| Show u v® jjH " VHS' Page 4 October 171969 0 UTAH STATE rmnm It’s sad but true Our campus has been inundated by the dreaded disease Namus-Changu- s This rare disease is common the of the Wasatch highlanders amofig region The epidemic started earlier this year when a certain group decided to change the name of the "Union- - Building” to the University Center because "Union” has a bad connotation (as in State of the "Union” - ' how can you get) Another group which has been afflicted beyond hope is the Forward (you’ve got to be kidding) USU Forum Early symptoms were primary mascot changes ancT a Scottish identity crisis They have been afflicted with major disregard for other people’s pocketbooks and to make things worse the disease is not localized but has spread temporarily to the Walnut Room Room bewhich has been changed to the cause Walnut has a bad connotation (their logic is that "wal” refers to the Communist barricade in Berlin and "nut” & a Note: other personal insult to the members of the Forum) radical groups want the elimination of the word "room” because it is short for the Communist country of Roomania Certainly in both cases a room mania is involved ' Rumor has it that Utah State diplomats have been hard at work and have developed a happy medium on the I’m told that the new University controversy mascot will be an agricultural forumer Henceforth we shall be known as the "Forumers” (in honor of you know who) and our new school song will be 01 MacDonald Had A Forum” The new words will go something like this: (Sung 9ta the T ' SSF45? 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Editor regards to a change In school symbol I am a graduate student in the Fine Arts depart In ment and I am astounded wkeif ' referred to as an Aggie Your proposed ‘Highlander would be applicable to all students and appropriate as well I heartily "endorse the change in name It would provide a nucleus through which all students could more identify with the University ‘ Do it now ED RINEHART t 's I'm sure we all know how in- -' fluential Utah State University is so when we change our image the universities such as Pur due Boilermakers Nebraska Corn Huskers will come to the realization of how stupid their nicknames are they will change too Everybody knows that BYU has over 22000 students not because of its high academic standards or because It is a church school but because they want to be a cougar The Uni veYSity 6f Utah to stumble into the category a nationally known school for law and medicine the students go there to be Red just-happen- skins I’m ashamed to be pictured by people as wearing overalls and a straw hat I'd much rath- -' er have them look at me as wearing a skirt Let’s change our image let’s throw away n everything many men and have worked so hard to build-a- nd a good image is hard It seems to me that the big issue of changing USU’s nick name from AGGIE to Highland ers or Scotsman is the image the AGGIE gives to people ng by-wo- I believe images are based on tradition Tradition that people have built to bring recognition and pride to this University I've always thought an Aggie was someone to be proud of--a Ralph Maughan who's name ‘will go on our new track and field stadium a LaDell Anderson who has coached some of the fines! basketball players in the nation a Shailer Haliman a Wayne s a Cornell Green an LJ a Merlin Olsen a Silvester Bill Staley a 'Bill Munson and Let's not forget many more Es-te- or George “Doe" Neilson who were known nationally as men to be looked up to as Utah State Aggies OKI Lets change our dishonor let's punch our ing name tradition in ihajiase let's show everybody we are ashamed of 93640800 GARTH L LEE Editor It’s inspiration The organized yells and signs throughout Saturday's game exAs I sat reading Student Life some of the student pressed (April 17) in all conformity and body's sentiment towards the an good taste inspiration name addition which flashed into my mind an in- - proposed and fine is good Although I respiration that might give to Utah spect a student's right to proState a suitable test the booing foul language University mascot and solve our most press and the throwing of objects while ' USU Marching Band and Ag the ing problem May I describe ' this in giettes were performingwasdis-gustin- g spiration No less than 20 hours (1) He is an animal whose of practice was spent in prename begins- with A — a letfor the halftime and all ter steeped in our traditions paration of this was for you the stu(2) He has been used by both dent body The resppnse we were agriculturists and applied given after all our efforts is (prospectors) — tradi-tio- n one we’ll never forget I thought I was attending an Institution of again (3) He is distinctive — no higher education but Saturday's other University has had vis 'demonstration showed a lack of ion to use his name it on the part of some students (4) He ism nonetheless well faculty and alumni known — He is found in and-en- t history (biblical history) and Beth Bingham He resides in in all ages 08610500 Editor - sci-entis- ts ' ’ ri - aisbx r 1 fti r I-PU With a Scotsman here and a tartan there Here a check there a talk Everywhere a quack quack!! OhrUSU once had a Forum Oh the virtues and beauty of compromise The" patients disease is diagnosed as fatal and hopefully' Namus Changus will devour itself Obituary exis this Week after a short-live- d died Harry Highlander tence and an extended affiction known as Reductio Ad Absur-duSymptoms include: severe spite located in the USU student body and overdose of boos at the football game and a general pain in the neck Mr Highlander was never really born but it is generally assumed that he is the illegitimate offspring of Mr1 F Forum an Ag Science major at USU He resided in theminds of a few demented souls and he is survived by a variety’ of "names including: Aggies Staters Swiss Cheesers UtagS' and others During his short life he was noted for inciting general contempt and the attempted murder of local tradition Services will not be held and he will be given a pauper’s grave by some Christian soul m idea that it can be done by sub stituting the Highlander for Ag gie is nonsense rd 'Disgusting LYNN WARDLE jnovoiq I--OH non-conform- ist ed of-bei- EE-II--EE-I- many areas and thus represents the cosmopolitan nature of our student body (5) He is withall a noted a pattern of nonconformity (6) Nor is he apathetic — He speaks for his cause at the slightest provocation (7) Though not yet our of flcial mascot his name has been used not infrequently in referring to our team and our coach in our losing past Further the name rings most loud and clear when athletic fortune is at low ebb when a word is most needed" (8) A noble animal a relative of the faithful horse and the sturdy mule he plods along car- rying his burden even though little help or support Is forthcoming (9) And what a name he has to pronounce short easy on the easy to' spell a tongue of even the Illiterate Just pronounce the word “Mas-cot- " and you have included his name to build Proud Aggies Romney Es-tes- wo-me- graduate student art EL “Dick" our traditional Aggie image our Merlin Olsen's our Wayne EE-II--EE--I- And on this forum there were some men IqSSqfs' to fife M§f STU(Editor’s note) is DENT LIFE attempting to all letters the it has re- print ceived concerning the proposed name change We would like to call our own moratorium on this subject so that we may move on to greener fields Thank you for your letters er Aggie-Highland- PCSSPLE ?Tl'DF'T LIFF STAFF er Clever Scotch Editor There are really only two reasons for knifing the Aggies in the back and foisting the Highlanders into their place: 1 Obviously when caught in a bad predicament a Scotsman can run faster with his kilts up than a farmer can with his pants down are far more our Cache Val clever the in farmers production ley processing and use of barley Besides the fact that it seems unneces-sar- y totally inappropriate and unimportant one countless reasons might give for the suggested change-- if in deed it Is a suggestion rath er than a FAIT ACCOMPLI One trivial reason is that the bagpipe emits the most ghastly noise ever produced either and by design or inadvertance the prospect of having to endure halftime entertainment by a knobby-kneegroup of kilted amateur bagpipers even though they may have enthusiasm worthy of a far better cause 2 The Scotch than - d No money Isn’t it wonderful how Editor easy we made the change from The Aggies to Highlanders students and Alumni welcomed such a change There weren't who opposed it any students at the game There especially weren’t any alumni who stopped donating money to the Univer sity No one objected to the “trial period” of one school year This was necessary just to make it official with the public The best thing though is the fact that we didn’t have to spend any money trying to push the idea BILL ALEXANDER Roses to you Editor: Roses to the is a distressing one “Railroad-ers- GLORIA KERNS 50097970 It may well be that our image needs to be improved but the if USU ‘Forward Committee the USU U" Hi V1 ” |
