Be Good. Be Orange.

Submitted by Tyler Day

Some people may ask, what does it mean to be orange? While there are many different answers to the question, I believe one must be proud in order to be orange. Some may feel that orange is just any ordinary color. However, when you look closer, you see the pride these students have for their school. One look at the student section in any sport will tell you what I see. These students have pride and passion in their school, and their yelling and cheering is just evidence that they do. Why would someone paint him or herself orange or wear bright orange? Around Corvallis the answer is usually because of OSU. Here at OSU not only do we have pride in our sports, even though we may not be the best at all of them, but we also have pride in our academics. Even if I see orange outside of school, I feel the pride of being a part of the OSU community because it is a great place to be and grow.
The other day I saw a kid walking through campus with a packet in hand, and he was smiling ear-to-ear shaking that packet. Now we can assume that he did well on a paper or test, and that happiness flying through the air really spreads a positive vibe throughout. That is what I would love to see, because I would love to see there be more pride going around about the academics. When a lot of people think of college, they usually think of frat parties, and (around here) football. I think that more pride and attention should be towards education, since we are here to get a degree and ready ourselves for the world outside of the classroom. However, when I say people should put more pride in their school work I am not saying everyone should go around the campus bragging about the A they got on their physics test. It wouldn’t be the best idea if everyone were egoistic, because then that could lead to putting other students or schools down. I believe in some utilitarianism actions, which is to find what does the largest amount of good, and that is to not only be prideful in ones work, but also find pride in others. I don’t think it’s a good idea to put others down for not being the best at what they do. Instead people should show pride in how their community breaks through educational barriers or growth in academics. Showing pride in one’s fellow students is just as showing growth in one’s self. And I believe OSU does just that. I feel like the pride that OSU shows, in not only their athletics, but also in their academics really shows that we as a school have real pride, and that it why I think that being orange is also being full of pride.

Submitted by: Elizabeth Graham-Williams

At Oregon State University (OSU), to Be Orange is an honor, a reflection of school values, and a privilege. At a school where “Powered by Orange” is a phrase used and seen almost daily on campus, there are certain values and expectations that go hand in hand with ‘being orange.’ As I began to explore the concept of ‘being orange’ I was surprised at the many values and interpretations that this simple phrase encompassed.

OSU president, Ed Ray, defines Orange through his strategic plan, using the key values to guide us along the path to our final destination in life. He highlights accountability, diversity, integrity, respect and social responsibility as key components in the OSU educational process, and to be successful beyond. President Ray and the OSU community emphasize the importance of ‘being Orange’ not just at OSU but throughout our lives after college. For example, at OSU we practice diversity in order to improve and foster “our ability to welcome, respect, and interact with other people.” Our ability to work well with other people, as we learn at OSU, is an element of ‘Orange’ that we carry for the rest of our lives. ‘Being Orange’ is not about a color or school pride, it is the community, practices and skillset that each student gains and makes them successful for the rest of their lives; that is what ‘being Orange’ is all about.

Taking into consideration the university values and my own personal experiences at OSU, I think that ‘being orange’ encompasses President Ray’s ideals to create a community that promotes leadership and growth both personally and academically. When talking with several of my close friends about values and experiences they have learned and had at OSU, one thing everyone spoke about was the community setting here. To Be Orange, for example, is to be active in your college and university setting because it promotes growth academically but also promotes leadership and communication, both key ethical values that OSU promotes. At OSU, every individual is part of a community; fellow students and faculty are here to support everyone as we grow academically, socially and personally. These are the individuals that will shape the person you become after you leave OSU.

Personally, when I look at OSU and the phrase ‘be orange,’ I think of growth. It is the ethical responsibility of this university to educate its students and prepare them for their respective fields. When I look back at my four years at OSU, I think of where I began and how far I have come today. To me that growth is what makes me a part of the ‘orange’ community. My growth academically, socially, and personally continues to surprise me. The academic knowledge, social connections, and personal confidence that I have gained at OSU to me represent the concept of ‘being orange.’

To ‘be orange’ may vary from person to person, but the core values are the same for everyone. Just as President Ray said of his strategic plan, being orange is a “map of the foreseeable landscape, with some speculation about what’s beyond the horizon.” ‘Being orange’ provides the students the values and skills needed for life, and it provides the community, support and leadership necessary to face what is beyond the horizon.

Submitted by Carly Quiring
Be Independent. Be Orange
What does it mean to Be Orange? If one were to ask any student, alumni, or faculty personnel this question the answer would change person to person. Each person who has ever been or is a part of the OSU community has collected their own experience and developed their own definition of what it means to Be Orange. Whether their experience was good or bad, either way a certain set of values is taken away that now defines who that person is before OSU. The value I’ve developed while being an OSU student is independence and along with that a sense of self.
To be independent is to be able to rely, trust, and believe in yourself with each decision you make. As my independence blossomed I began to discover more about myself. I came to OSU because I wanted an experience I knew I wouldn’t be able to get if I stayed and went to college in my hometown. I left because I wanted to explore what it was like to be on my own and to be able to make my own decisions without my parents hovering over my shoulder. Once I got here all I wanted to do was leave because I missed the comfort of home, but now that almost 3 years have gone by I can honestly say that I’m glad I stayed.
College is a whole learning experience, where one can learn not only the skills to excel in a particular career but where one can also learn about what kind of person they want to be. I would like to think that OSU would appreciate being involved in not only helping their students learn what they want to do but also learn who they want to be. Because there is a big difference between what you do and who you are. OSU is associated with many values but whether or not every student leaves with those same values depends on the experience. Leadership, honesty, integrity and pride are just some of the many values the OSU community associates itself with. These are all good values to carry but not values that I’ve learned solely at OSU. I’ve learned these values throughout my life experiences with people and through other situations but my value for independency is strongly linked to my time at OSU.
For myself, I’ve learned that I have to rely, trust and believe that the decisions I make for myself will benefit me in some way or another. I’ve learned a lot of who I am as a person through the relationships I’ve built here at OSU. Who I thought would be the love of my life turned out to be a broken heart but also the biggest lesson I’ve learned so far. I came to the conclusion that I needed to be okay with letting this person go and since I’ve made that decision, although difficult, I trust and believe that it was the right one. I’ve learned what I will tolerate from other people based off of what I know I deserve. If I didn’t stay at OSU I think it would have taken me longer to learn this valuable lesson. I carry this lesson with every new and old relationship I have. In learning more about myself I’ve learned that loving myself before I let other people in is a value in and of itself that I believe to be the most important value anyone can obtain. One could claim that this represents the ethics of care and I would agree. Since being at OSU I’ve learned that having compassion for myself fuels what makes me independent and able to trust myself. And because I am compassionate for myself it makes it easier for me to have compassion for others experiencing times that are difficult because they too are learning their own lessons and their own values that make them the person they were meant to be.
Works Cited
1. “Leadership.” Strategic Plan. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2014. http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/strategicplan/

Submitted by Sarah Howey

Within the Oregon State University community there are several values that are identified with the campus and beaver life. These include such values as: accountability, diversity, integrity, respect and social responsibility (“Strategic Plan”). These are indeed appropriate values to have when incorporating the entirety of the students within the university. By having these common goals and ideals to that the students can aspire to achieve, it makes the entirety of the university unified.

I personally believe in the values that have been previously listed. However, there is one value that I think is the primary value that represents the OSU community and that is compassion. Though, with this being said, the values that are identified in the OSU Strategic Plan are the backbone to this value of compassion. One cannot have compassion without having integrity or respect. I feel that Oregon State has those qualities. We embrace them during our time on campus and it is my hope that we continue to embody those values after graduation. OSU students practice compassion through our progressive studies in being energy efficient and creating new ways of being environmentally friendly. Examples include minimizing parking spaces to encourage students and faculty to bike, walk or take the bus. Another example is the system of renewable energy in Dixon; having the treadmills wired to produce energy that is reused for campus operations.

To be compassionate, based on my personal definition, is to practice thoughtfulness towards others. In terms of OSU, this means actively being conscious of the environment and being stewards of the earth. Being compassionate is being respectful to those around you, whether human or animal. “OSU’s agricultural programs have received national top-tier rankings from the Chronicle of Higher Education for research, with wildlife science and conservation biology ranking 1st, fisheries science 2nd, botany and plant pathology and forest resources at 5th, and agricultural and resource economics 7th” (“Oregon State ranks 8th best worldwide in agriculture and forestry”). Other scientific research towards our common goals of energy efficiency and compassion towards all life includes the Oregon Sea Grant, which enabled the community to harness power from the ocean waves and wind (“Power from Ocean Waves and Wind”).

Pride is an Aristotelian virtue and I believe that being compassionate encompasses pride. Aristotle states that pride is a man who is and thinks of himself doing great things; in addition, being a Beaver is something worthy of having pride. Pride is having honor and love and loyalty for something that is of importance and within this community, sustainability is considered to be of great importance. We have to embody compassion first, before we can begin to understand and make progressive movements towards sustainability and energy efficiency. I understand why the values of accountability, diversity, integrity, respect and social responsibility are incorporated into the ideals of the university. We have to accept our impact in this world and accept that we all have a role to play in improving the lives of all. In order to do this, we have to accept diversity, practice integrity and respect. We all have a social responsibility to the earth and to each other. But most of all we have to be compassionate to all: we are Beaver Nation!

“Oregon State ranks 8th best worldwide in agriculture and forestry.” College of Agriculture Sciences. Oregon State University, n.d. Web. 10 Mar 2014.

<http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/cas-rank-8>.

“Power from Ocean Waves and Wind.” Oregon Sea Grant. Oregon State University, n.d. Web. 10 Mar 2014.

<http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/marine-renewable-energy>.

“Strategic Plan.” Leadership. Oregon State University, n.d. Web. March 10 2014.

<http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/strategicplan/>.

“Submitted by Jeffrey Hendrix”

Being orange means being a reliable person no matter where I am. Most of the students who attend Oregon State University are enrolled solely for the purpose of getting an education and eventually graduating with a degree. When deciding where to attend college, I was not worried about where I would receive my education. I simply based it off of where I would be able to play on the best baseball team. This strategy may seem like a terrible way to choose a college and plan my education, but baseball has always been my ultimate goal.

As a senior in high school, I was never specifically worried about my education, but rather all my attention was toward the best baseball opportunities. My focus was to become a great baseball player and with time, make money in the big leagues.  The thought of sitting through school for at least four more years did not sound appealing to me at all. However, the thought of playing baseball, being a part of the team and eventually making good money doing what I loved sounded great. Baseball was and still is my greatest passion, and this is why I decided to come to Oregon State. Because of the elite baseball program and the quality men who coach the team, I knew playing for the Beavers would make my dreams a reality.

During my time at Oregon State thus far, I have started to define what being orange means to me. Being orange means being a reliable friend and teammate both on and off the field. If any of my teammates ever need help with anything, my desire is to be there in any way that I can. I have heard several stories of people looking back on their lives and realizing that something they will never regret are the times they were a true friend to someone. What they do regret though, is worrying too much about class and not focusing enough on family and relationships. I am not saying that we should not put our best effort into our school work. In fact, I am firm believer that a college education is very important and can be very beneficial. What I am saying, is that life is too short to become completely consumed and overwhelmed by school and forget about the other areas of our lives. In my opinion, the most important things in life are family, friends, and then school. Something that I have learned while being at OSU is the importance of keeping my priorities straight, and it is not easy to do. This does not mean that going to a party with a friend is more important than studying for school. Rather, being there for your family and friends when they need you the most should always come before anything else. Maintaining relationships and supporting one another is a priority.

Being on the baseball team, here at Oregon State, I have a very unique outlook on what it means to be orange. Being reliable does not only apply to my friends and family, it also applies to the entire school and campus. Many times the athletic programs are where schools get a lot of their identity and reputation. Because of this, it is our responsibility as athletes to be reliable and to represent OSU in a positive light. In addition to this, our baseball team often receives a lot of media attention for performing well, both on and off the field. Because of this, we have an amazing opportunity to promote our school and its values to people across the country.

I am beyond blessed to attend such an amazing, diverse school. Being orange means accepting others for who they are, and not just for where they come from or what they have achieved. It means supporting my friends and fellow students in whatever activities they are involved in. Being orange means having a passion for my school. It means representing with respect and integrity. It means making others look better than myself. As an athlete, it means holding myself to a higher academic, athletic and moral standard because I know that I am a direct representation of Oregon State University, and regardless of how it may seem, people are watching.

Submitted by Kalee Wake

Oregon State University’s ideas for what being “orange” represents is stated in the university’s strategic plan. Their core values include accountability, diversity, integrity, respect, and social responsibility (“Strategic Plan”). This means being loyal to alumni and university supporters, welcoming to all people, honest in all that we do, civil to each other, and involved in society’s progress. Other Oregon State marketing groups have represented being orange as using our resources learned on campus to make a difference in our world with the Powered by Orange campaign.

Be passionate. Passion is defined as any powerful or compelling emotion, feeling, as love, or hate (“passion”). Being “Orange” for me is being passionate about life, education, and others. Oregon State is made up of people who are looking for a way to improve their life, through education, experiences and belonging to a group. Reasons for being a part of Oregon State University are different for every person, but whatever those reasons, it is important to be passionate and care about that reason for coming to Oregon State University. I am orange because I am passionate about being a beaver. The beaver campus, people and athletics are what I love about Oregon State. I am passionate about my education and future goals, which Oregon State has helped me to pursue. I show my passion of being orange by going to my classes, attending sporting events, and taking part in activities on campus.

Passion can also be shown negatively. People are passionate about their personal feelings but this does not mean it is morally right. A person can show passion for Oregon State by putting down the Oregon Ducks. Insulting another school for the benefit of your own school is an extreme example of using passion. Being over passionate is negative because a person who is over passionate can cause that person to act on their feelings and emotions. This can lead to immoral actions such as insulting, discriminating, and excluding a person or groups of people. Having no passion can be seen as lazy, uninterested, and unengaged. Being a part of Oregon State and having no passion for the school and education is immoral. This shows that going to Oregon State University and being a Beaver takes a certain amount of passion.

Passion can be shown in a variety of ways. We can be passionate about school and getting good grades. We can be passionate about learning new concepts and ideas. This does not necessarily include getting the best grades. We can be passionate about our friends, greek life, or club at Oregon State. We can be passionate about arts, creating and developing new things. We can be passionate about school spirit and athletics. I hope that in a way everybody is being passionate about making a difference. The difference does not have to be big, but I think the main goal for everyone should be to make a difference the life of a person, community, or population. It takes a passionate and motivated person to make a difference.

Work Cited

 “Passion.” Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 18 Mar. 2014               <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/passion>.

“Strategic Plan.” Leadership. Oregon State University, n.d. Web. 18 Mar, 2014. <http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/strategicplan/>.

In a large college community, often times people forget what they’re really at school for. I sure did. My first term of college was not filled with studying and homework; it was filled with socializing and trying to make friends. For other people, it was filled with football games and kegs of beer. And for many, it was filled with books, and studying, and late nights at the library. All of these things are what shape one’s view on what it means to “be orange.” Our experiences here are always different. These experiences shape our beliefs and our views on what being “orange” actually is. I asked around to my peers in my residence hall about what they thought it might mean to “be orange,” and I got a lot of answers that included phrases somewhere along the lines of “school spirit.” That’s all fine and dandy, but I believe there’s a lot more to being “orange,” to being a part of this community.

I take pride in my school and my community for a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with sports or academic standing. I believe in being compassionate in all things, and my goal for my time at Oregon State is to become a person who exhibits compassion in everything I do. My goal is to be a reflection upon this community that brings nothing but pride. While there are many statistics and Core Values and reasons that the Oregon State website gives students to become a Beaver, no one ever mentions the good things that the students in our community do. There are so many exhibitions of kindness and compassion and I truly believe these things would draw a student to our campus more than most things. When I visited campus for the first time during my decision making process, all I saw was smiling faces and people working together to make this campus a better place, that’s what drew me in. Everyone I talked to said how nice everyone here is, they weren’t wrong.

I think that the most effective way to communicate this message is through actions. My dad has told me for as long as I can remember, that actions speak louder than words, and all throughout my life, I’ve been given this same advice by many, many different people. It doesn’t matter what we say, in the end, what matters is what we do with our time here, the way that we use the skills that we have, and the resources we are given. Oregon State is one of the most unique places I have ever had the opportunity to live in, and I have seen so much love and compassion all throughout campus. For example, during the snow days this past year, multiple people posted on Facebook offering help to anyone who was stuck in the snow with their cars, or needed help shoveling snow from their areas. Just these small acts of kindness are an incredible reflection of compassion upon our community.

I’ve seen so many examples of compassion and kindness in my time here, and regardless of the small amount of people who decide to try and spread negativity on our campus; I believe that the positivity truly outweighs the negativity. Being orange is being compassionate to yourself, so that you can be compassionate to others. It is helping yourself in hopes that you will help others.  I believe that this campus and the people in this community are truly something special. It has taken me a long time to find a place that accepts me for who I am, and others for who they are, no matter what. Of course there are flaws, everywhere has flaws, everyone has flaws, but being “orange” means accepting those flaws, loving them, and spreading compassion in spite of them.

Submitted by Rodney Fischer

When you think of the Oregon State Beavers and our “Be Orange” motto, what does this motto entail? Is it pride and excellence? Is it compassion and integrity? Or is it a compilation of core values? Oregon State claims five core values on the OSU Strategic Plan (http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/ChapterDetail.aspx?key=2) including accountability, diversity, integrity, respect, and social responsibility. But should “being orange” simply consist of recognizing and occasionally acting according to these vague definitions of core values? Take for example the definition of diversity, it isn’t a definition at all, but rather an idea that is open to interpretation.

OSU defines diversity as follows: “We recognize that diversity and excellence go hand-in-hand, enhancing our teaching, scholarship, and service as well as our ability to welcome, respect, and interact with people” (see link above). The strategic plan fails to actually define their claimed values with explicit definitions, and the plan omits the importance of practicing these values. These lackluster definitions offered by OSU for these core values form a basis for the meaning of being orange, yet the offered list lacks in quantity and passion, but more importantly deprives viewers of the direction of how to be orange and why a student would want to be orange. I will unpack a couple of omitted values necessary to be orange including optimal effort and courage, followed by direction on how to be orange.

To be orange means to perform to the best of your abilities. To be orange you must transition into the post-graduation world and continue your orange lifestyle. That means waking up every morning with a purpose and will and plan to succeed. It’s waking up for your 8am class, staying in the library until midnight, and doing homework on Sundays. Being orange means you are always striving for success. The importance of ambition is stressed because this is what will help students of OSU become successful individuals who may positively contribute to society. Students strive to be orange because that is what will help them conqueror the struggles of life.

The OSU core values include integrity and respect, but in order to practice these values to be orange students must be courageous; courageous enough to stand up for what is morally right even if you are the only one standing. Courage is the willingness to confront an uncomfortable situation, which is many times dangerous, painful, or against social norms. Being orange means you will look fear directly in the eye and say “get the hell out of the way, I have shit to do.” Students should heed this working definition and example of courage, as it reminds us courage is an honorable yet difficult value to practice. Being orange is the maintenance of integrity despite distracting surroundings such as pain or danger, as well as recognizing that immoral inaction is as equally wrong as immoral action. Because those who are orange stand up for what is right.

But how does an OSU student become orange? And will becoming orange benefit you? The addition of OSU’s core values and the two added above all aim to achieve one goal of being orange: to become good people. In order to be orange, students must act with moral judgment. To act with moral judgment, we ought to follow the consequentialist moral theory. To narrow consequentialism down further, we must heed a form of utilitarianism called act-utilitarianism which says that “right actions are those that directly produce the greatest overall good, everyone considered” (Vaughn, 70). Act-utilitarianism is an idea that promotes the greatest good for all. Sometimes, we students face difficult and disquieting situations that call on our moral judgment to guide our imminent action or inaction. It is during these times where we must respond with moral judgment; we must recall act-utilitarianism to ensure our actions produce the most good for our surrounding OSU family. So, abiding by this consequentialist theory (act-utilitarianism) will ensure intended moral judgments.

The idea of utilitarianism begs us to examine the consequences of our possible actions before acting. Act-utilitarianism also forces us to focus on impartiality, where impartiality is justice based on moral, free of bias, objective criteria. These are ideas that most OSU students would want to be known for. Finally, this form of utilitarianism obliges us to act for the well-being of others, as we must consider which actions will produce the greater good for everyone. Being orange means being the best moral person you can be. To be moral, students must practice act-utilitarianism, and logical moral theory must acknowledge the principle of beneficence. And to practice true courage, students must act with moral contemplation. Therefore, to be orange we must all strive to be act-utilitarians so that we may implement courage into the OSU community and the future of our society.

Submitted by Christian Chase

Students across the country have been taught to be passive, accepting, and tolerant of the status quo. We should place no value on this code of conduct nor spend any time entertaining it, as it provides no benefit to us or the world; it is in fact, a blockade to enlightenment.

Instead, Let’s be Ruthless

The term Ruthless has been defined numerous ways; for example, as one who shows no pity or compassion. However, the true meaning of Ruthless is characterized by the unafraid, proactive, and driven members of our society – all of which aspects progress the world’s well-being. At Oregon State University we are put into a position of leadership, and therefore it is our duty to exemplify these values as we would want others to do the same.

Ruthlessness fuels Oregon State University; it makes us unique; and it makes us compassionate. Personally, I have witnessed the sense of communion ruthlessness brings to our campus, and is the reason I write the following:

To be Orange, Go Against the Grain.

Be unafraid to challenge social norms. Speak up about renovations that need to be made or about internal affairs that are bothering you. We all have these things on our minds, so why not take the first step? Change starts from the bottom and makes its way up, so it’s our duty to set the ball rolling.

To be Orange, Strive For Perfection.

Be proactive in your success and take nothing less than deserved. This means achieving excellence and striving to stand out. The world is vast, so it takes a lot of effort to make a mark. Get work done on time, set priorities, and get involved. Leave no room for excuses.

To be Orange, Motivate Yourself.

Be driven in your hobbies and career. Take on challenges and find curiosity in the dull moments. Push the limits. Spark the light inside of you. Few people care about your success, so you must find the internal motivation to be compassionate to yourself. After all, how can you help others before helping yourself?

By going against the grain, striving for perfection, and finding motivation you are fulfilling the requirements needed to be deemed ruthless. Think back as a child: you had teachers, parents, athletes, and even celebrities that took on the role we just described. Now, it is our time, for we have matured and grown as members of Oregon State University.

This is our calling. Let’s change the status quo; set the tone for students to come; and lay the path for the world to follow.

Be Ruthless. Be Orange.

Be Orange

Orange symbolizes the color of our school, Oregon State University, while it also represents the culture of Beaver Nation, one that prides itself on being innovative and daring as we plow through the first two decades of the 21^st century.  We are a school that strives hard to achieve excellence by providing exceptional service to the student body past, present and future, and to the community, the nation and the world that OSU is rooted.

To me, “Be Orange” means to stand out and be well natured and community-minded.  These are the values that I am inspired to live by as a student of Oregon State.  In looking at the OSU core values, I find that the university has laid out terms and definitions to communicate a broad spectrum of ethical points that give OSU students a competitive advantage when it comes to manifesting a positive world view.  Among these points, the value that stands out to best represent Oregon State University and the “Be Orange” campaign is, social responsibility.  Being a part of something greater than the sum of its parts is what bonds my fellow beavers to a vision of what we hope to achieve upon graduation, as well as what and how we plan to contribute to society.

According to the OSU website, social responsibility is defined by our contribution to society’s intellectual, cultural, spiritual and economic progress, and well as our collective well-being to the maximum possible extent.  As a business-minded student, I see that my aims to engage in learning and developing socially responsible business practices are in line with the university’s core values.  Social responsibility and sustainability are also listed as a top seven learning goal for graduates of OSU.  Under the leadership section on the OSU website, it states that, “As an OSU graduate, you will develop the capacity to construct an engaged, contributing life, and to engage in actions that reflect an understanding of the values of service, citizenship, and social responsibility, and demonstrate global competence by understanding the interdependent nature of local and global communities.”

While this is an action-packed statement full of meaningful representation, I have come to understand that it is not so easy to communicate such broad, all-encompassing values such as Social Responsibility and Sustainability.  That is where the slogan, “Be Orange” comes in.  The statement, “Be Orange” is a simple way to illuminate the high standards OSU strives hard to meet day to day, year to year.  Although, “Be Orange” might not capture the imagination of its intended audience, this Oregon State Beaver is surely up to the challenge to expand the notion of what it means to be accountable, integral, diverse, respectful and socially responsible.  To me, this is truly what being orange is all about.

Every system that you unpeel

Each flattering effort that goes unseen

We live to tell of the athlete who is full of zeal

The researcher who is discovering the patterns of all that is green

The thinker, the designer, the creative mind in us all

We stand up tall undivided

Never letting our community fall

We are Orange.