Beavers

[Jen Tabor]

Catlady wrote:

> > March 1, 2000 on ATC 
> (http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1071034 for    
the audio): "Beaver College -- a school outside Philadelphia that 
> originated in Beaver County, Pennsylvania -- is considering a name 
> change. The word beaver, often used in vulgar reference to the     
> female anatomy, is blocked by some Internet filters designed to    
> prevent access to pornography. Research also shows that 30-percent  
> of the school's prospective students decide against it because     
> of the name. Noah speaks with Bill Avington, Media Relations        
> Manager at Beaver College in Glenside, Pennsylvania. "

*pokes head out of lurkerdom* 
As a senior at The-College-Formerly-Known-As-Beaver :-D, which is now 
Arcadia University, I got to witness all the hullabaloo that happened 
when the name change was announced.  There was far more media 
attention than expected, both when the prospective name change was 
under discussion in 2000, and in November 2001, when the new name 
itself was finally announced. Being a member of the last class to 
enter under the name "Beaver", I find that it's now a bit strange to 
know that there are already first-year students who have never known 
the school as Beaver College, and that our sports teams' unofficial 
motto *Some play for money, Some play for glory, We play for Beaver* 
is now moot!

*ducks back to count the days until June 21st*
JT