2008 Woodie Awards
Letters
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Editorials
Defacement of university Seal undermines tradition
I had my first Buckeye football before I slept in a crib. I've yelled O-H in foreign countries (and received an I-O in return). I went to my first Ohio State University football game at the age of two and I've taunted little children wearing Michigan apparel (and the parents who stepped in on their behalf). But I'm a Miami University RedHawk. Our university has a rich 200-year tradition. The first collegiate football game played in the state of Ohio was between Miami University and the University of Cincinnati in the grassy area in front of King Library. And a significant number of the esteemed Big Ten coaches-many of us have come to worship
as products of Midwestern families and Big Ten parents-are products of The Miami University.
It has never been difficult for me to balance my potentially conflicting interests of being a faithful fan to both the Buckeyes and RedHawks. But earlier this week, I was never more disgusted to be associated with the college both my parents attended. A Buckeye fanatic decided to take it upon him or herself to display their arrogance by spray painting, "Go Bucks" on the Seal of Miami University. The center of our campus was vandalized by one of our own. Prior to this act, the Hub had remained unchanged since its conception in 1964.
Athletics are a staple of any university. Our athletic program is strong. Through organizations such as Red Alert, we are ushering in a new era of tradition and student support along with the bicentennial. While we recognize traditions past, we have the opportunity to create the new traditions which will be carried on into the third century of Miami's history. And the only time I see the word "bucks" on this campus in the future, it better be preceded by the letters, "MU."
Mike Scott
scottmj@muohio.edu
University needs to do more to promote safety
Security is a big issue on every college campus. It becomes apparent to all of us when we are walking by ourselves late in the evening, or in the middle of the night. At orientation, speeches were given about the security of this campus.
I had my first Buckeye football before I slept in a crib. I've yelled O-H in foreign countries (and received an I-O in return). I went to my first Ohio State University football game at the age of two and I've taunted little children wearing Michigan apparel (and the parents who stepped in on their behalf). But I'm a Miami University RedHawk. Our university has a rich 200-year tradition. The first collegiate football game played in the state of Ohio was between Miami University and the University of Cincinnati in the grassy area in front of King Library. And a significant number of the esteemed Big Ten coaches-many of us have come to worship
as products of Midwestern families and Big Ten parents-are products of The Miami University.
It has never been difficult for me to balance my potentially conflicting interests of being a faithful fan to both the Buckeyes and RedHawks. But earlier this week, I was never more disgusted to be associated with the college both my parents attended. A Buckeye fanatic decided to take it upon him or herself to display their arrogance by spray painting, "Go Bucks" on the Seal of Miami University. The center of our campus was vandalized by one of our own. Prior to this act, the Hub had remained unchanged since its conception in 1964.
Athletics are a staple of any university. Our athletic program is strong. Through organizations such as Red Alert, we are ushering in a new era of tradition and student support along with the bicentennial. While we recognize traditions past, we have the opportunity to create the new traditions which will be carried on into the third century of Miami's history. And the only time I see the word "bucks" on this campus in the future, it better be preceded by the letters, "MU."
Mike Scott
scottmj@muohio.edu
University needs to do more to promote safety
Security is a big issue on every college campus. It becomes apparent to all of us when we are walking by ourselves late in the evening, or in the middle of the night. At orientation, speeches were given about the security of this campus.
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