UNI dance craze?

[panther-state]

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You are either involved in this video or too sensitive about your friends who created it.

We get parodies, we get that it was made for fun, but when people put themselves out there like this, they have to be prepared for criticism.

I am a good friend of Ian's but no one has gone overboard on attacking him, I simply didn't understand why it's such a big deal that UNI supports him for making it. Aren't a lot of people being too sensitive about a simple link on UNI's website? I mean it's just in good fun and a way to show people that "Hey, we're not just all business and books here at UNI, we care about what our students do and we support them for it". Now if UNI starts plastering this all over the place and "Panther Style" becomes a new slogan for the school then it's a different story.

I'm sure he could really care less about criticism, the guy has made dozens of these videos over his time at UNI and there is always a crowd that tells him he should be embarrassed for it. Heck you could probably go back to the beginning of this thread and we'd see some familiar names saying similar things about the Interlude. Is there really anything so wrong and embarrassing about loving UNI and expressing it through silly videos. At least the guy willingly puts himself out there for criticism.

[Kyle]

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It looks like a 13 year old made it.

[panther-state]

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In the works for a week or two max? Isn't there a clip in there from campaniling? And football games?

The video was good... The lyrics and singing... Awful.
If the university is using this for marketing that is a shame. It should have been done much better if that's what it was intended for.

The kid who did the video shooting does camera work as a hobby and potential future career. He does a lot of video at campus and athletic events so all he had to do was go back and pull some clips. I know it seems a little strange to film Campaniling but since it's a big tradition maybe the Foundation wanted it as a clip for something. I can think of dozens of uses for that single piece of video...promotional videos maybe

[Silent Earl]

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I want to watch this, but do I first have to understand who or what gangnam or gangnam style is to appreciate it as a parody?

[williebat]

I am a good friend of Ian's but no one has gone overboard on attacking him, I simply didn't understand why it's such a big deal that UNI supports him for making it. Aren't a lot of people being too sensitive about a simple link on UNI's website? I mean it's just in good fun and a way to show people that "Hey, we're not just all business and books here at UNI, we care about what our students do and we support them for it". Now if UNI starts plastering this all over the place and "Panther Style" becomes a new slogan for the school then it's a different story.

I'm sure he could really care less about criticism, the guy has made dozens of these videos over his time at UNI and there is always a crowd that tells him he should be embarrassed for it. Heck you could probably go back to the beginning of this thread and we'd see some familiar names saying similar things about the Interlude. Is there really anything so wrong and embarrassing about loving UNI and expressing it through silly videos. At least the guy willingly puts himself out there for criticism.

Yes some on this board are being way over sensitive. They have forgotten how to have fun. I would bet Ian will be very successful at whatever he does. Creative and not afraid to take chances. That is what I want in uni student. We need more of this not less.

[Cannic88]

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Look...it's a parody video...it's suppose to be ridiculous and corny. People are getting to worked up over this. the rawr part is awful but it's made for fun. jimminy christmas people.

[TH1974]

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Look...it's a parody video...it's suppose to be ridiculous and corny. People are getting to worked up over this. the rawr part is awful but it's made for fun. jimminy christmas people.

It being awful isn't the issue for me. That the university is promoting it is.

[JayJ79]

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Did the university website ever link to the basketball team back in those years when it was awful?

[TravelingPanther]

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The kid who did the video shooting does camera work as a hobby and potential future career. He does a lot of video at campus and athletic events so all he had to do was go back and pull some clips. I know it seems a little strange to film Campaniling but since it's a big tradition maybe the Foundation wanted it as a clip for something. I can think of dozens of uses for that single piece of video...promotional videos maybe

But someone interrupts them kissing as part of the song, don't they?....

[TravelingPanther]

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Did the university website ever link to the basketball team back in those years when it was awful?

Probably not. Probably only a link to the athletics site.

[95UNIGRAD]

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Here's the problem, the University should have no part of this video. If an individual student wants to make a sh!tty video and post it on YouTube, more power to him. For the University to endorse this video and place it on the University's landing page no less, is humiliating. As an alumni, this type of thing is not a positive representation of what UNI stands for. If a future employer sees this video, he will take UNI just a little less serious. What about parents of perspective students? Not going to play well.

Remember, YOU (current students) not only represent yourselves, you represent all of your school's alumni... Food for thought as you work toward your degree.

Oh, puh-leeze. Quit taking everything so seriously.

[Barnstormer]

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I'm disappointed we skipped over the Call Me Maybe phase.......

[TravelingPanther]

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I'm disappointed we skipped over the Call Me Maybe phase.......

Sam Houston State's call me maybe is more embarrassing than this because their football players and coaches are in it. But at least they lip synced.

[Barnstormer]

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Sam Houston State's call me maybe is more embarrassing than this because their football players and coaches are in it. But at least they lip synced.

Ha, yeah, that's a good one. Wartburg did one too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOaHG1-adtg

[clenz]

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The difference between parodies like Wartburg and UNI is that they used the song and jus did a video parody not a complete song parody.

The latter always turns out terrible....the former most of the time are stupid but don't turn out terrible due to a number of reasons that have already been pointed out.


The proper way for a school to do a Gangnam Style parody was done by Oregon, and will never be topped

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDpgzn7KuzE

Filmed with an iPhone 4, edited with iMovie, includes cheerleaders, football players, shots all over campus, etc...