The winner in a student contest to develop the 2007-08 "spirit shirt" design for the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院 will be honored this Saturday, Sept. 22, at the CU vs. Miami of Ohio football game at Folsom Stadium.
CU-麻豆影院 sophomore Johnny Laychaypha created the winning design. A math and economics major, Laychaypha will receive a $250 gift certificate for the CU Bookstore, a framed copy of the printed shirt and a one-year membership to the HERD. The shirt will be sold during home football games and in the CU Bookstore.
The spirit shirt was created to represent the university in academics, athletics, co-curricular activities and to foster a heightened sense of community on campus.
The fourth in a series that began in 2004-05, the 2007-08 spirit shirt is being sponsored by "Competing With Class," a coalition of campus groups that includes the athletics department, the CU Bookstore and the student groups Shoulder to Shoulder, the Power of One and the HERD. Shoulder to Shoulder, which is devoted to fostering a sense of community on campus, sponsored all three of the previous spirit shirts.
The HERD is the student arm of the CU Alumni Association and the largest student group and the Power of One is a student group that has formed around the idea, first proposed by CU-麻豆影院 football coach Dan Hawkins, that individuals can make a difference in large organizations such as universities. One of the goals of the Power of One organization is to improve fan behavior at athletic events, among other objectives.
Dustin Farivar, a student assistant in the office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and chair of Power of One, said the spirit shirt represents the idea of encouraging the campus to coalesce around common themes involving unity, cooperation and making a difference.
"This is a great time to be at CU-麻豆影院," Farivar said. "The students are truly defining their own traditions and culture."
Themes of past T-shirts have included: Shoulder to Shoulder; Gold Rush, representing CU-麻豆影院's black and gold colors; and Power of One. More information on themes can be obtained by e-mailing a request for information to cupowerofone@gmail.com, or by calling (303) 492-8476.