war·ri·or ( P ) Pronunciation Key (wôr-r, wr-)n.
1. One who is engaged in or experienced in battle.
2. One who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause, or conflict: neighborhood warriors fighting against developers.
JS Online: A logical take on MU nickname debate
Comments: This from CynicalB - a Marquette alum-
"That's precisely our problem," DePerry said. "Our problem is their ignorance in their perception that it is an honorable and prestigious thing. Listen. It is not. Not listening to us and taking that to some sense of seriousness, believing in such a thing is the problem."
There is a whole lot of tortured logic in this article, but this quote sums it up best - "...believing in such a thing is the problem.
"Let that roll around in your cranium for awhile. The Intertribal Council, and all the PC do-gooders, want the rest of us to have an open mind when it comes to the term "Warrior" and try to understand why it causes them such angst. But I think Mr. DePerry hits the real problem without even quite realizing what he is saying - the problem isn't the nickname, the problem is the thoughts of those of us that don't agree with him. [Read the whole comment]
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