http://www.metafilter.com/tags/marywashington Posts tagged with 'marywashington' at MetaFilter. Sun, 11 May 2003 11:51:03 -0800 Sun, 11 May 2003 11:51:03 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/25702/Mary%2DWashington%2DCollege%2Dname%2Dchange <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37291-2003May9.html">There's something about "Mary."</a> The administration at Mary Washington College, ranked third in America this year among public liberal arts colleges by US News &amp; World Report, is again trying to eliminate "Mary Washington" from it's name so they can have a name "without the female baggage." The adminstration cites problems with athletes' reactions to the name, but a student notes that "...if you change the name so you don't put off guys who don't like the idea of a school named Mary, you're not necessarily attracting the right kind of guy." I suggest the administration could use a refresher on the etymology of "<a href="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=alma%20mater">alma mater</a>." tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.25702 Sun, 11 May 2003 11:51:03 -0800 brokenlink colleges marywashington news wapo NortonDC