William and Mary…Welcome to the Sunny Side
Gabriela Rivera-Morales |
Last Updated:2/2/10 Section: Signed Editorials
Well, fellow students, the sun has finally decided to grace us with its presence after one night of unprecedented and uncharacteristic snow in our humble town of Williamsburg. Yes, I suppose I prefer the campus to be dusted with snow as opposed to flooded by stagnant swamp water, but walking down an iced-over Richmond road on the way to work this morning was made extremely unpleasant by the snowy surprise.
Not to mention, the drivers in Williamsburg are still jerks to pedestrians, snow or not. But I digress. The warming sun as it reflected off the lovely snow this morning not only managed to deter me further from thinking about my job at Barnes and Noble and my overwhelming loads of work provided kindly by William and Mary academia, it also shone a light on the various issues facing our campus today.
A new semester may seem like a fresh start to some, but in reality, it is still unfortunately plagued with many of the inconveniences and quandaries of the previous semester. For starters, the whole mascot thing. William and Mary still does not have an official mascot. It seems as though we've had the "Top 5" ideas for an eternity and yet there has been no concrete decision.
Most of the ingenious top mascot choices have almost nothing to do with the beloved "Tribe." The King and Queen idea did seem promising, until I was promptly informed that the King bears a shocking resemblance to none other than the Burger King. I tried to reject the notion, but still found myself conjuring images of whoppers and fries every time I glanced at the sketch on my computer screen.
The Phoenix and Griffin make no sense to me either, unless we were changing our theme on campus toward something more Harry Potter-esque…which may not be a far cry from the true desires of most William and Mary students. A pug is literally the most unintimidating dog, animal, and thing and again manages to leave me scratching my head as I try desperately to figure out how it fits as a William and Mary mascot.
Not to mention, the drivers in Williamsburg are still jerks to pedestrians, snow or not. But I digress. The warming sun as it reflected off the lovely snow this morning not only managed to deter me further from thinking about my job at Barnes and Noble and my overwhelming loads of work provided kindly by William and Mary academia, it also shone a light on the various issues facing our campus today.
A new semester may seem like a fresh start to some, but in reality, it is still unfortunately plagued with many of the inconveniences and quandaries of the previous semester. For starters, the whole mascot thing. William and Mary still does not have an official mascot. It seems as though we've had the "Top 5" ideas for an eternity and yet there has been no concrete decision.
Most of the ingenious top mascot choices have almost nothing to do with the beloved "Tribe." The King and Queen idea did seem promising, until I was promptly informed that the King bears a shocking resemblance to none other than the Burger King. I tried to reject the notion, but still found myself conjuring images of whoppers and fries every time I glanced at the sketch on my computer screen.
The Phoenix and Griffin make no sense to me either, unless we were changing our theme on campus toward something more Harry Potter-esque…which may not be a far cry from the true desires of most William and Mary students. A pug is literally the most unintimidating dog, animal, and thing and again manages to leave me scratching my head as I try desperately to figure out how it fits as a William and Mary mascot.
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