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As you can see, I changed the template (which, oddly enough, was created by an anonymous vandal. If you have problems, contact me on my talk page. --fpo 21:14, September 3, 2005 (UTC)

Members table

School type/religious affiliation

The religious affiliation or designation as "non-sectarian" is not so clear cut. For example, Duke University describes its ties with Methodism as "formal, on-going, and symbolic" [1] while Wake Forest University maintains "a dedication to the values rooted in its Baptist heritage" [2]. Both schools can be considered "non-sectarian" in that they are no longer under the direct auspices of their founding religious organizations. Likewise, Boston College maintains its Jesuit identity in spite of the fact that it severed its formal ties with the Jesuit Order (and thereby the Catholic Church) in the 1960s when it was independently incorporated under a lay board of trustees. Unlike the Catholic University of America, which is under the direct auspices of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, or the University of Notre Dame, which is governed by "fellows," half of whom must be priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross, The Trustees of Boston College (BC's governing body) operate independent of any religious jurisdiction. This arrangement is probably similar to that at Duke or Wake Forest, except that the BC trustees have voluntarily chosen to elect members of the founding religious organization to the presidency (though they are not required to do so). In fact, similar arrangements exist at other Jesuit colleges and universities, where both women and non-clerics have been elected to presidency (most recently at Georgetown University). All of this is to say that I think the nature of a school's religious affiliation is beyond the scope of this article, and that "public" or "private" suffice in the context of the members table. --24.63.125.78 10:19, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

24.63.125.78 has coppied and pasted this on almost every college conference discussion board. Please refer to Talk:Atlantic Coast Conference so we can keep all the discussion in one place. Thanks. -- Masonpatriot

Logos

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Chadron State/Montana State

Is there really a rivalry between these two schools? I know the Chadron State defeated Montana State in football, but is their anything more to it? Can that one game even constitute a rivalry? (In my eyes, no.) -Colslax 22:38, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just curious

In the section Current members (and year joined), I can't seem to figure out what order the schools are listed. To me, it would seem better to organize them, perhaps by year joined, alphabetical, number of students, etc. Sean118 (talk) 03:01, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]