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re: ULL Hats being "UL" rather than "ULL"
Posted on 6/7/15 at 3:19 pm to tLSU
Posted on 6/7/15 at 3:19 pm to tLSU
People are making it out to be a bigger deal than it is. If Calling themselves UL is such a big no no pretty sure someone would have told them they are not allowed to any more. LSU's own Ben McDonald said that unless the state legislature comes on the field telling them to stop he will call them what ever they want to be called. They arnt hurting anyone by calling themselves UL and hell another big name school would be good for the state, especially with all the higher education cuts goin on right now. No need to be jealous.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 3:22 pm to Andrewt69
Jealous?
It's simple. The state has determined it doesn't want a University that people attend because A) they're from Lafayette, or B) they couldn't get in to LSU,to be "The University of Louisiana."
It's simple. The state has determined it doesn't want a University that people attend because A) they're from Lafayette, or B) they couldn't get in to LSU,to be "The University of Louisiana."
This post was edited on 6/7/15 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 6/7/15 at 3:27 pm to Andrewt69
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If Calling themselves UL is such a big no no pretty sure someone would have told them they are not allowed to any more.
okay...
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After years of achievement and leadership in higher education and five years of planning and lobbying, UL President Dr. Ray Authement was rewarded for his determination on April 27, 1984 as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities voted by a 17-1 margin to drop the “Southwestern” from USL’s name. On that date, the University of Southwestern Louisiana became THE University of Louisiana.
By that time, USL’s name had become a hindrance to further advancement and improvement among universities. UL had outgrown its double-directional name. UL’s enrollment was at 16,000 students, which made it one of the two largest schools in the three-state region of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. It was a comprehensive university and had students from all 50 states and 100 countries enrolled. UL lead the state in professional and certification exams in many fields including engineering, nursing, and education. The University of Louisiana had received national recognition for their computer science program and was a charter member of NCAA Division I-A Football.
The name didn’t last long, however, as some administrators at other state schools worried that UL’s new name would diminish their image. In May of 1984, the Board Regents, with the strong support of powerful LSU backers on and off the Board, took the issue to district court, asserting that only the Louisiana Legislature could rename state universities. They won and District Judge William H. Brown stripped the University of Louisiana of its new name. UL was ordered to revert to USL on May 22, 1984. Soon after and in specific response to this case, the state legislature changed state law to require that only the legislature could change the name of state colleges and universities.
But the fight was not over for a name that was more reflective of the University’s accomplishments, achievements, and stature. In 1995, the Louisiana State Legislature to agree to allow the change. However, Act 45 required a compromise that has become known as the “LSU Rule.” The LSU Rule required that at least two state universities change their name at the same time. It required that all universities who change their name change it to “University of Louisiana at [city designation].”
Northeast Louisiana University hesitated and stalled but in 1999 Northeast’s Lawson Swearingen finally agreed to the name change. The Board of Regents and the UL Board of Supervisors finally approved the name change in late August 1999. USL became UL Lafayette and NLU became UL Monroe. USL officials decided to make it official at the Centennial Spectacular kicking off the yearlong celebration of the university’s 100th birthday. University of Louisiana was now a reality.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 3:27 pm to Andrewt69
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No need to be jealous.
You make a rational post, then ruin it with this silliness.
Posted on 6/7/15 at 7:25 pm to Andrewt69
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If Calling themselves UL is such a big no no pretty sure someone would have told them they are not allowed to any more.
The Sun Belt did tell them they could not go by that name anymore over a year ago. They are to be referred to as UL Lafayette first and ULL second. Not Louisiana in any fashion.
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