Spring Break
Goodbye, Rev ma'am
By: Kenny Ryan
Issue date: 2/14/08 Section: News
Rollo said that it is memories like these and others that are why Reveille VII will be missed by the cadets of E-2.
"A lot of the time, people look at her as special and a mascot and everything," Rollo said. "But to us she's our pet, our dog we always wanted back home. She is the heart of our outfit, she is the reason we do what we do and she is why we love it."
Reveille will not disappear instantly after her retirement. Bresciani said that the entire student body will have opportunities to celebrate Reveille VII's tenure as the semester draws to a close. She will continue to live with E-2 until the summer.
"[Reveille] will continue her duties. Her final activity will be the Corps of Cadets final review on May 10," Bresciani said. "In the interim, there will be a set of campus events in celebration for everything she has done. I predict a lot of campus outpouring of affection. We want to make sure that anybody who wants to participate in celebrating her retirement can do so, students at large or Corps of Cadets members. We want everybody to have a chance, even the community, to come around and say goodbye."
A&M students voiced their opinions on what kind of dog Reveille VIII should be. Rollo said that E-2 voted and concluded that they want another collie, and though he said he feels the outfit will play a role in the choosing of Reveille VIII, he acknowledges that the process will include the entire University.
"[E-2] should have a pretty large role," Rollo said. "Rev is A&M's mascot, not just ours, but we are responsible for her food, her training, her everyday life. No matter the outcome, we will be responsible for her. In the grand scheme of things, we will play a very large part."
"People will voice their opinions in any electronic form they can, and it will be taking into consideration," Bresciani said. "I have been surfing Internet blogs tonight to see what people are thinking, because it matters to me. In the past, there has been an assumption that we will get one just like the other one. This time we are going to step back; this is going to be an input-heavy process. Why we start it now is so students have a chance to voice their opinions. It won't be a vote, but the voice of the students matters in how we approach things."
"A lot of the time, people look at her as special and a mascot and everything," Rollo said. "But to us she's our pet, our dog we always wanted back home. She is the heart of our outfit, she is the reason we do what we do and she is why we love it."
Reveille will not disappear instantly after her retirement. Bresciani said that the entire student body will have opportunities to celebrate Reveille VII's tenure as the semester draws to a close. She will continue to live with E-2 until the summer.
"[Reveille] will continue her duties. Her final activity will be the Corps of Cadets final review on May 10," Bresciani said. "In the interim, there will be a set of campus events in celebration for everything she has done. I predict a lot of campus outpouring of affection. We want to make sure that anybody who wants to participate in celebrating her retirement can do so, students at large or Corps of Cadets members. We want everybody to have a chance, even the community, to come around and say goodbye."
A&M students voiced their opinions on what kind of dog Reveille VIII should be. Rollo said that E-2 voted and concluded that they want another collie, and though he said he feels the outfit will play a role in the choosing of Reveille VIII, he acknowledges that the process will include the entire University.
"[E-2] should have a pretty large role," Rollo said. "Rev is A&M's mascot, not just ours, but we are responsible for her food, her training, her everyday life. No matter the outcome, we will be responsible for her. In the grand scheme of things, we will play a very large part."
"People will voice their opinions in any electronic form they can, and it will be taking into consideration," Bresciani said. "I have been surfing Internet blogs tonight to see what people are thinking, because it matters to me. In the past, there has been an assumption that we will get one just like the other one. This time we are going to step back; this is going to be an input-heavy process. Why we start it now is so students have a chance to voice their opinions. It won't be a vote, but the voice of the students matters in how we approach things."
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