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University of Wisconsin – Madison Poem

*UW—Madison* Go On, Wisconsin. Proceed as the Badgers that burrow through this state’s bureaus&Mine a line of reform that runs roughshod throughout these United States.Stay the activists on the frontlines who major in change.So say we, The People’s Republic of

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University of South Dakota Poem

*University of South Dakota* On a mid-February day in the heart of mating season,A Coyote approached with red and white adorned,Not to hunt but to appeal to reason.He knewLove is often timid like a coy dog,Until the right hybrid like

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Ohio University Poem

*Ohio University* These words can be found on the marker at the Ohio University Class Gateway:“Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”Well,God knows

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University of Cincinnati Poem

*Cincinnati* Don’t believe us when we say that the Red & Black triumphs inThe Big East,Or that the Bearcats areAcademic Beasts;Don’t believe that there is a magic in our stance&In our dance.Or that our contributions have helpedAmerica Advance.No,Don’t believe that

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Nebraska Cornhuskers Poem

*Nebraska Cornhuskers* There is no place like Dear Old Nebraska U.Earning awards in research and humanities,We carryBig IdeasBig PotentialBig Impact…And with 26 national championships from five different sports…Yeah,We’re kind of a big deal. Go Big Red. *** There is no

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Mizzou Poem

*Mizzou* In 1911, the Mizzou family came home&Gave the United States Homecoming.The rallies of school spirit that have sprinted throughAmerica’s high schools and universities are trackedto the same footprints:A Streak of Tigers.Tigers that have fought Jayhawks since the mid-19th centuryin

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Washington University in St. Louis Poem

*Wash. U.* We Believe“Happiness and Moral Duty are inseparably connected.”Fair Washington, Our Home—For the virtuous & eclectic.Sweet are these halls of blended lights endowed in truth,Blessed Heartskeep these days—Days of yore & days of youth.Eternity is the straw for which

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St. Cloud State University Poem

*St. Cloud State University* It is a Husky Day in St. Cloud, Minnesota.Neighboring the Beaver Islands, our school spirit is supported by aBlizzardof red and blackthat twists with our Huskies in a Minnesota snowstorm…The origins of which can be traced

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Poem

*Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota* What kind of student will you be?What kind of leader will you be?God gave your being the capacity to become—Not to merely be.Through His charism we are adorned with virtue,And serene with the spread of

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University of St. Thomas Poem

*St. Thomas* UST is the heart of Trust,In St. Thomas, our light thrusts—Illuminating the world is better than to shine,The divine credit is neither yours nor mine.The charity of God began in the earth’s crust,With St. Thomas’ foundation—This is our

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