Tuesday, October 20, 1998
Thumbs up/Thumbs down
Ticket-selling policy needs disclaimer
Thumbs down to the university for not adequately informing
students that police will arrest students selling athletics
tickets, even when they sell tickets for less than face value. The
athletic department has requested that Pasadena police track down
people reselling their tickets at the Rose Bowl. Though state codes
do not prohibit selling tickets below face value, Pasadena has a
municipal code that outlaws conducting business without a license.
Thus far, about 25 people have been arrested near the Rose
Bowl.
If the university can take the extra effort to ask the Pasadena
police to hunt down those ticket vendors, then they certainly can
take the time to inform students, either when they receive the
sports package or at the Central Ticket Office, of the illegality
of reselling tickets on the grounds of an event, even if it is not
for a profit.
Children’s health finally gets funds
Thumbs up to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for
their proposal to allot $50 million to provide more-extensive
medical care for students who might otherwise not receive any
medical attention. Many children sent home from school do not get
the treatment they need because their families have no insurance
and cannot afford the expenses, or they do not have the time to
wait for public health services.
This funding will keep kids in school by treating their
illnesses before they become too serious. Preventive care at an
early age insures better health for the future and also educates
children on the importance of health.
Keg permits won’t curb drinking
Thumbs down to the Boston City Council, which passed an
ordinance last week requiring a permit to purchase a keg of beer
within the city of Boston. The ordinance hopes to curb underage
drinking and crack down on liquor stores that sell to underage
people.
The ordinance is an unnecessary law that will not be effective.
An existing law already requires people 21 years old or older to
purchase a keg of beer. An additional permit is unneeded.
Furthermore, making alcohol use even more restricted and
"unavailable " will only make underage drinkers get more inventive
in their attempts to drink. Keg parties, although they may become a
more difficult undertaking, will be all the more in demand if the
aura of rebelling against the law is further amplified.
Leaders see value of
education
Thumbs up
to President Clinton and the Republicans in Congress, for coming
to a non-partisan agreement when deciding to give $1 billion in
additional federal aid to education.
That the two branches of government could come to an agreement
on this issue is encouraging.
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