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Originally Posted by reiii
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- A state appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether Vanderbilt University can remove the word "Confederate" from a dormitory the United Daughters of the Confederacy helped build in the 1930s.
The word "Confederate" has stirred debate at the private liberal arts university since the residence hall was renovated in 1988. Critics call it offensive in the face of an increasingly diverse student body and faculty, but Confederate heritage groups say the name change is an attempt to rewrite history and reject Southern culture.
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Seems like an easy solution to me:
If the university no longer wishes to honor the southern soldiers and their agreement, just give The United Daughters of the Confederacy the 2005 value of the 1930 money they donated. Or is it more complicated than that?