University bears ridicule for creating UArizona
By ELLIANA KOPUT
The University of Arizona has been referred to by an array of nicknames since the dawn of time … or at least since it was founded in 1885.
Among those, “UofA” and “UA” have reigned most popular.
However, the UA recently has sought a change in nicknames in hopes to increase search engine optimization, or SEO.
So, the old abbreviations have been booted and replaced by “UArizona.”
The school also didn’t want any mix-ups with other UA schools (think University of Arkansas, University of Alaska and University of Alabama).
We don’t know about you, but we could think of worse things than being confused with a winning football program such as Alabama’s.
Then again, at least UArizona has a football team.
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