At N.C. Central's campus, it is all too common to see students wearing paraphernalia from other schools, in particular Duke and UNC.
In fact, it's so common, one can't help but wonder whether or not NCCU students lack school spirit.
Miss NCCU, Kelsey Hargrove and SGA President Reggie McCrimmon don't believe this is the case.
"No I think they wear Duke or UNC paraphernalia because that's their favorite team," said Hargrove. "Some students have been a part of that fan base long before ... some students do it unconsciously," said McCrimmon. Hargrove thinks highly of school spirit and said it's important.
"School spirit is having a love and pride for your school, an appreciation for your university. "You're paying money to go to school, so it's important to have school spirit," she said. Part of Hargrove's Miss NCCU platform was to boost student morale and she plans on doing that by encouraging students to incorporate school paraphernalia in their style. She suggests wearing a cardigan or a blazer with an NCCU shirt.
"At a game you will see people wearing regular clothes instead of school paraphernalia. I think it's a fashion show more than anything," said Hargrove.
This in comparison to a game at Duke where everybody in the gym is seen wearing their school's colors of white and blue. Some students draw comparisons with the way school spirit is achieved at other schools to NCCU.
One of them recounts a basketball game at UNCG in which they attended where free T-shirts were being handed out. "They can afford to hand out T-shirts to the first 1,000 people and that doesn't happen at Central," said senior mass communications major Eric Covington. But students at NCCU still appear to value the school in which they get their education from.
"Even though I might wear another school, I know what school I attend, I know what school I'm getting my degree from," said Covington. McCrimmon says that he too needs to invest in more NCCU paraphernalia.
"While I look forward to leading the way, however I'm looking forward to supporting the plan and strategies of Mr. and Miss of next and their efforts to boost student morale," said McCrimmon.
"We can all lead by example."
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