2008 Woodie Awards
Limitless ways to show school spirit
By: Levi Joseph Wonder
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Forum
I'm almost done with my first two semesters of my college education, and I still can't tell if I have any school spirit or not.
Aside from an occasional "B-G-S-U" whenever my fellow Kohl Hall residents and I feel the urge to proclaim our school's awesome-osity (and our school is pretty awesome indeed), I don't really do much that involves actively promoting our state university.
Or do I?
Most of the activities I'm involved in here have little to do with organizations that help to put a student face on the University, such as varsity school athletics, student government or Greek organizations.
But does that mean that I have no school spirit? Furthermore, what would I have to do to display my school spirit?
Do we even need school spirit at all?
Although my freshman year has been far from perfect (as with everyone else), I have had an absolute blast in my first eight months on campus. I guess that I don't need to have school spirit to be active here and to have a literal bucketload of goofy fun.
Or does this goofy fun actually count as school spirit?
Although it may not seem like a proper expression of school spirit, I have come to believe that the things I have done on campus my freshman year are wholly valid (albeit atypical) ways for me to show my school spirit. In all actuality, they're some of the few ways I can show my spirit!
I say this because I have been cut off from doing certain things here because of who I am, what I am and the things I do. Specifically, I am unable to participate in some of the "glory activities," supposedly the grandest ways in which one can display his or her spirit.
I cannot participate in varsity sports because I am not athletically accomplished enough to compete on the college level. I did athletics back in high school, and that was arguably the most significant way to show spirit, but this is college; it's a whole lot harder to compete.
I could not attend any home football games this past semester because I was required to go back to my hometown every weekend to work. It would seem that many people and students perceive this (attending football games) to be one of the best ways to show spirit, and I was locked out of doing so.
Aside from an occasional "B-G-S-U" whenever my fellow Kohl Hall residents and I feel the urge to proclaim our school's awesome-osity (and our school is pretty awesome indeed), I don't really do much that involves actively promoting our state university.
Or do I?
Most of the activities I'm involved in here have little to do with organizations that help to put a student face on the University, such as varsity school athletics, student government or Greek organizations.
But does that mean that I have no school spirit? Furthermore, what would I have to do to display my school spirit?
Do we even need school spirit at all?
Although my freshman year has been far from perfect (as with everyone else), I have had an absolute blast in my first eight months on campus. I guess that I don't need to have school spirit to be active here and to have a literal bucketload of goofy fun.
Or does this goofy fun actually count as school spirit?
Although it may not seem like a proper expression of school spirit, I have come to believe that the things I have done on campus my freshman year are wholly valid (albeit atypical) ways for me to show my school spirit. In all actuality, they're some of the few ways I can show my spirit!
I say this because I have been cut off from doing certain things here because of who I am, what I am and the things I do. Specifically, I am unable to participate in some of the "glory activities," supposedly the grandest ways in which one can display his or her spirit.
I cannot participate in varsity sports because I am not athletically accomplished enough to compete on the college level. I did athletics back in high school, and that was arguably the most significant way to show spirit, but this is college; it's a whole lot harder to compete.
I could not attend any home football games this past semester because I was required to go back to my hometown every weekend to work. It would seem that many people and students perceive this (attending football games) to be one of the best ways to show spirit, and I was locked out of doing so.
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Cut the crap
posted 4/16/08 @ 8:38 PM EST
Why support a school that doesn't return the favor?
In case you haven't heard, they're going to steal $3.5 Million from the student body. They sure seem to appreciate us, don't they?
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