I have a SERIOUS complaint.

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Posted by jOel jOhnson at 04/19/2001 3:27 PM EST


Student on team #173, RAGE, from East Hartford High School and UTRC.


In Reply to: Re: I have a SERIOUS complaint.
Posted by Tom S. on 04/16/2001 8:39 PM EST:



: I agree... The article in the hartford courant was only about our team. Obviously the team likes this coverage, but what about the other teams in our area that have done so much, such as RAGE or Buzz... Given the article was in the "local" section, so it wasn't distributed to the entire state (which is also somewhat of a dissapointment that FIRST is not big enough news to be printed in the front pages), but the teams in our area that did not get mentioned might feel slighted. I doubt that the newspapers will ever fully understand the impact that FIRST has on the community, and i bet they just whip off an article, but some even coverage may give the reader a more rounded image of FIRST...

: Just my thoughts..

: Tom Schindler
: Team 177

True. From what I have seen, the newspapers tend to dwell upon those teams that are really good. During last years competition, the Courant constantly wrote about RAGE, as we were the winners of the UTC scrimmage, and one of the best robots out there. This season, you were the ones that won the UTC scrimmage, and had a great robot, making you perfect for the press.

Understand?....

I say, enjoy the attention you recieved, as everyone will have their moment to shine....