Bumper Sticker/ Open Letter summary

Beginning and ending my bumper sticker journey within the Parmalee parking lot, I managed to see a bounty of several different, unique, yet in a way similar stickers. Bumper stickers can serve as a way for somebody to share beliefs, hobbies, where they are from, and even their favorite food places. People do this to express and unite themselves within certain groups. Here at CSU you can obviously see that our Ram Pride is no joke and being a part of it even less of one. Not only are there plenty of people that own their very own Colorado State University bumper sticker, but you are also very likely to run into proud supporters wearing the Ram logo all over campus everyday. It truly is fascinating to see the different kinds of people that bring their cultures together to form what CSU is today. Whether you are a Colorado native mountain hippy, with a "Jeep naked" sticker or a Tahoe loving Californian that wants nothing more than a clean environment, CSU is the community that accepts everybody and their affiliations. Some of the bumper stickers in the parking lot show how diverse our community is with our hobbies and interests. RVCA snowboarders, Patagonia fishers, and John Deer hunters are just a few of the activities that people express themselves with in our community. After seeing all of the different culture and beliefs that the Ram Pride had drawn to our campus I can conclude that this community is a very coexistent, outdoor loving, and very friendly large set of people.

In "An Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi", Nathan Brown's purpose is solely to inform the people of his disapproval with the U.C Chancellors and their decision to bring in police forces to a peaceful protest of students. Brown likes to specifically show the innocence of what the students were actually doing and how poorly the police forces dealt with them. He directly says several times "you are responsible for it" (Brown, EHE, 125) meaning, Chancellor Linda is completely at fault for the entire situation. At the end he even strongly suggests that she resign from her job because of her obvious unfit way of taking control and protecting their own students.