College Nicknames

[Kristin]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Joywitch M. Curmudgeon" <joym999 at a...> 
> (Here in the US we almost always refer to schools by "particular" 
> nicknames.  For example, the University of California is always 
> called UCLA, but the University of California at Berkeley is NEVER 
> called UCB -- for some reason it's always refered to as "Cal.")
> 
> --Joywitch

Hey you learn something new everyday. I always thought "Cal" and UC-
Berkeley were two different schools, not the same school. Maybe it's 
called Cal because it's the original University of California founded 
in 1868 and UCLA is the off-shoot, founded in 1919. Plus UCLA sounds 
better than The University of California at Los Angeles. 
Interestingly they both have similar team names Cal is the Golden 
Bears and UCLA is the Bruins. Probably more than you wanted to know, 
huh.

Speaking of school nicknames or team names, I wonder how many schools 
have Aggies as their team name. I can think of three off the top of 
my head: Texas A&M, Utah State, and my alma mater New Mexico State.

Then there's Bulldogs. There are tons of schools with that 
mascot/team name.

Kristin
who is fully of useless trivia tonight.