The argument was picked up and echoed everywhere. Soon everyone opposed to the name became increasingly seen as zealots, racists, nazis, and unthinking radical extremists. The argument, though apparently without substance, was effective. It won the war. The name sticks.
Arab students report that they wince whenever they enter the building.
Just 18 miles due north of the Milwaukee campus on the shore of Lake Michigan the town of Grafton, population 8,500, decided recently to replace the aging and overcrowded town library. Jim Grant was elected president of the town council on his pledge to work toward creating the new library. Unlike the Golda Meir library, the Grafton library was to be built almost entirely with private donations. But that didn't happen. The Grobs, who had recently read a book about the Liberty and a transcript of a speech by a survivor, surprised everyone.