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May 29, 2019
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mudpupper
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Talk to anybody that went to one of the abbreviation schools in California and
they rarely leave off any of the abbreviation distinctions.
For some reason though BYU-I students love to do that.
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Having spoken with many BYU-I students I think many see the I as a suffix that
mudpupper
5/29/19 12:05pm
They should be punished.
SandYFan
5/29/19 12:10pm
Maybe because people are proud of having gone to BYU-Hawaii because it means
garyfan
5/29/19 12:12pm
Definitely more Sheepish
bruincoug
5/29/19 12:18pm
went to a meeting at BYU in provo today with Vp level people present
v1k0u6
5/29/19 12:14pm
If BYU is renamed BYU-provo It wouldn't be a big deal. The issue is when people
Littlerich
5/29/19 1:18pm
I actually think the church made a mistake naming it BYU-Idaho
Big Tuna
5/29/19 12:17pm
Agree
Goliath
5/29/19 12:24pm
So you think the Lord made a mistake
RC Vikings
5/29/19 12:32pm
Yep. Just like with Mormon.org and LDS Tools.
TheWanderer
5/29/19 2:47pm
Lumping BYU-Idaho in with the BYU "brand" was a disservice to their alumni.
TheWanderer
5/29/19 2:55pm
Talk to anybody that went to one of the abbreviation schools in California and
mudpupper
5/29/19 12:35pm
In the world of university systems, its very common:
Fallball
5/29/19 12:45pm
Well said, that was might point (without the great examples) in the above post
mudpupper
5/29/19 12:49pm
Nobody on earth would say UNC-Chapel Hill though
Dissenter
5/29/19 1:52pm
I've heard lots during the NCAA tournament.
Fallball
5/29/19 1:58pm
Who won the 2017 tournament? UNC-Chapel Hill? No, it's North Carolina
Dissenter
5/29/19 2:38pm
By that logic it’s called North Carolina but not UNC
bruincoug
5/29/19 4:57pm
Same thing, but only UNC is north carolina
Dissenter
5/29/19 6:21pm
Missed the point.
bruincoug
5/29/19 6:23pm
I hear it often
bruincoug
5/29/19 2:35pm
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