Friday, September 30, 2011

OSU needs to be (just a little) more like UO

I'm still having trouble writing that, but it's true.  Just look at these two promotional ads for the universities:
Pretty boring, and just a little cheesy.  Hey, come to OSU, you can go to a farmers market and ride your vintage bike with a ridiculous wicker basket attached to the front!

Nice right?  It's clean, crisp, and shows a much more dynamic university.

Oregon State has gotten way too concerned with what UO is doing .  We've heard the whole "big brother, little brother" mumbo jumbo so much that we're starting to buy into it ourselves.  "We're not the little brother, we'll show them!  We'll be completely different!" 

In fact, we've almost become what we used to make fun of Oregon for being.  Are you more likely to find a guy with dreadlocks riding a bike in Birkenstocks to the farmer's market to play hacky sack with his friends in Corvallis or Eugene?  At this point, you'd have to say it's a 50/50 thing at best, right?  It's starting to drive me nuts.  Is Oregon really that bad?  Maybe, but that doesn't mean they're always wrong.  As a university, they've established themselves as a place for energetic people who want to lead and do great things.  OSU has established themselves as a place to quietly go about your business and not get recognized.  It's ridiculous.  Have a little pride Beavers!  Beat your chest every once in a while and let everyone know that you're here.  





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