> > 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. > > -- > 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 > 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