Being the Sports Editor for Mars’ Hill has brought some wonderful privileges over the past six months. In this time, I have grown more aware of the sporting events and teams at TWU and have tried to give the sports section some new dynamic ideas (No, I am not quitting).
With this being the Olympics issue, I felt that this was the most important issue of the year. Never again will the Olympics be in British Columbia and with that, no other Sports Editor before or after myself will ever have the chance to be in this position during this magical event. As a result, the next two pages contain some of the most important, meaningful, and researched stories I have ever written or ever will. Numerous hours of writing, editing, researching, making phone calls, and thinking have gone into this section, not to mention taking half of Wednesday’s classes off for extra preparation time to write these stories.
The purpose of this article is not to attract attention to the hard work that it took to create this section. The main goal is to bring well-informed stories to your attention, making the Olympic an enjoyable experience for each and every person, even if it is just for two weeks of the year.
The Olympics hold a special place in my heart; at no other time does life literally mean nothing less then just turning on the television and watching the highest caliber of athletes performing at the top of their game in front of billions of people, collectively. The triumphs, the disappointments, the world records, personal, the injuries and the looks of shock on people’s faces, as the world that stops to engage in fair play and teamwork for two weeks.
Kierkegaard once wrote that people in this world were once passionate souls, who lived and died with the man in quest of the jewel lying on the thin layer of ice, in the middle of the lake. Through the emotional turns, people gave their unprecedented support, living vicariously through the man, unfazed by the risks associated in his act. However, Kierkegaard also writes how humans have lost this passion in this reflectionist age.
In the next two weeks, I urge each and everyone student to put aside all the stresses that school may bring, all of life’s problems and anything that could take time for reflection. Spend the next fourteen days living as passionate humans, excited about the emotional turns the Olympics bring. Take this once in a lifetime oppurtunity and make the best of it.
Make the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games yours.
Jamieson Brooks
