Originally Posted by c.erl

Haha, it's "The Underground", but yeah, it is kinda annoying, eh? You can def get ink at Titles, but Island Inkjet in Westdale is super cheap and eco-friendly.

We really need a solid ink-refill place on campus!

Thanks, I always get them mixed up.

They mentioned Island Inkjet in Westdale... they also told me that you can't get ink ANYWHERE on campus. Guess they were wrong. xD Gonna check out Westdale tomorrow... I haven't had ink in like 3 weeks, I'm dying here. XD

The man at Island inkjet is really nice : )

He gave us free gift certificates so that we could auction them off. And then when we gave him a thank you card, he kept it up for a few months.

The MSU services are a dream come true.

The Underground provides printing service for your convenience. It's there so you don't need ink.

The Ath Rec fee provides you with kick ass facilities like an outdoor track, indoor track, pick-up sports in the gym, squash courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, a swimming pool, and shower facilities.

Soon the signs will be gone and y'all can find something else to complain about.

Maybe if everyone on campus spread the word and excitement themselves, there wouldn't be a need for signs.

Also, I'm sure the hearing-impaired appreciate the signs.

If I come back as Alumni some day in the future, and there aren't signs up, I'll likely lose my s***.

I'll see some of you at the game on Saturday!

Originally Posted by c.erl

Our signs are printed with generic titles, without dates and picture-free so they can be used again and again. If something needs to be changed, like the name of a district, we get stickers and fix it. Chris Charlton has used the same signs for 4+ elections!

Hahahahaha.... yeah it took her 4+ elections running federal, provincial (and was there maybe a municipal?) to finally get elected! Good on her though, the electorate gave up before she did, but the Conservatives are gearing up to win the riding.

I have to agree with c.erl and what someone else mentioned before, why get rid of the homecoming signs? I am sure they would look great as some student house wall decorations!

Originally Posted by Ian Finlay

I am sure they would look great as some student house wall decorations!

Lol probably; I still have my *first ever* homecoming ticket from last year. No idea why!

Originally Posted by conster

Also, I'm sure the hearing-impaired appreciate the signs.

Are you implying that the hearing-impaired also have reading comprehension problems and need hundreds of the same sign to comprehend an campus event?

Also what about the visually impaired?

Originally Posted by sew12

Are you implying that the hearing-impaired also have reading comprehension problems and need hundreds of the same sign to comprehend an campus event?

Also what about the visually impaired?

They would hear all of us cheering.

Originally Posted by Ian Finlay

Hahahahaha.... yeah it took her 4+ elections running federal, provincial (and was there maybe a municipal?) to finally get elected! Good on her though, the electorate gave up before she did, but the Conservatives are gearing up to win the riding.

BAHAHAHAHAHA! I scrutineered polls with 95% NDP support...unless the Mountain gets rid of everything north of The Linc, its ours for as long as we want

I'm a bit late, but when I see people being 'wasteful' by putting signs on some lawns...I think to myself: "Thank God nobody's getting hurt."

Think about it, how many wasteful past-times result in personal injury? I mean is it really 'environmentally friendly' and 'efficient' to go out and get smashed out of your face, then go to the ER and get your stomach pumped?

It's just some signs, which can be melted down: Thank God nobody's getting hurt.

If you are relived to see people not acting stupid and getting hurt than you have very low standards for students.

You missed my point.

I'm saying Homecoming is a glamourous, wasteful event. I'm not saying it should or shouldn't happen here...I think it's a necessary break in the monotony of academics...I'm just saying, it's not exactly 'environmentally friendly.'

So the point is, if someone is to complain about the signs advertising the event, then one should really be complaining about the event itself. I mean it's not like the signs are promoting environmentally friendly behaviour in the first place, which would be a contradiction.

EDIT: And to really drive the point home, I was comparing:

Some excessive signs which are wasteful and annoying but nobody gets hurt,

vs.

The event itself, which is wasteful, annoying and people may get hurt.

Originally Posted by Mowicz

You missed my point.

I'm saying Homecoming is a glamourous, wasteful event. I'm not saying it should or shouldn't happen here...I'm just saying, it's not exactly 'environmentally friendly.'

So the point is, if someone is to complain about the signs advertising the event, then one should really be complaining about the event itself. I mean it's not like the signs are promoting environmentally friendly behaviour in the first place, which would be a contradiction.

I fail to see how that is logical. There is nothing wrong with Homecoming; YES homecoming on a whole might be environmentally unfriendly according to your rationale but how is a sub section of it aka the advertising linked to the whole thing? It is linked but we still have control over how much rationality we use for the advertising and not insert 40 signs per square feet or something!

Edit: Just saw your edit: the Event is wasteful but we cannot "ban" it because it apparently holds intrinsic value to school spirit and especially alumni. There are not alot of schools without homecoming so I have no idea what you are arguing about. YES Queen banned homecoming parties but that is because things were much more out of control there. We can change the way we advertise though.

I don't know why people got the impression that I'm:

a) Bashing students
b) Bashing homecoming


All I'm saying is that it's a contradiction to support homecoming, but get upset over a 'little mess' like signs advertising the event (which makes a huge, much larger mess if you hadn't noticed). I haven't said anything regarding my stance on the issue.

Originally Posted by Mowicz

All I'm saying is that it's a contradiction to support homecoming, but get upset over a 'little mess' like signs advertising the event (which makes a huge, much larger mess if you hadn't noticed). I haven't said anything regarding my stance on the issue.

Well because advertisement is in the hands of sober, presumably rational public officials(Maroons who put them up..Athrec/Alumni who provided them) who can possibly imagine how silly 40 signs per square feet is :S While the other pieces of mess is usually by random unaccountable and mostly drunk students who couldn't care less as a mob :S

So let's ban matches as we set fire to the kitchen with torches?

EDIT: I hit enter and it posted that...here's the rest:

It's not like the signs are 'litter' or something...they're organized, printed and will likely be recycled afterward.

Who cares if 50 dollars of the advertising budget goes to 'excessive signs,' instead of other means? I bet you every single student now knows about homecoming: it got the job done.