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- | From 1954 to 1994 Marquette athletics nickname was officially the [[Warriors]] for all sports. Prior to that period, athletic teams were known as the [[Blue & Gold]] unofficially, | ||
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- | In 1993-1994 Father DiUlio, who was the president of the university at the time, outraged students and alums by deciding to change the team's athletic nicname. Inexplicably, | ||
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- | Since that time, the name change has always bubbled near the surface of the emotions of a large number of Marquette alumns. In fact, at commencement in 2004, the issue gained renewed media attention when Wayne Sanders, who was the vice chair of Marquette' | ||
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- | The debate went on for a year from May 2004 to May 2005, during which time the board of trustees passed a resolution stating that " | ||
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- | Despite that mandate from the Marquette Community, the Board of Trustees rejected " | ||
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- | ====== Incomplete Nickname Historical Timeline ====== | ||
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- | * Circa 1892-1916 – Football team is known as “blue and gold” or “football squad.” | ||
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- | * 1917-1954 – Marquette nicknamed " | ||
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- | * 1924-1937 – Marquette nickname " | ||
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- | * May 1954 – Name “the Warriors” is adopted at the first meeting of the Student Senate, replacing names Golden Avalanche and Hilltoppers | ||
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- | * Oct. 28, 1960 – Marquette Tribune article reports that at the Student Senate meeting on Oct. 26, 1960 a motion passed to form a committee to effect the Warrior caricature | ||
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- | * Feb. 1961 – name of [[Willie Wampum]] emerges from a student who won $5 in a “Name the Warrior” contest | ||
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- | * Feb. 24, 1961 – [[Willie Wampum]] first appears at a Marquette basketball game | ||
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- | * Feb. 15, 1971 – Student Senate passes resolution requesting the administration permanently retire the character of [[Willie Wampum]] as soon as possible (16 to 9 vote) | ||
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- | * April 1, 1971 – memo from James H. Scott, vice president for student affairs to Dr. Samuel P. Sauceda, director of athletics, stating it is his “conclusion that [[Willie Wampum]] as he is currently known, named, and symbolized, be retired now and the designation of ‘Warriors’ be retained.” | ||
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- | * Nov. 7, 1978 – Marquette Tribune article notes that the Committee on Student Life “approved a proposal last week to develop an ‘American Indian Symbol’ that would represent Marquette University primarily at athletic events.” | ||
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- | * Feb. 10, 1980 –[[First Warrior]] makes his debut at the Duke basketball game; | ||
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- | * Official memorandum from the [[First Warrior]] Advisory Committee to Dr. James Scott, vice president for student affairs, (dated February 1987) states that “the First Warrior was selected in the late 1970s to be a symbol of Marquette’s relationship with Indians and to visualize the university’s commitment.” | ||
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- | * 1986 – 1987 Season – [[First Warrior]] abandoned after season when Native American students no longer wish to participate | ||
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- | * 1984 to 1990 – [[Bleuteaux]] is in place by the 1984 – 1985 basketball season; remains in place through 1990 | ||
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- | * Sept. 26, 1990 – [[Last Warrior]] was the winner in a student referendum, but athletics department rejects proposal of Associated Students of Marquette University Mascot Selection Committee (per Tribune article Dec. 4, 1990) | ||
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- | * Oct. 1993 – Marquette announces its decision to discontinue the use of the Warriors name and logo | ||
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- | * April 1994 – Students vote on new nickname, choosing between Lightning and [[Golden Eagles]] | ||
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- | * July 1994 – [[Golden Eagles]] logo is unveiled | ||
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- | ====== Marquette Nickname Related Media Articles ====== | ||
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