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Post number 4375

ewagoner — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:03:10 -0800

Beaver College has changed its name to the more dignified Arcadia University, after bearing the brunt of countless jokes and having their websites blocked by filtering software. I guess they made the announcement during a surprise student pajama party only to give the late night talk shows one last punchline.

By: dcehr

dcehr — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:16:04 -0800

The decision was announced just after midnight at a surprise pajama party for students, who were rounded up from residence halls with less than an hour's notice. "Late Night Pajama Party at Beaver College"!!! Get down!

By: riffola

riffola — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:17:26 -0800

Wow Arcadia! Wasn't that a Duran Duran side project?

By: holgate

holgate — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:28:43 -0800

They could have just changed the name to "Belvoir College", and given it the same pronunciation as Belvoir Castle, which is in the amusing location of... Rutland.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:13:41 -0800

The official college website explains it all in Flash. It serendipitously coincided with the need to rename the college as a university anyway, due to increased use of graduate programs and, well, not being located in Beaver, PA anymore. Not that that last bothered them for decades ...

By: SilentSalamander

SilentSalamander — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:15:16 -0800

I say we start popularizing the word "arcadia" to refer to a part of the female anatomy

By: th3ph17

th3ph17 — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 22:55:52 -0800

Actually SilentSalamander....we could create a whole new type of protest mechanism using the internet and popular culture... Pick some dastardly person or corporation, and then start a campaign to turn their trademarked names into Vulgar expressions.

By: plinth

plinth — Tue, 21 Nov 2000 11:31:27 -0800

Thank god there are still places to go for single-entendre college clothing.

By: Mars Saxman

Mars Saxman — Tue, 21 Nov 2000 14:42:23 -0800

th3ph17: Pick some dastardly person or corporation, and then start a campaign to turn their trademarked names into Vulgar expressions. Isn't this already happening? "Nike", "Starbucks", "Walmart", "McDonalds" - all brand names that, when used to describe a person's buying habits, imply something nasty about that person. SilentSalamander: I say we start popularizing the word "arcadia" to refer to a part of the female anatomy Given the history of "Arcadia" as a term referring to a picturesque, bucolic paradise, anyone whose sexual preferences include women should find the term suitably evocative... -Mars

By: Dreama

Dreama — Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:42:55 -0800

As a devotee of Duran Duran who lives well within commuting distance of the newly-monikered school, I might have to take some classes for the helluvit. Hmm.