[NU Sports] Pride of Illinois?

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

How about including Everet Dirksen in the title.  If I hit a cutural void he was a Illinois senator going back to the fifties who was known as the Wizard of Ooze because of his speeches.Or, how about Richard Daley and Al Capone?

John DeGroat
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From: "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>
> Roy,
> 
> I get it.
> 
> You didn't vote for Obama.
> 
> That doesn't mean that there aren't a lot of other people (a majority
> the last time I checked) who ARE proud of him and have confidence in his
> abilities.
> 
> That said, the suggestion DOES raise an interesting question.  If we're
> talking about Presidents that have some affiliation with Illinois,
> shouldn't Grant and Reagan be included?
> 
> Jeff
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> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
> On Behalf Of Roy Lamberton
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:30 AM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Pride of Illinois?
> 
> The Sun Times is reporting that they want to establish a "Lincoln-Obama
> Pride of Illinois Trophy" for the NU-Ill game.
> 
>  
> 
> "Pride of Illinois" is a good name for a trophy, putting a name of a
> living person (especially one who hasn't really done anything except get
> elected) on any award can raise the ire of various alumni who may or may
> not change their giving habits.
> 
>  
> 
> When they changed the School of Speech to whatever gobbledygook it is
> now, I stopped giving and I won't send in any news because I graduated
> from the School of Speech, not the new place. I says so on my diploma.
> 
>  
> 
> Yes on Pride of Illinois
> 
> No on putting names on it.
> 
>  
> 
> rsl
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