May 27, 2005
Spurned Gold
When Marquette University announced in early May that its new nickname would be the "Gold," the university's president lauded the Board of Trustees for choosing something that "reflects our desire to be champions." Many on the Milwaukee campus, however, saw nothing but red.
Students who thought they had too little say in the naming staged a protest rally. Hundreds wrote to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel with facetious suggestions for a new Gold mascot -- a golden piece of toilet
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