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Name Contest: article from The Gunston Ledger April 5, 1966

Title

Name Contest: article from The Gunston Ledger April 5, 1966

Subject

University of Virginia
Fairfax (Va.)

Description

Article from The Gunston Ledger of April 5, 1966 asking the student body to select a nickname for George Mason College. The ten choices offered at the bottom of the article were: Chargers, Cobras, Delegates, Legislators, Marauders, Mavericks, Pioneers, Politicos, Trojans, and Virginians. Ironically, the name Patriots was not part of this list.

Creator

George Mason College of the University of Virginia

Source

Broadside and The Gunston Ledger

Publisher

George Mason College of the University of Virginia

Date

5 April 1966

Rights

Copyright George Mason University

Language

English

Identifier

/masonhistory/items/show/235

Tags

1966' Chargers' Cobras' Delegates' Legislators' Marauders' Mavericks' nickname' Patriots' Pioneers' university life

Citation

George Mason College of the University of Virginia, “Name Contest: article from The Gunston Ledger April 5, 1966,” George Mason University: A History, accessed May 10, 2025, https://silverbox.gmu.edu/masonhistory/items/show/235.

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