College Colors Day: easy way to show pride

As has become a tradition on the Friday before the start of college football season, today is College Colors Day. Across the nation, people are donning the colors of their favorite college or university in what the organization’s website calls “an annual celebration dedicated to promoting the traditions and spirit that make the college experience great.” School pride, or a lack thereof, has been a hot topic at UNC over the past few years. It seems as if you are just as likely to see someone on campus wearing a University of Colorado or Colorado State T-shirt as you are to see someone sporting University of Northern Colorado gear. It is not as if there is nothing to be proud of or show spirit for at UNC. In the realm of athletics alone, there is plenty for students to get excited about. For example, the UNC volleyball team will defend the school’s first ever Big Sky Championship, and will host the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic this week, a tournament highlighted by a matchup with Georgia at 8 p.m. Saturday. Later in the semester, the men’s basketball team will look to improve on its school record of 25 wins from last season. There is also a UNC football team that looks to be on the upswing, having won three games last year after winning just one in each of the three previous seasons. The football Bears open their season against Adams State at 1:35 tomorrow afternoon. Though athletics is one focus of the celebration, which has taken place since 2005, College Colors Day is an opportunity to support everything about the college experience and to show pride in your school. There are several top-flight academic programs at UNC, and the Quality of Life Act passed in the spring has already done quite a bit to improve the campus aesthetically. Obviously, UNC is not in the class of campuses like Ohio State and Texas, but our little school in Greeley really is not as bad as some students make it out to be. Taking part in College Colors Day is simple. There is no money to donate or pep rally to attend. All you need to do is put on your blue or gold today and show the pride you have for UNC.