We all know and agree that Virginia Tech is a unique school, with many traits other similar establishments do not have.
One of these characteristics that encompasses many events throughout the year is our traditions. Homecoming, ring tradition, class leadership — the list is endless. During my (almost) five years at this school, I have grown to love and cherish these special times, knowing they are getting stronger every
year.
Homecoming has been, and still is, one of Tech’s oldest and strongest traditions, one that many students take pride in every fall. It is a week chock-full of events every night, bringing entertainment and diversity to our campus, as well as a showcase of the strongest leaders our campus has to offer. These people are otherwise known as the homecoming court.
Now, I realize there is a population of students who do not care about the voting happening during the week of homecoming. They think it’s stupid, a Greek-only thing, or a popularity contest, all of which are untrue. I spent a large part of my time campaigning trying to combat these stereotypes to those who were willing to listen and hear what I had to say.
But one person cannot change this image, and print media is a great outlet to help with this. I really would have appreciated more coverage throughout these past two weeks to help make more students more aware of the roles of the homecoming court, and the king and queen, once elected.
So, let me educate you on these issues. First of all, any organization can sponsor a candidate. It just so happens that Greeks make up about 85 percent of leaders on this campus. Greek organizations are typically large enough to financially support the homecoming court budget and have ample man-power to run a campaign. I’m not saying smaller groups cannot do this, but Greeks just seem to get into this stuff. I would love to see more diversity on the court next year — it can be anyone who shares a passion for Tech.
It just so happened this year all but one candidate was involved in a fraternity or sorority, regardless of whether they ran under that organization or another. Secondly, we have been chosen by our peers to represent organizations we are passionate about on our campus and to be ambassadors of the school.
We are not ordinary students. To be selected for homecoming court is an incredible honor — many who apply do not get it.
A version of this article appeared in the Oct 21 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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The waambulance is on its way
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Boo boo bee boo. Cry more, noob.
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"A newspaper cannot, of course, pick and choose what items it wishes to cover, and a well-respected one would not snub one of its campus’ time-honored traditions, but then again who ever said the CT was one?"
A newspaper absolutely can pick and choose what items it wishes to cover. I wouldn't respect a newspaper that focused its attention on menial, trivial events like which celebrities are getting married or what an uneducated "average American" has to say about a controversial scientific matter like evolution. Or coverage of Homecoming lol.
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Being harassed every time I walk to class isn't a good way to motivate me to vote for homecoming. Actually, it does the opposite.
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Thank you. This is the very reason I could care less about homecoming. Who really cares besides the select few that are in it?
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Thank you. This is the very reason I could care less about homecoming. Who really cares besides the select few that are in it?
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Being harassed every time I walk to class isn't a good way to motivate me to vote for homecoming. Actually, it does the opposite.
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Being harassed every time I walk to class isn't a good way to motivate me to vote for homecoming. Actually, it does the opposite.
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Dear Elizabeth,
No one cares about Homecoming.
Love,
The Real World
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Yea, they do. It's one of Tech's oldest traditions so the complete losers at the CT should pay a little bit of attention to it. Nobody's asking them to devote a whole issue to it, but it's still NEWS.
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I wasn't aware that Homecoming is something unique to Tech. I thought that nearly all colleges (and high schools, lol) had Homecomings. Man, we really missed the boat on this unique experience!
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Whatever helps you sleep at night. I didn't care about homecoming in high school and I don't care about it now. I don't know anybody else who cares about it either.
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No no one cares about homecoming. How many people vote each year? Like 10000? Then maybe hahahahaha.
and what about WUVT? CT? variety of community service activities? Why shouldn't CT write about them? What makes homecoming so special? NOTHING.
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Just because 16 losers competed in a popularity contest, we're all supposed to care? Grow up, homecoming doesn't mean anything
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Aw, someone sounds a little bitter. What, did you not get into the fraternity or sorority you wanted or maybe you're just a complete nobody. Get over it, those 16 individuals actually DID something for this campus.
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What did they do? I graduated from here, I did volunteer work here, I gave Tech money, I've told people about Tech... but so what? Do I get a medal for that? Am I so attention-starved that I want everyone at a game to see me? No, I have better things to do than enter into a popularity contest. Sorry that you and your friends don't lol.
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Non-Greeks are complete nobodies because we're not Greek? Seriously? And you wonder why people don't like you guys.
You are a typical, nonsensical sorority girl. Non-Greek people DO PLENTY for this campus. It's not all about you. Get over yourself.
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I know that I made the right decision to not rush when I see comments like that. Your superiority complex is astounding and I really do hate people like you. I understand that you like homecoming and it's cute that you actually think it matters, but get off your high horse before it's yanked out from under you. Nobody cares about Homecoming in the real world.
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Obvious troll is obvious.
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ahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahaha I would just straight out say this comment is retarded. You are not that special kid.
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No, we are not all supposed to care about Homecoming, but some people do. More importantly, Homecoming is a longstanding, officially-sponsored campus tradition with a week's worth of events associated with the occasion. (http://www.vthomecoming.org.vt.edu/attachments/schedule.pdf) As such, it deserves to be covered in the campus newspaper of record.
Coverage need not be lenghty. However, election of a king & queen is the signature event, so the CT should have mentioned the winners. At the very least, they could have included a headshot of each with an explanatory caption. That would not have taken up much space, and seeing as there are a number of filler ads referencing "Your ad could be here" and such, the CT seems to have space to spare.
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Me ! Me ! Me ! Me !
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Elizabeth,
1. If I had a friend who new nothing about Tech, I wouldn't point him/her to the homecoming court. Elitism is not unique to VT, and not something I'd want to showcase. I'd showcase them to some of the unique traditions -- the corps of cadets, german club, etc.
2 Newspapers can and do chose what they want to cover. An editor has limited resources and a good editor will pick items that impact a large proportion of its readership. That's why it's called a newspaper - and not an "everything that has happened" paper.
3. Rather than championing homecoming and sorority activities, perhaps you should spend your time pursuing an actual academic major - rather than 13th grade home economics. In case you haven't noticed, we're sort of in a recession.
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For your information, sororities do more good for this community than you could ever think of. Basically every week there is a philanthropy going on to raise money for reading, cancer, heart disease, food kitchens, you name it, the greek community does.
And I know Elizabeth personally and I can tell you that you would not survive in her major.
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wait wait wait, isn't her major fashion design?
i don't think people (on the whole) are oblivious to the 'good' that sororities do. however, if sororities put in half the time, effort, and resources into promoting their philanthropies and causes as they did promoting their homecoming representative; maybe people wouldn't view this whole ordeal as a shallow and meaningless annoyance.
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I agree with Anonymous. I don't think that Hokie would survive in Elizabeth's major. Because it's a useless major that gets you nowhere in life lol!
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The homecoming king was part of the GERMAN club. You would know that if they had bothered to write a story about homecoming and who won.
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So knowing Elizabeth = knowing that someone whom you've never met would not survive in her major? Is she a clairvoyant?
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If she was clairovoyant, she'd be able to see that pursuing fashion as a college major will land her a lucrative gig at Starbucks.
Unless of course she's a spoiled trust fund kid - like most sorority chicks.
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"They think it’s stupid, a Greek-only thing, or a popularity contest, all of which are untrue."
Let me reassure you, it's not untrue that 'they think its stupid'; and coincidentally, it's because it IS the definition of a popularity contest and partially because it's (for the most part) a Greek-only thing.
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Leaving out who won Homecoming is like leaving out who won governor of your city. It's a big deal and until the Tech student body opens their eyes to how much of a responsibility being king and queen is, people like everyone who has commented on this article are going to be heard louder and Homecoming will cease to exist. So if you hate homecoming, that means you hate Hokie traditions, which means you probably shouldn't go here, or you have no friends. This isn't high school where the king and queen don't do anything, but then again, in high school people actually pay more attention to homecoming then our sad student body. How embarrassing is that?
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I wasn't aware that the Homecoming King and Queen established policies and requirements for Virginia Tech. You know, like what a governor helps do for a state.
Go ahead and put "elected to Homecoming Queen" on your resume. Let me know how that works out for you. I'll be over here making money because I put "internship experience" on my resume.
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Anonymous @ 1021.
Your post is embarassing.
Are you actually comparing the responsibilities of homecoming king and/or queen to that of an elected government official?
And that we should use high schoolers as a benchmark for determining how seriously we should take homecoming court?
Homecoming is not a unique VT tradition. It's generic -- I'm fairly certain just about every college has them. Just like just about every college has sororities and fraternities.
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Governor of a city? Ah ha ha!!!
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This comment is so ridiculous I am actually thinking that this person is actually mocking the homecoming than supporting it...
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Wow. I don’t even know where to start. I guess with the general ignorance and stupidity seeping from this comment. Now let’s add to that the embarrassment and shame of knowing you and I actually attend the same university. First, to compare holding the title of homecoming king/queen to a governor is absolutely absurd. I mean, I was elected Treasurer of my high school Beta Club; clearly, I should be the next president. Now, for the most ignorant and idiotic part of this entire comment: to say that hating homecoming means we hate all Hokie traditions, should not go here, and/or have no friends does not even make sense. You, my friend, are the reason homecoming has such a bad, annoying reputation with so many people. Maybe the reason I don’t give two dingleberries about homecoming is because I have other way more important things to care about. Surprisingly, there are a bunch of things that take priority over some lame popularity contest…family, work, class, the friends that I do have, football (one of the many Hokie traditions I enjoy), clipping my fingernails…all of these trump homecoming in most people’s minds…weird, I know. So, what’s truly embarrassing to me is you and others like you. Also, in your second to last sentence, it’s *THAN, not then. You might have known that if you spent less time with your head up your rear.
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So... To recap...
You lost a popularity contest and are enraged that your participation in said popularity contest was not heralded or deemed newsworthy.
The self-importance exuded in this article is absolutely disgusting.
This piece is way more of a 'slap in the face' and an 'embarrassment' (to use your words) to yourself, your sorority, and the entire homecoming tradition than it is to the Collegiate Times.
I'm sure the student body (and the CT's) perception of homecoming (and sororities, in particular) has only been harmed by your selfish, hateful, and arrogant words.
Here's a good rule: if you think something you're a part of is 'news' and isn't reported, let someone else fight that battle for you. Chances are, if people wanted to hear about it, their complaints will mean far more than yours. In the long run, you'll do way more harm than good by shoving yourself down people's throat when it's already fairly apparent that no one outside of the Greek-circle really gives two craps about Homecoming court.
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Perhaps the reason why no one cares about homecoming here (or any college for that matter) is because it is reminiscent of high school, and we've all grown up and out of the juvenile behavior that is the popularity contest (homecoming king and queen).
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"It just so happens that Greeks make up about 85 percent of leaders on this campus"
Making up numbers is fun!
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...and it just so happens that about 85 percent of the student body just really doesn't think it's all that important.
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Yes - where exactly did that statistic come from?
I wonder what percentage of alcohol incidents and date rapes are attributable to Greeks.
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For real. You are 100% right.
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It just so happens that Greeks make up about 85% of drinking violations and incidents of date rape.
It's a percentage, so it must be true...
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The Internet - 97.85% of it is garbage.
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"They play a crucial role throughout the year representing the student body as the face of Tech. They emcee the University Student Leadership Awards, throw out the first pitches at a baseball and softball game, serve on numerous committees and advisory boards and, of course, help select next year’s candidates."
Man, I don't know what we would do without them.
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I noticed that CT did not cover homecoming events as I checked over and over last weekend for coverage. It was very disappointing. There was a story about the canon not firing. Why not a story about homecoming? How about some photos for people who are not in attendance at the game? Your readership extends beyond Blacksburg. Is there some sort of personal bias among the CT reporters against homecoming?
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Yeah, CT reporters have a personal bias against reporting on worthless topics. The bigots!
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Is Skipper a camera?
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Many who apply do not have the trust funds to give Virginia Tech if they win. Hence, why Greeks are always running. I really don't think who cares who can buy more friends.
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The guy who won was from the GERMAN club. He was not Greek. You would know that if they had reported it.
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The German Club is still a fraternity. Nobody cares outside those organizations.
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I am a sophomore and
1. didn't care to vote.
2. didn't know who won last year.
3. no idea who won this year.
4. don't care/don't care to find out.
This whole article reminds me of why I don't like Greek Life and sorority girls. I will never, ever, ever, ever want to be a part of a Greek organization. When I read this, I picture a typical sorority girl majoring in fashion boo-hoo'ing about how her beloved, attention-craving Greek friends didn't get their faces plastered on the front page of the CT.
I want to hear about IMPORTANT campus things. Not who got to wear a crown last weekend.
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As a parent I like to read the CT to know what is happening on campus. I must say this year I have not enjoyed the CT as in previous years because it has not been as informative on VT current events but has more "world" news. However, it appears CT does manage to find space to report on LGBT events, Zombies and the Skipper not firing but no mention of homecoming - what gives? Remember, CT you are the newspaper for ALL students so why did you exclude any mention of homecoming which is a VT tradition?
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Because gay people are KILLING THEMSELVES. Sorority girls/frats < death.
It's stupid. Hardly anyone cares about homecoming except the Greek organization. Obviously you're a parent of a Greek child.
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No, my child is not part of the Greek community. It would have been nice to see pictures of the parade and other aspects of homecoming for those of us unable to attend. The CT covers only what they feel is important and is not being fair to all students - CT is just representing the very liberal students and the athletic departments.
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I don't think sports is worth covering either, but apparently views like that aren't welcome on Tech's campus.
Regardless, Homecoming is a pointless waste of time and not "newsworthy". At least sports involve something happening. At least talking about gay people killing themselves because they feel alone can encourage other gay people's friends to reach out to them before it's too late. Sorry that Homecoming ranks at the bottom of the list for newsworthiness. But it's there because it's not newsworthy.
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Sounds like somebody went whining to his/her mommie/daddy.
Are you going to continue to do this into your 30's/40's or learn to handle things on your own?
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Why so much intolerance towards the author of this letter? Why is she not entitled to express her views without someone disparaging her character and attacking her? Do you only defend the rights of the minority when it is one that you support? Or all minority rights? Where does all this hatred come from?
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Everyone is entitled to express their views. That includes people whose views disparage other people's views. Get over it. We don't want our paper polluted with more garbage.
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What truly honestly makes you think homecoming is all that important? There are plenty of other traditions in VT so why do you wanna see this highschool prom college version? I am just having a real hard time understanding...
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AMEN...well said! All the GDI's sound as though they might be "jealous" that they can't cut being part of the Greek community.
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Bravo. You've provided a perfect example of why many non-Greeks don't like you. The superiority complex.
I don't expect you to comprehend this, but nobody cares!
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read them. yes.
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I like how it's hard to be a part of the Greek community when all you have to do is get drunk and throw parties. Sounds like what the kids back in high school did all the time. Most of them grew out of it once they got to college. Evidently Greeks haven't.
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And by accomplish things, you mean wear polos, get wasted at tots, and bang slam pieces. Things, indeed.
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75% of congress, 4 out of 5 Fortune 500 CEO's, All but three presidents since 1825. All Greek.
http://dos.cornell.edu/greek/about_our_office/facts.cfm
and yes 85% of leadership positions at tech are held by Greeks.
http://www.vtphc.com/page.php?page_id=8711
thanks for playing GDI's, you can have your newspaper. btw black no sugar.
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Anonymous wrote in part: "all but three presidents since 1825. All Greek."
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Way to selectively spin information and prove that frat boys are a bunch of self-aggrandizing dumbasses.
If you paid attention in high-school history you'd know that the number who weren't greek has to be at least four, since Lincoln didn't go to college; Grant, Eisenhower went to USMA; and Carter to USNA.
Many presidents were admitted as "honorees" into frats, well after they had completed their undergraduate degrees.
If you count presidents since 1825 who were in fraternities when they were actual undergrads, it's about half.
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"75% of congress, 4 out of 5 Fortune 500 CEO's, All but three presidents since 1825. All Greek.
and yes 85% of leadership positions at tech are held by Greeks."
So what you're saying is that Greeks have an 88% chance (.75 / .85) of being a Congressman and a 94% chance (.80 / .85) of being a CEO, while non-Greeks (the other 15%) have a 167% chance (.25 / .15) of being a Congressman and a 133% chance (.20 / .15) of being a CEO? Well, I'm glad I'm a "GDI" then.
By the way, I need you to come into work on Saturday. I'll be golfing.
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Anonymous wrote in part: "75% of congress, 4 out of 5 Fortune 500 CEO's were greeks."
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Not exactly a stellar example of leadership - considering that recent polls show that Congress and corporate CEOs are consistenly the two institutions LEAST-RESPECTED by Americans.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/jobs_employment/august
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HAHAHA...sad
Greeks make up 3% of the population genius, so, you may want to check your equations.
and who cares if the fortune 500 and congress are not respected??? hate us all you want, leave a message with my secretary.... I'll be in my GT60 50 miles off in the gulf.
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HAHAHA...sad
Greeks make up 3% of the population genius, so, you may want to check your equations.
and who cares if the fortune 500 and congress are not respected??? hate us all you want, leave a message with my secretary.... I'll be in my GT60 50 miles off in the gulf.
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What's so special about trying to be invited to join a frat/sorority only to be hazed/initiated/disrespected IF they decide you are "good enough in their eyes" to pledge only then to be able to get the opportunity to pay $500 to $1000 a year for friends, parties, and social events ect. All it does is breed students with superiority complexes because they are in a frat and can afford it.
Then their inflated egos take a hit when they come to the realization after college that they are not superior/special and are no better than anybody else like they were in a frat/sorority....
Yeah it seems like fun and sure you get great connections but your paying lots of money for all that. It's superficial. There are many avenues here where you can do all the same for FREE. Like clubs and other organizations. And people don't judge you too!
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Man, the comment sections for this article and the West End incident one are classic... Don't think I need to go to the Onion anymore. Thank you, CT, for providing us with laughter by shining the well-deserved spotlight on the most mundane, trivial matters that take place at this university.
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You do realize that this is a letter to the editor?
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You're right - this could easily be straight out of the Onion
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Bo knows Homecoming
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if you had a friend who knows nothing about Tech, such as that the Hokie is our mascot, that our colors are orange and maroon, nothing at all, and you could only introduce them to one person who completely embodied Tech and best represented Hokie spirit, who would it be?
HUNTER BRADSHAW. The best Hokie on this Campus.
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I'm not really seeing Hunter Bradshaw as an accurate representation of the school as a whole. This reminds me of that Power Rangers episode where the little kid wished everyone was just like him. Well, in the end it turned out to be pretty creepy.
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http://www.facebook.com/libbi.libbi
Libbi Rettew- I'm definitely getting a taste of what it's like to be a politician...
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to overtake the west end fight article
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to overtake the west end article
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I'm in a frat- I'm rich
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I am going to tell you why I hate the Homecoming Court and Greek life using examples from your Letter to the Editor.
“We are not ordinary students.â€
First off, I hate the sense of entitlement reflected in your article that I imagine is also a greater reflection of the entire Greek community.
“It is a week chock-full of events every night, bringing entertainment and diversity to our campus, as well as a showcase of the strongest leaders our campus has to offer.â€
Second, if these are the best leaders our campus has to offer, I truly fear for the leadership of the VT community.
“If students took the time to look at our websites and get to know us, they would see we divide our time between many different organizations.â€
I took the time to get to know the candidates, and was put off by them. I did watch the online video interviews and was completely disgusted with the answers I heard. Those interviews further convinced me that voting in the homecoming election was pointless and alienated me from participating.
“They emcee the University Student Leadership Awards, throw out the first pitches at a baseball and softball game, serve on numerous committees and advisory boards and, of course, help select next year’s candidates.â€
I hate the vague “numerous committees.†If you think Homecoming matters so damn much then you should be able to accurately list the committees instead of using a vague cop-out of “numerous committees.â€
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LOL, someone really loves homecoming! give me a break, homecoming doesn't matter in college, it is more of a high school thing and I think that is why most people don't really care.
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The worst part about this letter is that it could have easily been written in a respectful manner. But no - you had to make it as bitter and arrogant as possible and add that snarky little comment at the end. Way to represent your school and sorority well! Do I even have to say, "not"?
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Here is some well deserved homecoming coverage:
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/16126/class-of-1960-reminisces-about-tech-life-50-years-ago
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“I really would have appreciated more coverage throughout these past two weeks to help make more students more aware of the roles of the homecoming court, and the king and queen, once elected.â€
Oh, did you not see? They did write about that! It was the small empty space on the side on page 4, right next to the sudoku.
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I'm calling for a Greek vs. Non-Greek cagematch:
This Friday, high noon, in front of War Memorial Chapel.
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I think AGR alone would take yall out
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I think KKG could take on anyone. Their going nicknames are Krispy Kreme Girls and Killer Killer Gorillas.
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"W" was in a frat.
Do I really have to say any more?
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I might sound a little bit mean here but please bear with me.
1. It freakin' IS a popularity contest.
- People who care about homecoming or bother to vote are friends or people who are on the contest. So if this is not a popularity contest what is it then? I mean yes homecoming king and queen are supposed to be representing our school... But do you know anything about other schools homecoming king or queen or have you ever given them a strong interest?... Probably not... Hey this is strictly just my opinion but I don’t think homecoming king or queen really represents our school.
2. I am sorry but you are not that special.
- Do you really think you guys are all that much more special than other people who are not in homecoming that it must and I mean it MUST be covered by the school newspaper? Yes I am glad that you guys are having fun what you guys like doing. I like my hobbies and activities as well but I wouldn't demand other people to understand and care about my activities... Wouldn't you think it would be pretty darn bizzare if I just DEMAND collegiate times to show interest in my activity group and write about it and make it sound like ITS ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY? Because our group is somewhat representing the school and is part of school and is so darn important and cool?
Continued…
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Continued…
You probably get the point now. Yes your activity is cool and stuff but other activities and stuffs are cool as well. Why does Collegiate Times MUST cover your story? I am sorry but your group or activity ain't so much more special than other variety of school group and activities our school offers!
3. Greeks make up about 85 percent of leaders on this campus.
- Please give me a source of this cuz I am having a hard time believing this...
So my point is it seems like you are ranting cuz you think homecoming is such a special event everyone should care. Oh well there are plenty of other events on campus all groups can participate yet doesnt get covered by collegiate times and I dont see a reason why Homecoming MUST be covered.
Yes you made your point in a very well-mannered fashion but my interpretation of this post is Homecoming is special and it represents the school and is participated by variety of groups and it seems like the majority of the participants are greek organization members and the damn news paper should cover this.
Oh well maybe greek organization members on so into this because not because other organizations are low budgeted or something… but because they simply DON’T CARE!
And once again…
Oh well not everyone really cares homecoming... matter of fact majority of people I think don’t really care. So why does Collegiate Times MUST cover homecoming?
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Andrew - good points.
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I believe that all these comments are extremely rude and i think it is unnecessary to personally attack the girl who wrote this letter. It's extremely immature. While I personally do not care about homecoming, she had every right to write this article and express her opinion and she should not feel alienated by the few readers who posted comments. It is something that she feels strongly about just as you all feel strongly against it. There is no need to attack her personally and make others feel nervous about expressing their opinions in the future. Grow up please.
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Everyone is entitled to feel how they feel about this subject. However, this is the state of modern media... If you write an article or letter, there will no doubt be people who vehemently disagree with you and post against your point of view. It comes with the territory. Suck it up!
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I have no issue with people posting their disagreements with this letter. I have a problem with the personal attacks against this girl. It shows how immature and uneducated these people are. Attack the comments not the person.
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May be juvenile, but when you post anonymously they are going to happen. Care to explain to me how you propose to change society as a whole?
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I don't think that nearly as many people as you think could give a crap. And they're right not to. Let's keep it a greek-only thing so that your fragile ego doesn't get more hurt, shall we?
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