XPost: alt.usage.english, iu.misc   
   From: HenHanna@dev.null   
      
   On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:19:16 +0000, Tony Cooper wrote:   
      
   > On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 02:16:13 -0400, Rich Ulrich   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:11:51 +0000, HenHanna    
   >>wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>Why are some uni's        The University of xxxxxxxx   
   >>>        and others        xxxxxx  University ?   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>It seems pretty natural to me to say University of xxxx when   
   >>xxxx is a place. It does not work well for a person's name   
   >>   
   >>Similarly xxxx University is natural when the xxxx is a person's   
   >>name, though I feel only a little strain to this ordering for a place.   
   >>   
   >   
   > My alma mater is now "Indiana University".  It was founded as "State   
   > Seminary" in 1820, became "Indiana College" in 1828, and "Indiana   
   > University" in 1838.   
   >   
   > While a late-comer compared to Harvard, Indiana only became a state in   
   > 1816.   
   >   
      
      
         (the) University of Indiana    is the same as Indiana University.   
      
      
         Indiana State University (ISU) is a separate, independent   
   university located in Terre Haute, Indiana. ---   While it's often   
   mentioned alongside IU due to their proximity and similar names, they   
   are distinct institutions.   
      
      
      
   to add to the confusion,   
      
          Purdue University is not part of Indiana University (IU).   
      
          IUPUI stands for Indiana University Purdue University   
   Indianapolis. It's a joint campus formed by Indiana University and   
   Purdue University, located in Indianapolis.   
      
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