What Does It Mean To Be A Vandal?

This week we forgo traditions such as the Homecoming football game, the annual serpentine, the bonfire and other countless Homecoming rituals that have been on our campus for decades.

This week we celebrate being Brave and Bold. We celebrate being Vandals. Even though this week only occurs once a year, we need to remember that we are Vandals every day, even outside of attending these school spirit events. We are Vandals not just when attending class, or while on campus. We are also Vandals wherever we go out in our communities. Whether that is in the residence halls, Greek organizations or among a close group of friends.

Being a Vandal is bonding over the small things in life such as going to eat at your favorite Moscow spot or adventuring in the arboretum. It is attending countless sports games, getting chills listening to the marching band and finally getting your photo with Joe Vandal. It is the simple things, such as getting that daily dose of caffeine for your morning classes at Einstein’s.

In this issue, I presented the question of what it means to be a Vandal to our Blot photographers. The truth is — there is no concrete answer. But, that is the beauty of it — our differences, which make this question so difficult to answer, are what unite us and make us Vandals.