Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] wrote
 
 I thought I'd share something which might shed some light on the old (I
 know) UMass/UMass-Amherst controversy.  I just received a church
 newsletter from a friend in Wisconsin (location not revealed for fear of
 wrathful badgers :-).  In it a guest was described as having "received
 his Ph.D. from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison."
 
In Wisconsin there are 15(?) schools in the state system, and all of them
are called University of Wisconsin-Something.  Outside of Wisconsin people
only have to say Wisconsin to mean Madison because it is the most "famous",
but for us locals (and Madison wannabes) we say UW-Madison, or just call it
Madison.  For the hockey flavor of the message just look to DIII for the
names of some of the other schools, Stevens Point, Superior, River Falls.
 
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Matthew Evans                          Office (414) 229-6722 Phys 56
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee    Dept. of Physics