*The United States Naval Academy* (Set to the Melody of “Anchors Aweigh”) Bear the Gold Standard, boys, power through the sea!Wear these colors told and bold and fight with dignity!Steer onward, Navy Men, don’t give up the ship!Lead the way…
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The United States Naval Academy Poem
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County Poem
*UMBC* The two days that validate your existence:The day that you are born,And the day that you start living. Lovers learn that life begins whenthey find the other life formthat was born to be with them.There are many ways to…
Morgan State University Poem
*Morgan State* It’s an Iota house party on a Friday night,and as its tempo begins to pick up,bodies begin to move.Anybody who’s been to a college partyknows that dances do not last for long.Partners may change before the song is…
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Johns Hopkins University Poem
“Johns Hopkins University” It was the night before Christmas,When a dying Johns HopkinsBequeathed the gift of lifeTo our university and Johns Hopkins Hospital—So that our residents could return this giftTo patients of America, China, Italy, and Singapore…Ensuring hundreds of years…
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University of Maine Poem
*UMaine* All year round the Black Bears claw through the East Outlet ofwaterways waving out to a free flow offresh lobsters, land-locked salmon, and native troutfrom the brooks. Hiking the forested coastlines through scented tassels,We are elevated by the free…
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American University Poem
*American University* Great University wearing our colors and name,Fortify this dream upon the Northeast,Represent in accuracy with patriot’s aim,Stream the stripes with uniformity’s crease.Over the redwood trees of dawn,Above the tracks of oppression’s lawn,The Eagles shall rise to radiance,Triumphing over…
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The George Washington University
*The George Washington University* The facts are in.They’re in the printed papers of this Colony of PatriotsWho Hatchet the iron curtainwith the arm ofThe Press,The First Amendment is what each speechin Jack Mortonis firstTo address.It is the sounding passage of…
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The Catholic University of America Poem
*The Catholic University of America* The Lord’s clear, unspoken words:“Let there be right.” We will take the Way of the Cross,&Encounter with the Spirit,Unwavering Cardinals near itThrough prayer, worship, and retreats,MLK Service that day and all weeks,Finding injustice so we…
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Georgetown University Poem
*Georgetown University* Oh Lord, How we give praise for the Blue and Gray,We give thanks for this school each day,Our union has won us the right to say,We are the faithful Hoyas of Georgetown. Thank You for the strength to…
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University of Delaware Poem
*UD* By ratifying the United States Constitution in 1787,Delaware not only became the first state of ourremarkable country,but it enabled citizens like the Blue Hensto wade the river onto Delaware,Receiving payouts of freedomin this settlement.These wings have taken programs in…
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