The name, "The Warriors," was adopted by Marquette University at the first meeting of the Student Senate on May 13, 1954. The adoption of this name ended a 20-year search and replaced the names Golden Avalanche and Hilltoppers, neither of which was deemed suitable.
Which raises the question how a university president could, forty years later, not only usurp this prerogative of the students through their elected government, but also ignore the indication that a nickname including "golden" was unsuitable. It's even more surprising that the successor usurpers have learned nothing by subsequent experience. They appear certain that focus groups and public relations can produce better results than such quaint processes as a discussion across twenty years of students.
(via Sykes Writes)
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