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Opinions might be divided over whether universities should spend more money
for libraries than sports. People of diverse ages and from different walks of
life may take diverse positions on this controversial issue. Personally I agree
with that universities should spend more money for libraries than sports
because it is more appropriate for universities’ role.
To begin with, the role of universities is educating students and enhancing
their intelligent ability. Thus, in university campus, library is an essential
facility. If there is a good library, students can study in a better condition
and achieve more. When students do not understand a lesson in a class, they
should find reference books in the library and catch them before they give
questions to their professor. Also, when they study by themselves, they can
widen their intellectual horizons. It is why libraries are needed. Opponents of
my perspective claim that sports is quite important because when students stay
healthy, they can learn more effectively. Advocates’ claims may sound
reasonable on the surface. However, if we take a closer look at their
contentions, the rationale for their assertion lacks logic in many ways.
Moreover, there are some examples that can debunk their claim. Let’s take the Korea
University of Technology and Education as an example. This university recently
built a new library named Dasan. because the previous library was so antiquated.
After building the new library, the employment rate of the university is higher
than ever before. It shows how important a library is.
In addition, beyond the example that I mentioned, there are many articles
which can support my argument. They expressed doubts that are similar to my
point of view. A few weeks ago, I had a chance to read an article from the
Dong-A Daily News that is related to the topic. It described the results of a
survey conducted by the Samsung Economic Research Institute social science
researchers with more than five hundred university administrators working at the
welfare office of universities in Seoul. According to the article, of the 500
university administrators surveyed more than 80 percent of them answered that there
are many complaints that are related to the libraries, and it’s likely that
when libraries are advanced, the students feel more satisfaction in overall
university facilities. They went on say that this means that students think
that the library is the most important facility in the university because it is
related to the students’ learning.
As mentioned above, based on the examples, I can conclude that universities
should spend more money for libraries than sports. |