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Date: Apr 27, 2005

Concocted Traditions at USM Under Thames

Date: Apr 27, 2005

6. Routinely labeling everything condoned by the USM administration as "World Class."

Date: Apr 27, 2005

I believe "the Rock" was added somewhere after my freshman year in '99-'00.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

7. Being the largest university in the state even when the figures show we are not.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

That totally embarrassing "Eagle Revelry" at convocation. Ugh - makes my skin crawl to remember it.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

What about that area at the south east corner of campus? Something like "the grove?" They put up the white sign to identify the area, but I didn't even take the time to read it because it seemed so fake.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

8. Administrators without any observable administrative abilities.

9. Saving money by spending.

10. Doing whatever "we" want until the judge says differently, and awards money.

11. Paying people to deliver express packages to us on campus after the sender has paid for the package to be delivered to us.

12. Heat when it is warm, and air conditioning when it is cooler.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: lurker
"What about that area at the south east corner of campus? Something like "the grove?" They put up the white sign to identify the area, but I didn't even take the time to read it because it seemed so fake. "

lurker, I believe it's called "The District" --- a place where tailgating now occurs at football games.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Retired prof
"That totally embarrassing "Eagle Revelry" at convocation. Ugh - makes my skin crawl to remember it. "

Rp, I agree with you completely on this on. Ughhhhhh.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

A funny one is the tradition of USM students wearing OleMiss, State, PRCC and JCJC stuff around campus all the time. I love it!

Date: Apr 27, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: miss-southern
"...the tradition of USM students wearing OleMiss, State, PRCC and JCJC stuff around campus all the time."

Ouch! That really hurt.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

(this too, like other instantly created traditions, will pass)

Date: Apr 27, 2005

I particularly like the "tradition" of every male administrator at USM wearing a gold tie every day because Shelbo wears a gold tie every day. They remind me of baby ducks waddling lock-step behind the mama duck.

Date: Apr 27, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Rod_Sterling
"I particularly like the "tradition" of every male administrator at USM wearing a gold tie every day because Shelbo wears a gold tie every day. They remind me of baby ducks waddling lock-step behind the mama duck. "

Well Mother Duck. I guess that's how the saying "Birds of a Feather" originated.

Date: Apr 28, 2005

Mentioned on another thread so I can't take credit for it but . . . Taking new faculty to Barnhills for lunch during orientation. Thankfully, I arrived when there was still a modicum of class under the previous administration. Accordingly, I am left wondering if they are bussed over or, hopefully not, forced to walk over.

Date: Apr 28, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: Roy G. Biv
"After reading the "Gumbo" thread (how funny!), I thought I'd post one of my favorite lunchtime conversations: The number of made-up traditions at USM that have emerged or have been forced under SFT. Most schools have athletic traditions: LSU's Chinese Bandits, Texas A&M's hand signals, the Texas Longhorn Hand Signal, etc., etc. However, these traditions are formed normally: from the bottom up. Fans start them and they get adopted over time into the "official" "fan handbook." SFT, though, likes to create traditions from the top down (as usual). Here are some of my favorites: 1. Nitchampburg 2. Saying "To The Top" every time the football announcer says "Southern Miss." 3. Reviving the "Nasty Bunch" cheer, even though USM's defense isn't called the "Nasty Bunch" with regularity any more. 4. Calling Reed Green Coliseum "The Greenhouse," then ceasing to call it that when James Green is fired. Subsequently begin calling it "The Coliseum." 5. One University class ring. Others? Please add to my list."

Sorry Roy, I started a thread about how goofy the statements on the Nitchampburg sign are. I thought I should kick your really good thread up too.