LETTER: USU needs its own traditions
To the editor:
I just read the forum letter written to The Statesman by John Mosman in the Wednesday, March 21, 2012 edition. I disagree 100 percent and want The Statesman and the student government to know that not everyone here on campus agrees with Mr. Mosman’s proposal.
If we are going to put a giant “A” on the mountainside, why don’t we replace it with something that says, “BYU’s little sister school,” or “Y not?” We are USU, and we need to be creative in thinking of our own traditions and values.
I am not from the West, and I have only seen the tradition of constructing a giant letter on a mountainside here in Utah and Idaho. Frankly, it seems old-fashioned and cheesy, but that is my personal opinion.
The “A” we already have on campus, which has been near Old Main for decades is a perfect example. What other school has a platform on which the school’s most recognized tradition is performed? I am proud to be an Aggie; I love USU and Logan, and that is why I oppose Mr. Mosman’s proposal.
Jared Allan