Here we see the BIG painted rock on the Greensboro College campus. The back side says "Have a Great Summer." The side visible above looks like a graffitied, foil-covered baked potato! On many school campuses in the USA, these rocks are installed so that students spray paint their messages in an approved area. Many campuses have their own BIG ROCK traditions. For example, usually graduating seniors post a message for their class; students who have died tragically are remembered; competing teams paint unwanted messages on the opponents' rock. Now that the fall semester is underway, likely this BIG ROCK at Greensboro College has a new look. What are your school's traditions for students making their mark? Have you ever been involved in painting one? Would you like to have one in your yard?
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I've not heard of this tradition. Good idea.
Posted by: Dina | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 04:42 AM
Oh hey, that's a great idea!
Posted by: Hilda | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 07:13 AM
Unfortunately, all my collage traditions involved a bar and beer.
Posted by: Bill B | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 08:16 AM
At my institution, Mary Baldwin College in Staunton,Va. we used to have Apple Day in the fall with no classes and a day of picnicking and fun. As I recall, students at our own UNCG used to paint the statue of Mciver in front of the library. JTM
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 08:59 AM
The rock looks like it is glowing! It seeems pretty neat, but I don't think it would take off as well here...
Here at Auburn University, they do not have rocks like this, but they do have the Tiger Art, which is similar to many community art projects, only with Tigers. Students get to paint and create giant Tiger Sculptures, some of which turned out pretty neat, and many of them stand at Tiger Town(The big shopping district) Also, every year, the graduating class paints a mural, where they paint a mural somewhere in town, and each student signs there name and a message.
Posted by: Rick Jaymz | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I had never heard of this custom, sounds like fun to me, but is this stone big enough for all messages?
Posted by: cieldequimper | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 01:32 PM
Had to see your post for today. Good job as usual. It rocks!(boo, hiss)Is Greensboro College private or public?
Posted by: Lee Spangler | Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 01:23 AM
Lee: Greensboro College is private. It was founded in 1838 and is affiliated with the Methodist Church.
Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 06:44 AM