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Date Posted: 09:52:56 04/24/03 Thu
Author: Van Lier
Subject: Re: UMBC, UMO???
In reply to: Bainsey 's message, "Re: UMBC, UMO???" on 20:55:53 04/23/03 Wed


>The only Maine residents I know that do that never
>went to UM in the first place (or they graduated
>between 1970-86). Consider the sources.

Conservatively, whenever I hear someone refer to the University of Maine, I'd say it's about 85-15 chance that they call it either UMO, UMaine-Orono.
>
>When have the Portland newspapers called the school

Just a couple days ago, there was a photo and story of some professor/research department in the Portland Paper (on front page or section front) and both the story and caption referred to University of Maine-Orono as if we need to be told where the University of Maine is located.

It's not a big a deal. I'm just pointing out that most folks in our own state seem to feel the need to use the "directional" for our own flagship university. So, to paraphrase the greatest coach who ever lived, Roy Williams, "I really don't give a flip about UMBC."

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