November 4,2005 | The Clarion
OPINION
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Letter to the Editor:
New student mascot committee formed
Our generation
has a major
identity crisis
by Matt Rutherford
Arts & Life Editor
Have you ever wondered what our
generation will be labeled as in the history
books? Can you recall anything amazing
our generation has done? If not, then you’re
like the other millions of young adults
struggling with an identity crisis named
apathy.
I’m curious as to where exactly our
generation is going. We have yet to even
attempt to challenge the normality of our
environment in any way. Our older rela
tives have made their mark in history
through such things as: The Women’s
Rights Movement or Vietnam. While I do
not dispute that great things are occurring
in our own time, like improved rights for
wildlife and advancement towards curing
diseases, it is not “us” who are making
these advancements.
How unfortunate it is that we have
decided to take the back seat, and let oth
ers be the ones to claim what could be ours.
Why are we so lazy? We should be the
ones who make our homes a better place,
alongside those who are already striving
for such things. There is no excuse for our
generation to become one that is stagnant
and has no claim in history. Do we hon
estly want to be remembered as the people
who did nothing and watched our world
go by, and possibly up in smoke?
It is up to us, as the future leaders of
our world, to find ways to save our planet,
our lives, and our freedom. We need to be
heard in whatever way is necessary. Do it
through your writing or what ever medium
you use to express your feelings.
It is imperative that we don’t become
a page that is taken out of history because
we to have just eis much claim to this earth
as anyone else who has lived or lives upon
it. Do not fall prey to the disease of apathy
that is wiping out our creativity, genius,
and self worth.
My advice to all of you, including
myself, is get up and stop complaining. If
something is bothering you, say something
about it. More importantly do something
about it before its too late and set in stone.
In response to Adam Beeson’s article
in the Sept. 23 edition of the Clarion, a
number of students have agreed that it is
about time to change the Brevard Col
lege mascot. To be honest the “tornados”
is not the most appropriate mascot for
our school. How does a tomado truly rep
resent Brevard? We should consider an
alternative mascot to represent Brevard
College. Although the previous proposal
suggested the “fighting white squirrels”
I think we may need to further the discus
sion campus wide. What Brevard needs
is a mascot that is unique to our commu
nity and our student body. We need a
mascot that sets us apart from other
schools.
In the next year or so Brevard will be
making several adjustments as we enter a
new division with the addition of a foot
ball team. Not only will this increase the
population of our current student body
but it will increase community interest in
our college. Wouldn’t it be fun to go to a
school function and see an actual mas
cot running around getting everyone
pumped up? I think so. A change in the
mascot would not only involve the ath
letes, it would involve the entire student
sent our unique campus population, one i
that everyone can take pride in? Our cre
ative minds can come up with a name,
our artistic people could propose visual
ideas, and our athletes can wear a mas
cot on their chest they can be proud of
In the weeks to come as our Mas
cot Reconsideration Committee takes
the necessary steps in the proposal of
changing the mascot, we will need ev
eryone on campus to participate. Within
the next week a survey will be distrib
uted, we encourage everyone to help
by providing us with suggestions. This
will be our first step in making this
change. We are taking this very seri
ously and we want as much input from
the students as possible. An email from
our committee will be sent out as well
and we are looking forward to hearing
from everyone.
Mascot Reconsideration Committee
Jessica O’Neill
Andrew Allen
Brandon Ball
Stephanie Caracci
Strickland Parks
Brooks Bowers
Caitlin Jascur
body. We need a mascot that will repre
New mascots a possibility?
^ drawing by Thom**
An artist s vision of a possible new mascot