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On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Howard M. Quimby wrote:
> While I really don't see why UMass people have a problem with Amherst
> appearing after their name, lets not forget that the "A" came to be because
> Maine was UM and Lowell was UML in Hockey East. It only made sense for Umass
> to be UMA. I suppose the league and the rest of the hockey fans in the
> northeast could bow to the wishes of UMass and drop the Amherst, but I'm going
> to side with clarity on this one. You are, after all, in Amherst! And even
> if the Globe didn't report it, you played Lowell three times. ;)
Perhaps they don't want to be reminded that they're in Amherst. :)
I'm surprised that the precedent argument gets much support. Imagine
if Rosa Parks had felt constrained in this way. (or Mike Legg, for
that matter) Leadership and innovation require a willingness to
throw off the shackles of the past.
As one who refers to "Madison", "Berkeley" and "Chapel Hill" (as well as
the East Rutherford Giants and the Irving Cowboys), I prefer distinctive
and descriptive names over marketing terms.
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