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From: kaufman@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Eastman U.???
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 16:43:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 16:43:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!kaufman    Mar  5 15:43:00 1986


>"University of Rochester" sounds no colder than the "University of Waterloo."
>If they want to rename the university, why not name it after some dead
>president, like Reagan :-).  If it's to improve the university's profile
>to increase enrolment, name it after someone famous, like David Letterman.
>(Of course, it's usually advantageous to wait until the non-political famous
>people die before you attach their name to something...)

If they're going to name it after a dead president, they should name it
after Millard Fillmore.  He came from the Buffalo area, only a short drive
from Rochester.  Unlike Fillmore, a Reagan will have no trouble being
remembered for at least a few generations.  We need more memorials to
our less memorable.

Why bring this up?  Because this Saturday is the anniversary of Fillmore's
death.  Show your solidarity and wear black.  Has it really been 112
years without him?

Incidentally, the non-political famous can get their names on something
while they live.  All it takes is a hefty donation.

Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman)
"Remember these three words:  Don't argue."
"That's two words."
"You're starting already!"