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Hey, maybe I can start a similar chant in Lowell.
" ... and the <<R'Hawk>>-ets red glare, ..."
>>> MATTHEW CALDERWOOD <[log in to unmask]>
12/02/96 05:05pm >>>
Sorry to bring back a thread that's run it's course, but speaking of
"chants", etc. by fans...
Is anyone else bothered by the way some schools yell at key
moments
during the national anthem? I'm referring to my alma mater (RPI),
Clarkson, and Union crowds (those are the only ones I know of,
anyway;
they're probably not the only ones).
As an illustration, suppose these three schools were in Lake Placid at
the same time. During the US National Anthem, the Union crowd
would
<<YELL>> first: "Oh say, can <<U>> see..." followed by the RPI fans:
"And the rocket's <<RED>> glare..." and then the Clarkson section:
"Gave proof through the <<KNIGHT>>".
I'm all for school spirit and displaying it in a positive manner, but
to me this seems to show a lack of respect for our country. I have
several ROTC friends who cringe every time it happens. Roseanne
Arnold and Kelsey Grammer, to name a few, have been taken to task
for
their less-than-patriotic renditions of the song; this practice seems
no less excuseable. It's even more annoying when there's a live
singer trying to do his/her best in front of several thousand people,
and suddenly half the crowd is yelling just for a second. I would
imagine that it would be quite disturbing.
Matt RPI '94
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