Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New Ivies
per nom. Only source cited is Newsweek, which originated the term. This should not be considered until there are other good, verifiable sources meeting the  guidelines that show that the Newsweek's list has achieved general recognition as a legitimate grouping with a convenient name. By a good source, I  would ''not'' include individual universities' publicity offices news releases announcing their pleasure at being a New Ivy. I ''would'' include college guides that reference this group ''as a group,'' or a reference in a novel or short story or biography--"I went to Kenyon College, supposedly one of the 'new Ivies,'" etc. (And I ''don't'' think the term is likely to catch on, because this is a dogs-breakfast of miscellaneous institutions with nothing in common but Newsweek's liking of them. I suppose Newsweek can define "ivy" any way they please, but to use it to refer to an unaccredited institution whose 0.04-century history has barely allowed time for grass to grow, much less ivy, seems premature at the very least. Come to think of it, I wonder what possible objective definition of "ivy" could include Olin but exclude Babson College|Babson
— User:Dpbsmith, 20:20, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:RS (Wikipedia:Reliable sources)