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Monday, September 23, 2002
By Scott Norvell
After being celebrated for 24 years as Christmas on the Prado, the annual holiday festival in Balboa Park, Calif., is being renamed Balboa Park December Nights to better reflect the "rich cultural diversity" of the area, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Critics say the new name is meant to remove any connotation of religion and Christmas from the celebration. The committee that sponsors the traditional tree-lighting has pulled out of the event in protest.
"I don't know who made the decision," said Sally Crahan, a volunteer who has been going to the park since the 1960s. "But the Grinch has finally hit the park."
A park spokeswoman said the name change is meant to reflect "the rich cultural diversity" of San Diego and the fact that the event is now throughout the park.
Officials at Vanderbilt University have decided, after three years of debate, to change the name of a student dormitory there because the word "Confederacy" in its current name might offend some students, reports the Vanderbilt Hustler.
Michael Schoenfeld, vice chancellor of public affairs, said Confederate Memorial Hall will henceforth be known simply as Memorial Hall.
Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Life Steve Caldwell said, "The word Confederate makes many people uncomfortable. This is the right thing and it needs to be done."
The United Daughters of the Confederacy donated money to build Confederate Hall in 1935 in an attempt to improve economic and educational problems in the South. Female descendants of Confederate veterans were offered a rent-free stay at the residence hall, provided they studied education and brought their talents back to better the South.
Monday, September 23, 2002
By Scott Norvell
After being celebrated for 24 years as Christmas on the Prado, the annual holiday festival in Balboa Park, Calif., is being renamed Balboa Park December Nights to better reflect the "rich cultural diversity" of the area, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Critics say the new name is meant to remove any connotation of religion and Christmas from the celebration. The committee that sponsors the traditional tree-lighting has pulled out of the event in protest.
"I don't know who made the decision," said Sally Crahan, a volunteer who has been going to the park since the 1960s. "But the Grinch has finally hit the park."
A park spokeswoman said the name change is meant to reflect "the rich cultural diversity" of San Diego and the fact that the event is now throughout the park.
Officials at Vanderbilt University have decided, after three years of debate, to change the name of a student dormitory there because the word "Confederacy" in its current name might offend some students, reports the Vanderbilt Hustler.
Michael Schoenfeld, vice chancellor of public affairs, said Confederate Memorial Hall will henceforth be known simply as Memorial Hall.
Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Life Steve Caldwell said, "The word Confederate makes many people uncomfortable. This is the right thing and it needs to be done."
The United Daughters of the Confederacy donated money to build Confederate Hall in 1935 in an attempt to improve economic and educational problems in the South. Female descendants of Confederate veterans were offered a rent-free stay at the residence hall, provided they studied education and brought their talents back to better the South.
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