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  • Goodbye, Lord Jeff

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/us...ies-below&_r=0

    AMHERST, Mass. — Lord Jeffery Amherst, the colonial military commander who gave this town its name, will no longer represent the prestigious liberal arts college here.

    The board of trustees at Amherst College announced on Tuesday that it had decided “not to employ this reference in its official communications, its messaging and its symbolism (including in the name of the Inn, the only place on the campus where the Lord Jeffery name officially appears).”
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    Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

    Originally posted by GB Puck Fan View Post
    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/us...ies-below&_r=0

    AMHERST, Mass. — Lord Jeffery Amherst, the colonial military commander who gave this town its name, will no longer represent the prestigious liberal arts college here.

    The board of trustees at Amherst College announced on Tuesday that it had decided “not to employ this reference in its official communications, its messaging and its symbolism (including in the name of the Inn, the only place on the campus where the Lord Jeffery name officially appears).”
    more P.C. bull**it I am sure...these students now know that if you have a sit-in on campus the jellyfish administration will give you whatever you want, what a great example to to give these kids, I guess when they get into the real world and they dont get what they want they will just stage a sit in in the CEO's office
    Last edited by bakdraft21; 01-26-2016, 03:15 PM.

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    • #3
      Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

      In Amherst's case the name was unofficial anyway so its not that big of a deal. People who want to use the name will use it and people who don't won't. If its true that a significant majority of the student body was against the name, then I don't mind the decision.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Buckeye22 View Post
        In Amherst's case the name was unofficial anyway so its not that big of a deal. People who want to use the name will use it and people who don't won't. If its true that a significant majority of the student body was against the name, then I don't mind the decision.
        It may have been unofficial but the nickname Lord Jeffs was used an awful lot for their athletic teams in game stories etc.
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        • #5
          Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

          Originally posted by PrezdeJohnson09 View Post
          It may have been unofficial but the nickname Lord Jeffs was used an awful lot for their athletic teams in game stories etc.
          I just meant as compared to a situation like North Dakota. Its not like Amherst will be facing NCAA sanctions if some students continue to use the name.
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            Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

            The students are purple with rage and having a cow over the nickname/mascot.

            Eph them!
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            • #7
              Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

              I can remember going to a football game at Dartmouth College in 1969, shortly after the school had made the decision to officially change the nickname of its teams from Indians to Big Green.

              I saw a student who evidently disagreed with the decision going through the stands with an Indian brave's headband and feather on his head, and a drawing of a hand, middle finger extended, painted in green on his back.

              Political correctness really isn't all that new.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Buckeye22 View Post
                I just meant as compared to a situation like North Dakota. Its not like Amherst will be facing NCAA sanctions if some students continue to use the name.
                It's the NESCAC & Western Massachusetts. They're weird out there.
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                • #9
                  Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

                  So what are we supposed to call them now?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Scott_TG View Post
                    So what are we supposed to call them now?
                    The Titmouse. (I don't think there is a plural)
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                    • #11
                      Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

                      Originally posted by Scott_TG View Post
                      So what are we supposed to call them now?
                      According to the article the Moose is being thrown out there as a replacement idea. Go Moose! Wait, or is it Mooses? Meese?
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                      • #12
                        Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

                        I'm sure the womens' teams are overjoyed by that.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by GB Puck Fan View Post
                          http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/us...ies-below&_r=0

                          AMHERST, Mass. — Lord Jeffery Amherst, the colonial military commander who gave this town its name, will no longer represent the prestigious liberal arts college here.

                          The board of trustees at Amherst College announced on Tuesday that it had decided “not to employ this reference in its official communications, its messaging and its symbolism (including in the name of the Inn, the only place on the campus where the Lord Jeffery name officially appears).”
                          This political correctness garbage has gotten way, way out of control. Next they will probably want to change the name of the town to something more politically correct, perhaps Recycleville would be a good choice !!!!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by wallhd View Post
                            This political correctness garbage has gotten way, way out of control. Next they will probably want to change the name of the town to something more politically correct, perhaps Recycleville would be a good choice !!!!
                            Barnstown??
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                            5 grandsons (BCA 7/09, CJA 5/14, JDL 8/14, JFL 6/16, PJL 7/18)
                            1 granddaughter (EML 4/18)

                            ”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
                            - Benjamin Franklin

                            Banned from the St. Lawrence University Facebook page - March 2016 (But I got better).

                            I want to live forever. So far, so good.

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                              Re: Goodbye, Lord Jeff

                              Originally posted by wallhd View Post
                              This political correctness garbage has gotten way, way out of control. Next they will probably want to change the name of the town to something more politically correct, perhaps Recycleville would be a good choice !!!!
                              If we continue down the round we are going on, the name might be something Sovietesque,maybe Lord Jeffskow

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