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No Sports on the Dining Hall Lawn

The open grassy area in front of the dining hall is one of the nicest features of our campus. Unfortunately, though, the grass is regularly trampled on and damaged by students playing games like soccer and Frisbee, resulting in ugly bare patches of dirt. I think the university should prohibit students from playing sports on the dining-hall lawn, so that the grass will look nicer. Banning sports from the lawn shouldn't inconvenience anyone, since there are fields next to the gym where students can play sports instead.

Sincerely ,

Justin Ruben
 

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Man: What do you think of this letter?
Woman: I don't know if a rule like that would be that helpful.
I'm not sure it would really accomplish anything.
Man: Really?
Woman: Yeah. I mean even if they banned those students, kicked them off.
I'm not sure how much it’d help, because, sure, those guys cause some of the damage.
But the thing is everybody crosses that lawn every day because it's so centrally located.
So, it's not just those students he's talking about who are responsible.
Man: That's true. I guess it's right in the middle of all the busiest classroom buildings.
Woman: Right? So, the lawn gets a lot of traffic.
People are in a hurry to get to class and don't really always walk on the paved paths or sidewalks like they're supposed to.
So what Peter suggests in his letter, it wouldn't solve anything.
It’d still look pretty terrible.
Man: Maybe, but if there is somewhere else people could play, I mean that could help a little.
Woman: But it's not a good substitute.
I mean the gym is practically on the fringe of campus, right?
It's a long walk.
What people want is somewhere where they can have a little fun in between classes, kick a ball around for 15 minutes or whatever.
Have some fun after lunch before their next class.
Man: Yeah. I guess the idea is not practical if it means you have to take a long walk when you've only got a little bit of time to kill.
Woman: Exactly.
Question

The woman expresses her opinion about the letter-writer's proposal. Briefly summarize the proposal. Then state her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.