The debate effectively began in late 1993, when the school, sensitive that the word "Warriors" might offend Native Americans, decided to change the nickname. The next year, the Warriors became the Golden Eagles.Can't be too careful! Conceivably there's some Marquette alum somewhere who found some Willie Wampum memorabilia at a rummage sale.
So far, I have found no alum who thinks the board will vote to return to Warriors. But, then, I have found no alum completely free of cynicism about MU.
Update: [6:10 PM] Reports say the board wanted something lame, which suggested lamé, which lead to Gold. Reminds me of the gold I left at MU. Why not call teams the Marquette Bursar?
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