a domu What's
next? The California State
Arena for Higher Learning,
Career Development, Ideo¬
logical Exchange and Athletic
Enrichment — Fresno. Or
CS.A.F.H.L.C.D.I.E.A.A.E.F.
for short!
Sincerely,
Allan Fisher
Dorm Resident .
Dilbert® by Scott Adams
I'M PLANNING TO
TURN THE HOUSE
INTO A GAMBLING
CASINO.
ISN'T
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CONSERVATIVE VIEW¬
POINT THAT PEOPLE ARE
IDIOTS WHO DESERVE
TO BE. MOCKED.
WONT PEOPLE SHOW
YOUR VIEWPOINT TO
BE FLAWED BY VIRTUE
OF THEIR INTELLIGENT
QUESTIONS? j    .
LIKE THAT
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