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Letter to the editor
OSU more important than a scarf
Issue date: 2/10/09 Section: Forum
I am disappointed with you, The Daily Barometer. The ridiculous article on Coach Robinson's scarf that you published should be condemned for the image it gives of OSU. The article asserts ridiculous and obscenely hyperbolic ideas, such as the scarf "put [OSU] on the map" and that the discussion of it was a "media frenzy."
A simple Google of "OSU scarf" or "Oregon State scarf" will reveal that the most recent "news" article on the subject (actually a blog post by a writer for The Oregonian) was on January 20th, Inauguration Day. In reality, no one outside of the OSU community cared about the scarf or its misidentification.
Publishing an article on the scarf was inane enough, but hyperbolizing its significance to the point where it is implied that it is the sole reason for OSU's national recognition is disrespectful to our institution. I found this to only be exacerbated - when I noticed that a small, front-page article was devoted to a "prestigious award" OSU had helped to win.
Our school has many fantastic programs that are recognized both nationally and internationally, and we also have a number of staff members and alumni who are both famous and closely associated with OSU. None of these programs or staff members are scarves. It was just a scarf, and the issue should have been laid to rest the day that it happened.
Nicholas Schram,
Senior in Zoology
A simple Google of "OSU scarf" or "Oregon State scarf" will reveal that the most recent "news" article on the subject (actually a blog post by a writer for The Oregonian) was on January 20th, Inauguration Day. In reality, no one outside of the OSU community cared about the scarf or its misidentification.
Publishing an article on the scarf was inane enough, but hyperbolizing its significance to the point where it is implied that it is the sole reason for OSU's national recognition is disrespectful to our institution. I found this to only be exacerbated - when I noticed that a small, front-page article was devoted to a "prestigious award" OSU had helped to win.
Our school has many fantastic programs that are recognized both nationally and internationally, and we also have a number of staff members and alumni who are both famous and closely associated with OSU. None of these programs or staff members are scarves. It was just a scarf, and the issue should have been laid to rest the day that it happened.
Nicholas Schram,
Senior in Zoology
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