To the editor:
Opening up my Collegian on Thursday, I was happy to find this
week’s issue of Sports Illustrated On Campus. The insert is usually
an interesting and entertaining read and a great asset to the
Collegian’s content each week. I was even more excited to see the
“Roadtrip: Colorado State University” headline on page eight of
this week’s SI On Campus. That was until I took a closer look at
the article.
The “Roadtrip” section, from what I can remember from past
issues, almost always focuses on the positive aspects of a game-day
weekend at a large university. Fans, traditions, town hotspots and
well-known alumni are usually featured, painting a picture of each
university’s unique sports culture.
The two-page feature on CSU had only one topic: a sobering look
at our school’s “boozing culture.” Not traditions, not school
spirit or support for the Rams, not what a great town Fort Collins
is and how lucky we are to live here. Unfortunately, our massive
over-consumption of alcohol was what stood out most about our
university. From what I understand, SI On Campus is distributed
each week to colleges all across the country. I ask the entire CSU
community, is this really what we want to be known for?
T.J. Hicks
Senior, speech communication
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