La Louisiane morphing into "at Lafayette" Magazine

[Hammer58]

The Acadiana name would have never flown. It would not have been deemed "diverse" enough. Be thankful we can still call ourselves Ragin Cajuns.

Just goes to show the many dynamics at play here over this name thing.

Really! Remember the moron who tried mounting a public campaign to get the Ragin' Cajun moniker changed because he, as a resident of what is now termed upper Lafayette, didn't consider himself a Cajun.

[Oiler]

I long ago accepted the fact that LSU and LaTech fans will always feel threatened by our becoming known as The University of Louisiana. I decided to simply live with that fact and quit worrying about it. Life is too short to fret over something like what La Louisiane magazine calls us. Now, having said that, I must say that I think that the editor of La Louisiane is an a--hole for doing something that he had to know would be insulting to many in the Acadiana area.

[Turbine]

Her and she draws a UL paycheck.

[USL1970]

The editor does a very nice job of following what her leaders request her to do ... the President of the University and the Director of the Alumni Association. She is really quite a fine person, and not the problem.

[Oiler]

The editor does a very nice job of following what her leaders request her to do ... the President of the University and the Director of the Alumni Association. She is really quite a fine person, and not the problem.

I stand corrected then.

[Turbine]

The editor does a very nice job of following what her leaders request her to do ... the President of the University and the Director of the Alumni Association. She is really quite a fine person, and not the problem.

Well the K.T. Lafayette love fest express predates both persons you mentioned. Besides, when Dr Joseph Savoie took the job he said "We Are Louisiana." Plus the deceased father of the AA Director once told me 'Louisiana' was a priority. In fact -I will have to check but- I may even have a recording of him saying so.

I don't think she has a prime directive as you imply. If she does, it's sad.

[USL1970]

Well the K.T. Lafayette love fest express predates both persons you mentioned. Besides, when Dr Joseph Savoie took the job he said "We Are Louisiana." Plus the deceased father of the AA Director once told me 'Louisiana' was a priority. In fact -I will have to check but- I may even have a recording of him saying so.

I don't think she has a prime directive as you imply. If she does, it's sad.

This would be a good opportunity for a "letter to the editor" expressing your opposition to the university's branding strategy. It might appear in the next edition of the alumni magazine, and give your ideas more strength. The university is being run by those in power today, not leaders of the past.

I would prefer more "LOUISIANA" also.

[Turbine]

My interest is high but my clout is zero.

My opinions are valuable but only to me.

It is interesting though how the new athletic branding initiative was first proposed by fans here on RP over a decade ago. Nice to see the change.

I'm just sad that a magazine that should be chock full of inspirational UL stories, instead reads like a legal resources quarterly.

jmo

[NuForce]

I hate to reconstitute an old thread but, I've recently been in a lot of heated arguments with folks that do not know that the University of Louisiana (formally USL) is by far the second largest school in the state and has been that way since the late 70's.

I graduated from USL in the early 80's and always hoped that we would take over the University of Louisiana name. The main reason for my passion to drop "at Lafayette" is because of an experience I had with my first out of state job interview with a large company. Upon looking at my diploma the recruiter told me that they do not hire from junior colleges. I had to explain our place in the Louisiana and that we were second in size to LSU with post graduate programs. This experience showed me that the school's name is critically important to not only sports but, academics and accreditation too.

Here are a list of just a few University of (state) schools that are in systems. There are many more.

University of Alabama ....at Tuscaloosa (UA) Crimson Tide
University of Arkansas ...at Fayetteville (U of A) Razorbacks
University of Massachusetts ....at Amherst (UMass) Minutemen
University of Michigan ...at Ann Arbor (UM) Wolverines
University of Nebraska ...at Lincoln (NU) Cornhuskers
University of Texas ...at Austin (UT) Longhorns

Note: The largest schools in these systems simply drop their regional name. Example, When you're referring to the University of Texas everyone knows you're talking about the Longhorns at UT-Austin and not the Miners at UT- El Paso.

With all this said, UL Lafayette is more than twice the size of UL Monroe.

It's time to stop regionalizing the second largest school in the state. I will never buy promotional items that have Lafayette written on them.

W E A R E L O U I S I A N A ..............period!

[Hammer58]

I hate to reconstitute an old thread but, I've recently been in a lot of heated arguments with folks that do not know that the University of Louisiana (formally USL) is by far the second largest school in the state and has been that way since the late 70's.

I graduated from USL in the early 80's and always hoped that we would take over the University of Louisiana name. The main reason for my passion to drop "at Lafayette" is because of an experience I had with my first out of state job interview with a large company. Upon looking at my diploma the recruiter told me that they do not hire from junior colleges. I had to explain our place in the Louisiana and that we were second in size to LSU with post graduate programs. This experience showed me that the school's name is critically important to not only sports but, academics and accreditation too.

Here are a list of just a few University of (state) schools that are in systems. There are many more.

University of Alabama ....at Tuscaloosa (UA) Crimson Tide
University of Arkansas ...at Fayetteville (U of A) Razorbacks
University of Massachusetts ....at Amherst (UMass) Minutemen
University of Michigan ...at Ann Arbor (UM) Wolverines
University of Nebraska ...at Lincoln (NU) Cornhuskers
University of Texas ...at Austin (UT) Longhorns

Note: The largest schools in these systems simply drop their regional name. Example, When you're referring to the University of Texas everyone knows you're talking about the Longhorns at UT-Austin and not the Miners at UT- El Paso.

With all this said, UL Lafayette is more than twice the size of UL Monroe.

It's time to stop regionalizing the second largest school in the state. I will never buy promotional items that have Lafayette written on them.

W E A R E L O U I S I A N A ..............period!

The Fossil took up ths name issue for academics not athletics. Anyone who thinks this was about athletics just needs to look at the Fossil's treatment of athletics and coaches over the years to disprove thta theory. Its we fans who have led the charge for athletic recognition as Louisiana.