Effective
July 16th, 2001, Beaver
College will become
Arcadia University. The school also happens to be an
NCAA Division III school and is a member of the
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. The school colors are
scarlet and
gray and the school mascot is the
knight, these will not change with the changing of the name.
In the FAQ about the name change when they answer the why? question they skirt the issue and never mention the fact they they feel the slang uses of the word Beaver taints their academic ideals. They only say that the school has changed soooo much from when it was founded a name change only seems appropriate. Please! Everybody knows why they're changing the name, it's silly to not admit it.