What's in a name

elessar14lotr
Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:38:49 +0000

I usually call Penn…well “Penn” (no U) why? Because the sweatshirts and the endzones on the football field say so. It is obvious that most people who attend are not fans of the “U” because it is simply incorrect. In that case, is the website url incorrect also? (www.upenn.edu) or is “UPenn” a name that is simply not popular? I have heard teachers and peers refer to it as “UPenn” as well…perhaps they are just out of the loop. On the topic of names, my father attended Penn in the mid 70’s, and I have heard both of my parents refer to the university as “U of P”. Since I have yet to see that name used anywhere else, does anyone still use it or is it simply dated and a mark of my parents’ age? :-P.

Penn?
UPenn?
U of P?

no matter what it is called. it is still awesome.

yeah, this thread has no real purpose.