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re: Tonight, Texas A&M's campus will darken for Silver Taps
Posted on 2/4/14 at 9:38 am to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 2/4/14 at 9:38 am to TbirdSpur2010
I don't know enough about TAMU to call out any specific tradition, nor do I really want to. It just seems at some point, rather than letting traditions come naturally, the focus became developing a lot of traditions for the sake of being very traditional. Not sure anything is wrong with that, I just wonder how I'd feel if there were a tradition for everything I encountered as a student or alumni. Basically I'm curious as to whether I'd get tired of it or feel like it was forced.
FWIW, I wish AU had a few more major traditions, so it may be a little hypocritical.
FWIW, I wish AU had a few more major traditions, so it may be a little hypocritical.
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Posted on 2/4/14 at 9:42 am to Pettifogger
Most of these traditions are many generations old, Pettifogger--borne of "something bigger;" they weren't created just because.
Without a doubt, Texas A&M University isn't for everyone.
Without a doubt, Texas A&M University isn't for everyone.
Posted on 2/4/14 at 9:43 am to Pettifogger
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It just seems at some point, rather than letting traditions come naturally, the focus became developing a lot of traditions for the sake of being very traditional.
Our traditions did develop "naturally," though. Just because we have a lot of them doesn't water down the meaning of each one. You realize this is a nearly 138 year old institution
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I'm curious as to whether I'd get tired of it or feel like it was forced.
None of the traditions are compulsory, and some students choose not to participate in some/all of them.
We call them "2 percenters," though, because those students are usually a minority.
Posted on 2/4/14 at 9:44 am to Pettifogger
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Basically I'm curious as to whether I'd get tired of it or feel like it was forced.
Why do you feel that way? Just because there's so many?
They're not "forced" and I'm not really sure why a lot of things are called a "tradition."
Posted on 2/4/14 at 11:10 am to Pettifogger
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I don't know enough about TAMU to call out any specific tradition, nor do I really want to. It just seems at some point, rather than letting traditions come naturally, the focus became developing a lot of traditions for the sake of being very traditional. Not sure anything is wrong with that, I just wonder how I'd feel if there were a tradition for everything I encountered as a student or alumni. Basically I'm curious as to whether I'd get tired of it or feel like it was forced.
This is a convenient fabrication people use as some sort of detraction that can't be disproven. It reeks of Skip Bayless logic and complete ignorance.
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