Help Medill rename itself! (Update 1)
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    Today Medill sent out an e-mail inviting students to be on faculty committees. That message mentioned one very special group:

    Name of Medill, chaired by Prof. Steve Duke. This committee will solicit input from students, alumni, advisory board and industry leaders on a possible name change for Medill.

    At first we at NBN were shocked. Name change?! But then we got to thinking: Maybe the Medill School of Journalism is a terrible name for our school.

    What would better reflect Medill? We came up with a few ideas:

    • The Medill School of Lowered Expectations
    • The Medill School of Charticles
    • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Qatar West
    • The myMedill School of Web Design
    • The Medill School of Firing Our Best Professors
    • The Jonathan Love School of Nice Hats
    • Muck Fedill
    • The North by Northwestern School of Failed Devo Writers
    • The John Lavine School of Relevant, Differentiated Bullshit
    • The Medill Memorial Parking Lot

    More importantly, we want to hear from you! What do you think Medill should call itself?

    UPDATE, 2 A.M.: The Daily’s story is here; apparently parodies don’t go far enough. The quote:

    Lavine did not comment on specific names being discussed, but said that in informal conversations he’s had with students and others, adding “Integrated Marketing Communications” to the name was a popular idea.

    Um, what?

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