LETTER: Why no ‘A’ on the hill?
To the editor:
With campus elections behind us I think we need to focus on an issue that, unfortunately, was absent from the platforms of the candidates. The issue that I am referring to is whether or not we should put a large Aggie “A” on the side of the mountain above campus. Why has this not happened yet? I want to walk through campus, look up on the mountain and see a 100,000-point font USU Aggie “A.”
I know what you are thinking; you are worried about where we would get the funds for this project. You need to think outside the box. How many junior high- or high school-aged boys do you think live in the valley that would be willing to get together and work on this as a joint Eagle Scout project? I would bet that you could find at least 10 proud future Aggies willing to take on the task. For every one future Eagle Scout, you can add at least five other people who would volunteer to help. If my calculations are correct, you’re looking at 30 willing bodies to work on the project and a total bill of $0 for Utah State University.
The Aggie “A” on the Mountain idea isn’t just cool, it also has potential to be funny. We could call it “Big ‘A’ Mountain” and I’m sure that plenty of students would get a kick out of saying, “Hey, check out the big ‘A’ up on the mountain.” The possibilities are potentially endless. I still don’t see any good reason for why this hasn’t happened yet. Having a large “A” up on the mountainside would just add more Aggie pride to this school. You could see the Aggie “A” from everywhere in the valley, and it would look great in the background of the pictures in our campus brochures and other USU advertisements. We could even light it up during the holidays.
Just think about how awesome it would be for our athletic events that are broadcast on ESPN. They could do a panoramic view of our scenic valley and then zoom in on the Aggie “A” on the mountain before cutting back to the action. Everybody wins with the Aggie “A” smiling down on us from the mountainside. Enough talk. This needs to be done. I’m talking to you, Christian Thrapp, and the other newly elected officials.
John Mosman