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University will not return to Warriors nickname

.c The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Marquette University will not return to its old
Warriors
nickname but instead will change to the Gold, instead of Golden
Eagles.

Marquette President Robert Wild announced the decision after the Board
of
Trustees held a meeting Wednesday on the nickname issue.

The board had spent months considering opinions of the thousands of
students,
alumni, faculty and staff who took part in focus groups and an online
survey
on the issue.

Some alumni have pushed for years to restore the Warriors nickname that
was
in place from 1954 through 1993. The name change was made in 1994.

In September, the board decided to continue the discussion about the
nickname
but passed a resolution barring any nickname using American Indian
references, imagery or symbolism.

05/04/05 20:36 EDT