Posted on 05/05/2005 4:57:02 AM PDT by hispanarepublicana
Yes. I'm convinced this is all about the chancellor's issues with the political incorrectness about cotton.
ping
Hey, if we can figure out a way to work the Trilateral Commission and the Illuminati into this deal, we've hit the Trifecta! < g >
That should serve to stir up TexTech graduates in general, not just the Textiles majors . . .
They can't seem to face the fact that having a name coach or a good team brings more attention to the school initially, then the academic side has their chance to grab on......... what a waste of money
When schools like Tech and A&M start bending over for the PC police, you know we have problems. UT, as much as I hate to say it, sold it's soul decades ago and now the whole city of Austin is a San Francisco/Berkley clone.
Nice job on the seal, but you forgot to remove the shield in the middle of the seal. It reminds us of the crusades, it has to go too.
Your correct about Smith.. I am not sure why he is in West Texas.... Send him to University of Texas where they would appreciate his liberal views. I find it haughty of hinm that he will not live in the Chancellor's house that is provied by the University. He is too dang good for that home.. he NEEDS TO GO ASAP inho,
got your FReepmail. it's the "official" statements being issued. it's tripe. thought you'd be interested in above story. according to the chancellor (at the end of the story), you've got "too much time on your hands" and your efforts are "ridiculous".
How about a Texas ping on this one? The Tech grads out there need to rescue their school from the PC police.
I don't know, but my mom and dad picked cotton as migrant workers, and met in that capacity. This hard work is what clothed and fed them in the early years, started their nest-egg, and motivated them to become more than migrant workers and made them passionate about us being more than that. As such, cotton is a big part of my family's heritage and the reason that even my former migrant farmworker mom is outraged about this development.
Anybody who's ever been to Lubbock knows that it is surrounded by cotton farms. No telling how many cotton farmers' kids attend Texas Tech.
Thanks.. I sent him an email. He is nuts. I too wish Coach Knight would have decked him hard with a radish last year... Smith needs to go ASAP!
That's the whole point. The story is just a cover to hide the fact that they are removing a depiction of the cross. If they had said what they are really doing (purging the seal of the cross) then there would be an outcry. They think this will keep the pot from boiling over and that they can get away with it. And they probably will.
Tech hired a consulting firm, Lipman-Hearne of Chicago, to do an image study during 2004. They found that Texas Tech was known primarily for its athletic teams. We then employed the Sherry Matthews, Inc advertising firm from Austin to develop a campaign designed to enhance the academic image of the university. That firm includes one individual who grew up in Lubbock and another who graduated from Texas Tech.
The firm developed a marketing strategy and has thus far presented it to the Regents and The President’s Administrative Council that includes all the deans. Separate presentations have also been made to the staff and the faculty. They have also presented it to focus groups in Dallas and Houston and are scheduled to present it to a group in Austin on Monday night.
I saw the presentation given to the Administrative Council and also saw a brief presentation given by Chancellor David Smith to the a recruiting meeting of the Chancellor’s Council.
These presentations demonstrated how the Seal of the university would be sharpened using computer graphics to update the elements on the Seal. As I understand it, they were first hand-drawn in 1923.
There is some controversy over a suggestion to eliminate the cotton bolls that are on the current seal and replace them with a vine representing agricultural products. I don’t think this issue is final and, based on many negative e-mail messages and phone calls, will certainly be reviewed.
I favor enhancing the Seal by giving it a sharper image. I am not convinced that elements on the Seal need to be changed.
I am going to end this by sharing a letter from Chancellor Smith regarding these changes that will appear in the next Texas Techsan.
Again, thank you for writing. It indicates that you have some strong feelings about Texas Tech.
In other words, this is penis envy between the Athletic Department and the Academic Departments..........
It doesn't have anything to do with cotten. That story is just to divert attention away from the removal of the sign of the cross from the seal. That's what it really is about.
There aren't many Lubbockites that have noticed the cross side of the story.
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. You've cut right through the PC garbage. This has nothing to do with cotton. That story is just to divert your attention from the real goal.
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