If we're going for historical and GW-connected references:
Revolutionaries
Continentals
Blue Jackets (in honor of the most standard uniform but probably won't work with NHL team already using the name)
Generals

If we are going for a geographic or location-inspired name:
Fog (it might need to be explained at times, but it's unique and could give rise to a branded-style of defense for the basketball teams)
Monuments
Presidents
Potomacs

If we are trying to appease 18-22 year olds who are offended by anything and everything (I do believe there was an episode of the show Community that made fun of this whole concept and sadly they might as well shoot an updated version at GW right now):
Student Athletes
Students
Humans
Carbon-Based Life Form

GWRising, I wonder if your views are shaped as a result of being around a great number of gifted youth basketball players.  I can more readily understand your points when viewed in this context.  Many of these young men and women started out being exceptional players at a very young age.  Certainly some but not all were coddled, overly praised to the point where it becomes difficult for the young person to grasp a true sense of reality.  It would be easy under these circumstances to become spoiled.  Adults are undoubtedly fighting to become your coach and if that relationship works well, maybe your handler, manager, agent, or who knows what else.  This is sadly realized in most youth sports where there is potential to earn exorbitant sums of money by playing professionally (or today, even in college thanks to NIL).

I don't want to accuse you of anything but the problem if in fact your views are largely held based on your experiences with talented basketball players is that this subset really does not represent young adults, Generation Z (call it what you will) as a whole.  For that matter, neither does sharing statistics on teen suicides.  This again is a very small subset of the teenage/young adult population as a whole.  When you ascribe comments to an entire generation, as you've done in this thread, you really need to evaluate the entire generation as a whole.  There will always be plenty of exceptions to most anything.  And, I'm sure my own views based on the people I know who are a part of this generation may also be too narrow.  Nevertheless, I'll stand by my position that the vast majority of individuals within this generation are neither woke nor are they snowflakes.  They aren't lazy or overly spoiled.  Sure they want a better world but who among us does not want this?  In fact, because they (again, as a whole) seem more willing to display their activism towards causes that resonate with them is all the more reason not to put them in the selfish/lazy box.

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GWStudent 2024 has the right to his opinion. But perhaps it would be better to present his thoughts and knowledge of the student body, rather than dismissing others.
Sure, having principles and knowledge of word meaning, which one would hope every GW student/graduate
would have, is something to complain about.
  And perhaps in this social media generation, everything is flexible, transactional and fluid until the next post.
    Just take it and move on, even if it is just doesn't make sense. Or is appeasement to ignorant people who theoretically should be most interested in being educated.
But that's not a way to even run a losing basketball program, much less a university. Or anything else in life.
   

You're right Rising, I was a little too broad with my categorization of the 408 registered users on this site. I should have specified it to the 15 most active rage-loving, freedom fighters here. And if you think that writing off a quarter of the US population as entitled and woke snowflakes is comparable to what I said, then I can't help you. Also, I never said woke and snowflake were invented by the older generations, just that they have been so pounded into the ground in the recent years that it is impossible to take anyone who uses the terms seriously and think they are debating in good faith.

The oldest members of the generation are something like 26, and half can't vote at all so I'm not sure what your point is there.

You're strawman and exaggerated arguments are pretty much your the entirety of your last several messages in this thread. Your phone and showers comparison to climate change is a conversation you've never had and ignores the main issue, your Palestinian-LGBTQ comparison is again an obvious simplification of the issue, saying none of us appreciate anything that came before us is something you just made up to exaggerate, saying we compare participation trophies to first-place trophies is made up, and you make it sound like kids are missing five hours of class per day with walk-out protests. Even if you're around Gen Z for any substantial amount of time, you don't actually understand anything.

Sorry I had to get off topic there to break up the circle-jerk for a little bit, I won't do it again.

Anyways, I think we should be called GW Instigators.

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I'm going to pull GWAA's wooden teeth and implant The Statesmen for him to chew on.

Hemp Growers. Isn't this what George in a barrel was all about. Like Nebraska Corn Huskers. Go smoke weed! That's a nice cheer.

Hemp Growers it is. Then maybe a few students will come to a game.  As it is,  the University is going to lose revenue (giving) over this fiasco.

"Good news" for everyone...it seems as if anyone can be part of the renaming of the George Washington Colonials. Students, Alum, those who live nearby, those who live far away. With our fanbase, I'm guessing that Dayton, or maybe even UNCC will name us. That could be great!

https://www.research.net/r/gw-media
To be honest, I am very disappointed in the GWU. Not only for this, but all of the other mistakes that they have made through the years.

Oh yeah, I found this as an ad on Facebook. Wonderful.
 

Last edited by chrisw (10/18/2022 3:25 pm)

CAM wrote:

You're right Rising, I was a little too broad with my categorization of the 408 registered users on this site. I should have specified it to the 15 most active rage-loving, freedom fighters here. And if you think that writing off a quarter of the US population as entitled and woke snowflakes is comparable to what I said, then I can't help you. Also, I never said woke and snowflake were invented by the older generations, just that they have been so pounded into the ground in the recent years that it is impossible to take anyone who uses the terms seriously and think they are debating in good faith.

The oldest members of the generation are something like 26, and half can't vote at all so I'm not sure what your point is there.

You're strawman and exaggerated arguments are pretty much your the entirety of your last several messages in this thread. Your phone and showers comparison to climate change is a conversation you've never had and ignores the main issue, your Palestinian-LGBTQ comparison is again an obvious simplification of the issue, saying none of us appreciate anything that came before us is something you just made up to exaggerate, saying we compare participation trophies to first-place trophies is made up, and you make it sound like kids are missing five hours of class per day with walk-out protests. Even if you're around Gen Z for any substantial amount of time, you don't actually understand anything.

Sorry I had to get off topic there to break up the circle-jerk for a little bit, I won't do it again.

Anyways, I think we should be called GW Instigators.

 I think a Ronald Reagan quote is apt here .. You know so much that just isn't so.

First of all Gen Z is about 20% of the population not 25% a mere 16 million plus off. Per Statista.
Second, of the voting age Gen Zers about 50% plus or minus participate in elections ... far lower than the old men you complain about. Per Washington Post 10/10/2022. If everything is so wrong why don't you participate at higher rates? 
Third, young progressives wore the term "woke" as a badge and used the term as a virtue signal before and throughout the 2020 election cycle. Now you don't like it and it's non-serious? Sorry you need to deal with what you created.
Fourth, I wish I made all that stuff up. I am around Gen Z a lot from my own kids and their friends, to teams I coach or mentor, to employees, to general every day interactions. Sadly, I did not make any of it up and believe me there is a whole host of other examples for sake of brevity weren't repeated here. Own it and fix it if it applies. Again, it does not apply to everyone but when it does apply, owning it and fixing it is called accountability. 
Fifth, the only difference between me and you is experience. You learn from experience or put another way, as you age, you will learn that all of us old guys (I'm not even that old lol) will get a lot smarter over time. We see shit you don't even see right now but you will, I promise.
Finally, you are aggrieved. I get it. Somebody just told you they think your generation's shit generally stinks and you are shocked and offended. You think our parents didn't think the same? Perhaps instead of being perpetually offended by that you might consider the information like we did. You can call me old man all you like. Doesn't phase me. Doubt it phases anyone who you consider "old". We're way past being offended - that's a general statement - we do have exceptions. See Free Quebec above lol.

moneybox wrote:

In any event, we can't use "Hippos" as a mascot. Why? It would offend and oppress the hippopotamus community not only here but around the world. Also, hippopotamuses don't like their name shortened to "Hippo."

It's actually hippx so nobody can misgender them!