Michigan Moves Graduation Off-Campus
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Go Bucks!!!
Oh come let's sing Ohio's praise
And songs to Alma Mater raise
While our hearts rebounding thrill
With joy which death alone can still
Summer's heat or winter's cold
The seasons pass the years will roll
Time and change will surely (truly) show
How firm thy friendship ... OHIO!
PLEASE GET OVER IT!
Grow up whiners, at least you will be alive and well enough to graduate! So many SERIOUS things in the world to be upset about, this is NOT serious. Count your blessings and get a life!
The real issue
Let’s discuss the real issue here:
I am from California and have no ties to the state of Michigan with exception of graduating from Eastern Michigan University. I chose EMU because of their spectacular ROTC program, from what I understand one of few things that EMU excels at over UM.
From my observations the UM students have a snobbish attitude about themselves and their university, which to an extent is understandable. To make this into such a big deal is somewhat of a slap in our face at EMU, sure you graduated from UM but is the degree not enough? The degree, not where you received your degree (or empty degree case) should be your focus and object of overwhelming joy.
By the time you are graduating from college you should be sensible and grounded, not stuck up and bratty. I'm not sure if you get the elitist attitude growing up from your parents because of the idea of UM or if you get it once you’re accepted, however you are all adults now I suggest you start acting like it.
The underlying issue is that you feel you are too good to graduate at EMU, you feel you deserve better, however please show me where it stipulates you are entitled to graduating at the Big House. This is a first for a lot of things at UM in the Big House: first time not hosting a graduation, and the first time a top 5 BCS team lost to a non-BCS team, congrats.
Please realize the world will not cater to you once you leave the University.
UM Go Blow! Hey, that's really clever!
That's great, Ted Turner. Socially inept? I'd have to agree; studying on a campus as intensely diverse as Michigan's and living in a town as vibrant as Ann Arbor will definitely NOT cultivate any social skills, whatsoever. And having a little discipline when it comes to studying? Has nothing to do with being driven or intelligent. Absolutely squat, I say. Right on, Ted.
I second the hiring comment as well. Oh, if only one day you will actually do the hiring. Keep trying to pad your resume, brother...and never stop dreaming. Yeah, those Michigan people may have made life after college a little more promising, but hey, screw 'em! Hard work earns a modest paycheck, not good grade or acceptance into grad school or a traditional graduation ceremony. They need to shut up! Oh good heavens, now I'm all worked up over something that obviously doesn't pertain to me.
HA HA? Joke's on you...
Dear Ben from OSU,
I guess you missed the memo that stated that OSU had the same problem in 1999. In fact, someone posted about it in this same exact thread. I guess this just proves that you'll be working for a Michigan grad one day...
From,
One of your potential future bosses
UM Go Blow!
90% of UM graduates are whiny, entitled, spoiled socially inept nerds that are just frustrated they didnt get into an Ivy league university. I'd hire a driven, intelligent and socially well adjusted EMU grad any day over a UM dork. Life is about what you do after college, not in it. GROW UP!
HA HA
Ha Ha Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
You can't even graduate on your own campus. At least when The Ohio State University updated the shoe they still had graduation in the oval on campus. Just another way UM is inferior to tOSU. Great planning!
I understand where you're coming from
Although it's not on the same level, I understand where the students are coming from. My high school graduation had always been on the football field. When I graduated in 1998, the school had just approved putting in a turf to replace the real grass field. Construction began the same weekend as graduation and we were forced to hold the ceremony 15 miles away in the war memorial where the local hockey team plays. Why couldn't they have waited one more day? When I graduated from college, I was so happy when I got to graduate on the football field at my own school because it was on campus where all my memories and friendships had been developed over 4 years.
I hope that the administration realizes what they are taking away from the seniors and anyone who thinks the students are whining or spoiled, you are missing the point. If I was a senior, I would let the administration know that the seniors will be at the Big House for graduation day, with or without them.
GO BLUE!!!!
