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From: Eva Dayle Zippay <>
Subject: Re: [WASH] Today's Letters to the Editor in the O-R (Sep 28, 2001)
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 16:45:31 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <114.534b678.28e60edc@aol.com>


Are people getting more stupid these days? How come
it wasn't so confusing back in the 40s and 50s?
Eva

--- wrote:
> Go to: http://208.140.31.210/front.bsp
> for background on this published Letter to the
> Editor I wrote below.
> Basically, the Univ. Prez wants to rename the 150 yr
> old California Univ
> after a rich benefactor without debate and based on
> ridiculous premises. I'm
> not an alumni of this university, but damn, there
> should be REAL pressing
> issues to change the historic name of any landmark,
> not the highest bidder.
> ----------------------------------
> Only $6 million?
>
> Dr. Armenti said California University's name is
> confusing because some
> people believe it is located in the state of
> California. He said the name
> change proposal is a result of years of discussions,
> marketing studies and
> the 2000 census that indicates the death rate in the
> region is higher than
> the birth rate.
>
> What am I missing here? Potential college students
> don't know where
> California, Pa., is? Hope they aren't geography
> students. More people are
> dying than living and so we need to change the
> college's name? Enrollment is
> increasing and record funds are being raised and we
> need to change the name?
> And who got rich off those "years of marketing
> studies?" It only takes $6
> million to buy a university? I would have thought at
> least $10 million.
>
> Clair John Thompson Sr.
> Lincoln Park, Mich.
>
>
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Eva Dayle Zippay
Tallahassee, Florida


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