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Post by admin on Jun 29, 2005 16:06:49 GMT -6
MU finally changes their name after 4 years of deliberation. MU has changed their name (or went back to a previous name) to the MU Golden Eagles.
* More than one-third of the Marquette community eligible to vote participated in either phase one or phase two of the voting process. 35,777 total individuals participated in one of the two phases of voting.
* 23,097 people participated in the second vote, taking place from Tuesday, June 7 through Friday, June 24. The final vote totals in the second vote were:
o 12,562 (54%) for Golden Eagles o 10,535 (46%) for Hilltoppers
* 31,501 people participated in the first vote, taking place from May 24 through June 6. The two highest vote totals from the first vote were:
o 12,180 (39%) for Golden Eagles o 9,298 (30%) for Hilltoppers
* 5,587 people made a write-in vote selection during the first vote. Of these, 3,264 people chose to write-in “Warriors.” As stated on the survey, “Warriors” write-ins were not counted as valid for the purpose of the vote.
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