University of Louisiana Lafayette ???

[Cajunsmike]

_ No reason to get riled up about something you cannot control. Like it or not we are Louisiana Lafayette or UL_L to most people. It will take an official announcement or law change for us to be Louisiana or UL to the outside world. I got over this years ago and I would suggest you do also...so as not to drive yourself crazy.
The way I look at it is if the University doesn't care what they are called I shouldn't either. _

I would like to see us focus on being called "winners" more frequently.

[CajunFun]

I am always harping about our name and the various names we are called or even call ourselves, all of which continues an identity problem for us and just continues to strenghten our recognition as Louisiana Lafayette.

Well, yesterday I received the UL Foundation publication in the mail. And, guess what we call ourselves on the front cover and throughout most of the publication, the University of Louisiana Lafayette? I thought our official name was the University of Louisiana at Lafayette? The report is sprinkled with UL Lafayette and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, but the predominant usage is the University of Louisiana Lafayette.

We have local media calling us UL and Louisiana. Our athletic website is starting to use UL and Louisiana more and more, although the website is still a mixed bag of names that includes Louisiana Lafayette. So, outside of Lafayette, we are still Louisiana Lafayette. Now, one of the universities key publications calls us the University of Louisiana Lafayette. Geez!! Maybe I am the only one who gets riled up over this, but it gets rediculous and is frustrating to me. I sure hope Dr. S takes a position on a consistent use of our name going forward. I don't care that we are the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, as long as athletically we are UL and Louisiana. But, academically, our university should at least get our name right. Doesn't anyone proof these things?

The report also states that the Foundation's total assets are a little over $136,000,000. I thought we had surpassed $150,000,000.

I believe that what the Foundation reports is current assets. The $150K is how much we have raised, which includes planned gifts and other pledges.

[Turbine]

Like it or not we are Louisiana Lafayette

Can you go into more detail on this part of your statement?



igeaux.mobi

[CajunSaint]

_ I believe that what the Foundation reports is current assets. The $150K is how much we have raised, which includes planned gifts and other pledges. _

you did mean 150 million, right? i'm just trying to keep it on the real.

[cajun tom]

Well out of respect to our local culture, I've been thinking we should use,

The University of Louisiana to Lafayette.

Also, when the name-change bill came out, it stipulated UL with a location. So my other suggestion is,

The University of Louisiana
Corner of Johnston & University

I just crack me up.

The University of Louisiana
Somewhere between Baton Rouge and Lake Charles

[cajun tom]

Well out of respect to our local culture, I've been thinking we should use,

The University of Louisiana to Lafayette.

Also, when the name-change bill came out, it stipulated UL with a location. So my other suggestion is,

The University of Louisiana
Corner of Johnston & University

I just crack me up.

The University of Louisiana in Acadiana
ULA

[DestinCajun]

No reason to get riled up about something you cannot control. Like it or not we are Louisiana Lafayette or UL_L to most people. It will take an official announcement or law change for us to be Louisiana or UL to the outside world. I got over this years ago and I would suggest you do also...so as not to drive yourself crazy.
The way I look at it is if the University doesn't care what they are called I shouldn't either.

Hey Metry,

We are "UL"

We are "Louisiana"

We are what we are.

Get use to it.

[MetryCajun]

_ Can you go into more detail on this part of your statement?



igeaux.mobi _

Our official name is Louisiana Lafayette.
Every news outlet other than the DA calls us UL_L or Louisiana Lafayette.
The World Wide Leader shows us on the crawl us UL Laf.
Almost all opposing coaches call us Lafayette.
Every person I have met outside of Lafayette calls us UL_L. They do this with no malice. They call us that because they think that is our name.
Other than the NCAA basketball tournament in 2002. We have never been represented as UL to the nation.

I could go on and on. Personally I call my University UL, but me and people on this board are in a VERY small minority. As CajunsMike said, I could care less what they call us as long as they call us winners.

[MetryCajun]

_ Hey Metry,

We are "UL"

We are "Louisiana"

We are what we are.

Get use to it. _

I long for the day to "get used to it".
As of now the DA, RaginPagin, and my family are my only window to the UL name.

[Turbine]

_ Our official name is Louisiana Lafayette.

You see that is just plain wrong. 'Louisiana Lafayette' is less correct than 'University of Louisiana'

If the who and the where are used together "AT" must be included between the who and the where. Not only included but it must be no less than 80% the height of the surrounding words.