Spring Break
Yeas & Nays
The Daily Barometer
Issue date: 4/11/07 Section: Forum
Yea to the new "OS" logo for OSU athletics. We especially applaud athletic director Bob De Carolis, who in a bold show of support for the controversial change, had the "identity system" tattooed on his head.
Nay to the "OS" naysayers. So what if it reminds people of things like "operating system" or "shouldn't we try to get a solid basketball program before worrying about a logo?" Hogwash! Now that we have a sweet new logo, all the best hoops recruits will be coming our way! Beaver Nation had better prepare to "interlock" its way to the Final Four, baby!
Yea to university branding. We like the new slogan, too: "Offense wins games, interlocking identity systems provide a unique way to make the university stand apart from the crowd, and ... oh, right, something about defense."
Nay to manatees, which according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might lose their endangered status. Upon hearing the news, President Bush immediately called for the manatee community to return to abstinence-only manatee-sex education.
Yea to Elise McLean of Chico, Calif., who at 102 became the oldest golfer on record to hit a hole-in-one on a regulation course. Even more surprising, McLean later scored 47 points with 12 rebounds in a one-on-five game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Nay to President Bush, who has invited Democrats to meet with him over Iraq war funding debate. Our advice to the president: If the Democrats wheel in a giant, hollow, wooden horse ... it would probably look good in the Roosevelt Room.
Yea to Larry Birkhead, who according to DNA tests is the real father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby. Boo-yah! We knew it! We had Birkhead from the beginning by a three-point spread! In your face Gazette-Times!
Nay to the fire that on Tuesday destroyed the Hendersonville, Tenn., home of the late singer Johnny Cash. Actor Joaquin Phoenix, who is still in character as Cash even though his movie came out in 2005, was reportedly unharmed.
Yea to Congress, which has reached its highest approval rating in a year at the 100-day mark of Democratic control. Political insiders credit the turnaround to the January decision to make all Congressional sub sandwiches toasted.
Nay to Congress. It's sometimes very difficult to follow, spinning off in every direction, contradicting itself in a given day and passing pork-barrel legislation. You know what Congress needs? A unique, interlocking identity system.
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Editorials serve as a means for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and domestic. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board's majority.
Nay to the "OS" naysayers. So what if it reminds people of things like "operating system" or "shouldn't we try to get a solid basketball program before worrying about a logo?" Hogwash! Now that we have a sweet new logo, all the best hoops recruits will be coming our way! Beaver Nation had better prepare to "interlock" its way to the Final Four, baby!
Yea to university branding. We like the new slogan, too: "Offense wins games, interlocking identity systems provide a unique way to make the university stand apart from the crowd, and ... oh, right, something about defense."
Nay to manatees, which according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might lose their endangered status. Upon hearing the news, President Bush immediately called for the manatee community to return to abstinence-only manatee-sex education.
Yea to Elise McLean of Chico, Calif., who at 102 became the oldest golfer on record to hit a hole-in-one on a regulation course. Even more surprising, McLean later scored 47 points with 12 rebounds in a one-on-five game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Nay to President Bush, who has invited Democrats to meet with him over Iraq war funding debate. Our advice to the president: If the Democrats wheel in a giant, hollow, wooden horse ... it would probably look good in the Roosevelt Room.
Yea to Larry Birkhead, who according to DNA tests is the real father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby. Boo-yah! We knew it! We had Birkhead from the beginning by a three-point spread! In your face Gazette-Times!
Nay to the fire that on Tuesday destroyed the Hendersonville, Tenn., home of the late singer Johnny Cash. Actor Joaquin Phoenix, who is still in character as Cash even though his movie came out in 2005, was reportedly unharmed.
Yea to Congress, which has reached its highest approval rating in a year at the 100-day mark of Democratic control. Political insiders credit the turnaround to the January decision to make all Congressional sub sandwiches toasted.
Nay to Congress. It's sometimes very difficult to follow, spinning off in every direction, contradicting itself in a given day and passing pork-barrel legislation. You know what Congress needs? A unique, interlocking identity system.
Editorials serve as a means for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and domestic. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board's majority.
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