A Nashville judge heard arguments today in a case brought by the United Daughters of the Confederacy against Vanderbilt University over the school's attempts to rename Confederate Memorial Hall. The Daughters gifted the school $150,000 to cover one-third of the building's 1930's construction cost, and they claim that renaming it would be a breach of contract. For its part, Vanderbilt claims to have meant nothing by the contracts, and to have since learned to appreciate all cultures and peoples, including the blacks.

In the interest of avoiding a drawn-out and costly legal battle, the two groups have been exchanging lists of possible alternative names. As I am a very skilled reporter of the news, I have obtained one of these lists. It is posted below.

Analogcabin @ 3:22 PM
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