Notre Dame is a bully.

[El Supremo]

Notre Dame asks Cathedral High School to drop Irish logo, nickname
by Aaron Bracamontes \ El Paso Times

After being known in El Paso as the Fighting Irish, Cathedral High School will have to change its mascot to avoid conflict with the University of Notre Dame.

The local high school received a letter from Notre Dame last year requesting that the school stop using the Indiana university's leprechaun logo and Fighting Irish nickname in compliance with U.S. trademark laws.

Since then, the university and high school have been in discussions, Notre Dame spokesman Dennis Brow said.

"Cathedral is one of many schools that, over the years, have adopted the nickname Fighting Irish and/or used the leprechaun logo," Brown said in a written statement. "Notre Dame does not actively seek out such schools, but when a school's use of our trademarked symbols comes to our attention, we do notify it and ask administrators there to find alternatives."

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"The letter said if we want to change the details of the leprechaun, it would be OK," Forti said. "I think after 85 years we will still be called the 'Fighting Irish' by everyone in town. We will always be known by that, and it will be hard to change overnight."

the rest at: http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_17543105?source=most_viewed

[joeybee12]

1. So if a highschool used the UT longhorn logo you'd be ok with that...

their trademarked logo, like all colleges do.

[El Supremo]

2. W.T. White High School in Dallas has done it since they opened their doors.

Notre Dame should be proud.

[JonLP24]

3. I've been to 3 different high schools

2 and possibly 3 all used college team logos. The HS in Flagstaff has a logo that looks like the SMU one. They share the same name, Mustangs. The one here in Mesa looks like Florida State's but their colors are orange and blue. They're named the Warriors rather than Seminoles. In Tempe they have a logo that is exactly like Colorado's and they share the name Buffaloes.

[TZ]

4. Urbana High Schools uniforms in Maryland

Are the exact all White helmets and blue uniforms that Penn State wears. And it's known that it's not a coincidence that the long time coach who instituted them is a Penn State alum. Should PSU sue?

[Liberal_Dog]

5. I Think This Is Understandable

After the last few years, people might think that Notre Dame was a high school team.

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