GET CAUGHT READING

It's late January, and Wisconsin is in the middle of basketball season. The Wisconsin Badgers are setting records almost every time they hit the court, and are currently ranked 2nd or 3rd in the nation, depending upon which poll you consult. They are 20-1 going into today's game at Iowa. The UW-Stevens Point men's team is currently ranked 1st in the nation in Division 3 (Go Pointers!). Marquette and UW-Green Bay aren't doing bad either. And of course, everyone is excited about high-school basketball in their own area.

This week's celebrity that has been caught reading is Grant Hill. Hill was an impact player the minute he stepped on the court. The Detroit Piston team was almost unbeatable when he was on it. And in contrast to some athletes, Mr. Hill has always been a class act, at North Carolina as well as now in the pros.

So take a lesson from Grant Hill. In the classic Greek tradition, a person must cultivate the physical as well as the intellectual nature of his being. Get caught reading! (And then go shoot some hoops!)