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Reply To: | John W. Davis |
Date: | Mon, 17 Jul 1995 11:58:13 EST |
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> Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] wrote
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> 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."
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> 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
> [log in to unmask] Lab (414) 229-3936 Phys 42
> University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Dept. of Physics
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Originally, only Madison and Milwaukee were UW schools. All
others were Wisconsin State Universities-Something. In the
late sixties the two systems merged! No need to go into the
political harangue as to why.
later
jd
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