Journal Entry 4- METU ENLIGHTENS YOU

METU' s latest slogan ' I Brain Metu ' is a nice choice; however, it lacks reflecting the spirit of METU which is successfully displayed in the video. To begin with, what the video emphasizes is the climate of METU which coaches people in expressing themselves and thinking freely. The video focuses on what METU does or succeeds while the slogan deals only with the name of METU superficially. To elaborate, one might find the slogan 'I Brain METU' meaningless if he/she does not watch the video. Another question to be answered is the word 'ODTÜ' in the slogan, The name of the university is written in Turkish though the slogan is intended to be in English, and this situation might puzzle people at the first glance. However, i cannot be pessimistic about the slogan so much, because people seem to be content with it. We can understand this from their desire to use the materials with the slogan written on them such as t- shirts, pens, tea cups…

While thinking on a slogan which would fully reflect my ideas about METU , the sentence ‘ METU ENLIGHTENS YOU’ popped up in my mind. After thinking in details I found this one more suitable, because it can convey the message that  if a person wants to improve himself/herself intellectually and go further in understanding the world in all aspects without being affected any ideological views, METU is the right choice.Additionally , none of the slogans would be enough to explain what METU is like due to its multi-faceted environment. Everybody has something which appeals to them in METU, so everybody has the right to create their own slogan according to the concept of METU in their mind.In conclusion, i can say that, if you are at METU, the only thing you need is an unbiased mind, METU will give you the rest.