“The University of California” is the best, but I would also say it’s okay that there are different ways to refer to this dear and diverse institution. People are acting like it’s a serious problem that they have to educate others around the world on the various names. It’s a unique Cal thing. I, for one, am fine with the experience of a…
“The University of California” is the best, but I would also say it’s okay that there are different ways to refer to this dear and diverse institution. People are acting like it’s a serious problem that they have to educate others around the world on the various names. It’s a unique Cal thing. I, for one, am fine with the experience of announcing that I attended the University of California, Berkeley and that we affectionately refer to our alma mater as Cal. Sports teams should not be beholden to one or the other, IMHO. It turns out we can walk and chew gum at the same time. Multiplicity is not necessarily a bad thing. Personally, I have never used the term “Cal Berkeley.” It’s the worst of the various proposed rebranding names. It does not roll off the tongue, fist of all, as it just sounds like a nickname coupled with another word; there is a reason most of us alums have not typically used this in our conversations throughout our lives. Further, using this in all athletic circles diminishes the name of the University by making it akin to UNC Charlotte, Wisconsin Green Bay, UC Irvine (nothing against the Anteaters), etc., i.e. just a secondary campus among many.
“The University of California” is the best, but I would also say it’s okay that there are different ways to refer to this dear and diverse institution. People are acting like it’s a serious problem that they have to educate others around the world on the various names. It’s a unique Cal thing. I, for one, am fine with the experience of announcing that I attended the University of California, Berkeley and that we affectionately refer to our alma mater as Cal. Sports teams should not be beholden to one or the other, IMHO. It turns out we can walk and chew gum at the same time. Multiplicity is not necessarily a bad thing. Personally, I have never used the term “Cal Berkeley.” It’s the worst of the various proposed rebranding names. It does not roll off the tongue, fist of all, as it just sounds like a nickname coupled with another word; there is a reason most of us alums have not typically used this in our conversations throughout our lives. Further, using this in all athletic circles diminishes the name of the University by making it akin to UNC Charlotte, Wisconsin Green Bay, UC Irvine (nothing against the Anteaters), etc., i.e. just a secondary campus among many.