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Auburn University Poem (College Poetry)

*Auburn University* There is a head bowed in the locker room of Jordan-Hare stadium moments before kickoff. Although the time for prayer has come and gone with the rest of his teammates, his head remains bent in mediation. The gladiator

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Utah State University Poem (College Poetry)

*Utah State University* New to USU & you wanna be True Blue?Listen to this, Seal it with a Kiss.Think the Aggie lifestyle is truly meant for you?Listen to this, Seal it with a Kiss.Like a shot aimed directly for the

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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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