While I hate Judicial Legislation....

[lxa656]

I'm a practicing attorney in town

Well why didnt you say so earlier, I have been looking for you!

[Turbine]

Have any UL-Lafayette alumni made any legal noise about the name... here's the theory.. a group of alumni could sue the state to have the name changed because the regionalism of the name unfairly decreases the value of a degree from UL... I've seen lawsuits of weaker arguements...

I have one more thread to start on this issue, but it is strictly looking at the farce from a timeline of events in 1984.

As it stands I doubt there is a legal "drop Lafayette" case, but I would like to see the University promote Louisiana half as good as it promotes Lafayette. They promote Lafayette so well the rest of the world thinks the name is University of Lafayette.

If there were a case it would be in getting rid of the every utterance = Lafayette edict. The legislature doesn't do it, no one in real life does it.

In fact IN the very law that stated Lafayette had to be used in every utterance, the reference "University of Louisiana System" was only used once an it was noted that for the rest of the law it would be referred to simply as "System" LINK plus comentary

It seems to me that combination actually creates a case for the use of a commonly preferred name; especially if you make one full reference to establish context.

Anytime I read a school published document I am reminded of this double standard.

[locoguano]

I go back to my original arguement... Maybe not the fact that the Lafayette is on the degree, but their could be an arguement that forcing use of Lafayette in the public name hurts the value of a UL degree. Texas (at Austin), Cal (at Berkley), etc... The public use of their shortened names gives them the appearance of having more prominence... Forcing UL to add the Lafayette for public use is a direct attempt to undermine UL's power within the state... or not? heh

[CajunProud]

Well why didnt you say so earlier, I have been looking for you!

Send me an e-mail to talk about the funding issue. I have been wanting to get more involved with the alum association and the like, but have been trying to get my career and family in order first. I now have some free time to devote to the University that I, as so many others, hold near and dear to my heart.

[Bert]

I agree seeing official or full names in university publictions makes for unnatural reading.

[BonCajun]

I graduated from "The System"