3rd for unhappiest college students, and according to NJIT has the The Daily Caller, 19th “ugliest college campus in campus has America”. NJIT’s been described as “bleak,” “gloomy,” “dull,” and of reputation about the campus contributes to poor morale and can even “boring.” This sort deter students from applying to NJIT. Significance One of the main sources of school spirit for colleges and universities is through sports teams. For example, the large turnout to football games at Rutgers University brings the college community together and helps students at this universities to have a stronger bond. It is important that students strongly identify with the mascot and symbol of their school. Most people, even those that the school, has heard of the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights. don’t attend School spirit often comes with a physical display of the school colors and the school mascot in a pivotal and central part of the mascots are synonymous with school’s campus. Some school’s the names such as the Princeton Tigers or aforementioned Rutgers Scarlet Knights. At school’s New Jersey Institute of Technology, many freshmen are unaware that the school mascot was a Highlander, and some of them even know what a Highlander is. This is not due to the lack don’t of quality in our sports teams; there is simply a lack of awareness of the Highlander mascot. If NJIT is going support and showcase its sports teams, it needs to make a greater effort to solidify the connection its students have with the Highlander.
3rd for unhappiest college students, and according to The Daily Caller, NJIT has the 19th “ugliest college campus in America”. NJIT’s campus has been described as “bleak,” “gloomy,” “dull,” and “boring.” This sort of reputation about the campus contributes to poor morale and can even deter students from applying to NJIT. Significance One of the main sources of school spirit for colleges and universities is through sports teams. For example, the large turnout to football games at Rutgers University brings the college community together and helps students at this universities to have a stronger bond. It is important that students strongly identify with the mascot and symbol of their school. Most people, even those that don’t attend the school, has heard of the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights. School spirit often comes with a physical display of the school colors and the school mascot in a pivotal and central part of the school’s campus. Some school’s mascots are synonymous with the school’s names such as the Princeton Tigers or aforementioned Rutgers Scarlet Knights. At New Jersey Institute of Technology, many freshmen are unaware that the school mascot was a Highlander, and some of them don’t even know what a Highlander is. This is not due to the lack of quality in our sports teams; there is simply a lack of awareness of the Highlander mascot. If NJIT is going support and showcase its sports teams, it needs to make a greater effort to solidify the connection its students have with the Highlander.
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