Bumper Stickers & Summary

Bumper Stickers

Bumper stickers can be a great indicator of showing the certain qualities a community has. After wandering around a few areas in Fort Collins I observed many bumper stickers placed on cars. The most popular trend I took note of was how many cars had Colorado State University stickers. I also was able to group together many humorous and sarcastic stickers, as well as religious-focused stickers. There was a common pattern I picked up on where every time I saw family-focused and political stickers the license plates were generally out of state.

I looked at cars parked around Old Town where I noticed a lot of the classic stick figure family stickers, typically on SUVs with out-of-state license plates. This would make sense because Old Town is a great tourist area for family activities, whether you’re shopping, getting food, or letting the kids play in the water fountains. I assume these stickers were seen on SUVs because they are most idealistic for family transportation. Also in this same area I saw a few political stickers supporting or joking at US’s current political state.

The second area I looked in was a parking lot on the University’s campus. This student dominated parking lot was filled with school affiliated stickers. Along with all the stickers displaying love for CSU were stickers centralizing beliefs and morals. There were many Coexist stickers. I believe these common themed stickers really identify the type of students CSU has. Students who are accepting of everybody and carry a strong passion for their school.  

Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B Katehi Summary

Nathan Brown is an assistant professor in the English Department at the University of California Davis campus. He was clearly showing his anger throughout the open letter written to the Chancellor, Linda P.B. Katehi. Brown begins his letter by stating that the chancellor’s foul decisions has caused injustice on campus. He explains how the students took part in a peaceful protest regarding tuition increase and police brutality from a prior incident. Under the Chancellor’s control,the students were violently removed by police officers resulting in injuries and hospitalization.The protesters did not warrant for this type of behavior. Brown expresses his outrage and puts the blame on Chancellor Katehi. He further explained why Chancellor Katehi should resign her position. He describes how she is “unfit to ensure the safety of students at UC Davis.” as well as her being a “threat” to the student’s safety.