Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...depiction of the Passion. I never got the sense that that was his limit on their significance and I never got the sense that he wanted to put into words their explicit significance." After all, Rothko himself later pointed out that the murals' crimson backgrounds refer to the "spirit of Harvard," and the subject matter of the murals is a series of H's, contracting and expanding in rhythmic progression...
Bonfire is one of the most important traditions at A&M, as evidenced by the fact that 75 students were up at 2:30 a.m., hauling logs and constructing the Bonfire as a testament to the pride of the school. We cannot even comprehend such school spirit, and in suggesting that a school get rid of one of its most important traditions is ludicrous...
Though it would go against decades of tradition, perhaps it is time for Texas A&M to reevaluate the bonfire. Though the Aggies argue that tampering with the age-old ritual will irreparably dampen school spirit, Texas A&M has weathered the banishment of past traditions without losing its school pride. In the '60s, university president Earl Rudder let in women and integrated minorities on campus for the first time. He also eliminated the requirement that the entire student body be in the Corps of Cadets. Even these groundbreaking changes, which altered the entire aim of the university, were...
Then my friend showed me an image that I will never forget--one less personal but far more effective in showing exactly what school spirit is about...
University officials canceled this year's bonfire, but many on campus, the injured and eyewitnesses among them, want it reinstated next fall. "Yes, it hurt a lot of people," says Fernando. "But it should be carried on in the spirit of tradition." Twenty-four hours after the collapse, students honored another campus ritual known as Silver Taps. A bugle summons students to remember classmates who have recently died. That was a tradition no one disputed...