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struggle4progress

(118,285 posts) Thu Aug 27, 2015, 01:52 AM Aug 2015

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College Mace used at Opening Convocation (VA)

The College of William & Mary used the re-fashioned College Mace for the first time Aug. 26 during Opening Convocation. In mid-August, university officials agreed to remove a Confederate flag and seal of the Confederacy from the mace, a 1923 gift to the university used in formal ceremonies. The Confederate symbols were preserved as part of the college's Special Collections at Swem Library ...

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College Mace used at Opening Convocation (VA) (Original Post) struggle4progress Aug 2015 OP

Damn, what a clickbait head-line! The word "used" made me wishful it had been petronius Aug 2015 #1

Your title suggested a much more interesting story than this actually was (nt) Recursion Aug 2015 #2

It's the article headline struggle4progress Aug 2015 #3

Where I went didn't have a mace, so what's the significance? jmowreader Aug 2015 #4

Pomp and circumstance struggle4progress Aug 2015 #5

petronius

(26,602 posts)

1. Damn, what a clickbait head-line! The word "used" made me wishful it had been

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 01:59 AM

Aug 2015

used for something a lot more fun than just parading around...

(It's good news that they cleaned up their symbology, though.)

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. Your title suggested a much more interesting story than this actually was (nt)

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 02:05 AM

Aug 2015

struggle4progress

(118,285 posts)

3. It's the article headline

Reply to Recursion (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 02:10 AM

Aug 2015

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

4. Where I went didn't have a mace, so what's the significance?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 04:08 AM

Aug 2015

struggle4progress

(118,285 posts)

5. Pomp and circumstance

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 10:14 AM

Aug 2015

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