University of Virginia Library

To The Editor

While attending this p weekend's
football game against N.C.
State, something came to my
attention which I feel warrants
mentioning. A group of friends and
I entered the student section of
Scott stadium at about 12:45 in
order to get good seats for the
game. We wanted to sit down in
front, but as we arrived at about
the fourteenth row we were told
that the seats we wanted were
reserved for a fraternity. Angered
by this situation which occurs at
almost all games, I asked caustically
to see the gentleman's "reserved
seat ticket" - of course, he
had no such thing so my friends
and I seated ourselves. This fraternity
man had told us that 5 seats
were being held for fraternity
members and their dates. To my
knowledge there is only one reserved
section for season ticket
holders, and, despite this, I witnessed
several older couples - some
with children - being denied a seat
in these fraternity-held sections.
Therefore, it seems-only fair to
everyone that if any organization,
fraternity or otherwise, wishes to
have good seats they can arrive
early enough to seat the whole
group, without sending several
"guards" to hold an entire section
where others wish to sit. If my
friends and I can go early to get
choice seats so can anyone else.

I would like to congratulate the
cheerleaders on yet another sterling
performance in spirit production
Saturday. It is truly a joy to see
how well the execute their role at
our football games: "By the neck
until dead." Every now and then
they accidentally approach coordination
in trying to lead a cheer, but
their greatest success is in following
a yell coming down from the stands
- most notably the cadenced
"Go-go-go-!" Granted, there's
apathy; but the cheerleaders are
supposed to dispel it, not share it!

The addition of the girls has
been very valuable - now the guys
have something to do as they stand
around along the sideline. Maybe
some of that energy could be put
into practicing - or at least trying
to organize - a cheer or two.

I think that it is really pathetic
that, for one of the most crucial
games of the season, our spirit
leaders put out so very little in
organized support of the team.
Instead, two of the more "spirited"
members got their jollies at the
expense of some of our halftime
guests, tossing those little footballs
into the tubas as the bandsmen
were marching off the field; the
myth of the "Virginia Gentleman"
is not dead enough - it must be
ground further into the dirt - right,
Group?

I hope that in the future we can
have a more responsible effort from
the cheerleaders, and a few more
leaders in front of the student
stands at the west end of Scott
Stadium.