Campus groups ask students to promote a positive CU
“Competing with Class” is not only an ideal that CU hopes to attain, but it is also the name of a student association comprised of the HERD, Power of One, Resident Hall Association, university administration, athletics and the CU bookstore.
This unique group is hoping to promote school spirit and unity with its T-shirt logo competition, which runs from March 5 to 16. All students are welcome to submit entries.
“So far we have received one early submission. I expect that the majority of the entries will arrive on March 15th,” said Dustin Farivar, a sophomore political science major and Power of One chairman. “We have received a lot of feedback from students about how much they like the contest idea. The people involved with the contest itself really do care about uniting the campus and building school spirit.”
The submissions for the shirt must be clean. They can’t have any alcohol related content or derogatory messages. The shirts can include graphics, text and color.
“The ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ shirts have had a presence on campus for three years. This is the first time we have all come together to make a unified campus shirt through a competition. It is exciting to see so many people value all that CU has to offer,” Farivar said.
The winner will receive a framed copy of the shirt, a $250 gift certificate to the CU Bookstore and a year membership to the Herd.
“I think it’s a great idea,” Varita Hongsunirundon, a freshman MCD Biology major said. “I like that they’re giving the students a chance to design a shirt that is for the students. If unity is what they’re going for, this is a good way to do it.”
The “Competing with Class” leaders will choose the winner the next week. The winning shirt will be turned into the official CU spirit shirt and will be sold to the public next year.
“We have a lot of groups and organizations on campus as well as a first-class athletic department, and this shirt will provide a rallying point for all of the ongoing here at CU,” said Farivar. “This is an important opportunity for the community to see that school pride is beyond the stereotype of certain events, the CU community is showing that they care every day with events and efforts that get less attention than they should.”
