Wednesday, December 8

"We're just arguing over price now."

That punchline to an old joke seems very appropriate in regards to the following story.

Marquette University's Board of Trustees could decide Wednesday whether to change the university's athletic nickname back to Warriors after a decade as the Golden Eagles....Marquette dropped the Warriors nickname in 1994 after concerns it could offend American Indians. The nickname had long been accompanied by logos featuring American Indians and an on-again, off-again American Indian mascot.

In May, Marquette trustee Wayne Sanders said he and another trustee would give the school $1 million apiece if it reinstated Warriors. The university declined the money, but Sanders' offer, made during a commencement speech to Marquette graduates, forced the school to revisit the issue.


It'll be interesting to see this one play out and watch the gymnastics competition begin.