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Forget the frats: This time, university stages college prank Friday, April 2, 2010 2:50 AM
Early yesterday, the institution of higher learning formerly known as Johns Hopkins University made a surprising announcement: It was finally dropping that first, awkward "s" and changing its name to John Hopkins University.
The alteration was quickly made to the university's Web site, and the media-relations staff posted photos of the ditched letter being removed from around campus: A worker in a neon work vest filling in an engraved "s" on a marble sign. A crane pulling a metal "s" off a building.
Even the campus bookstore, in an announcement on the university Web site, was stocking up on Wite-Out to help faculty members update their business cards and letterhead.
"We give up," university President Ronald Daniels said. "We're fighting a losing battle here. And we strongly suspect the extra 's' was a typo in the first place."
Of course, the statement ended with a hint that it was an April Fools' joke, which it was.
Tracey Reeves, the director of news and information, said the university had been planning the prank for almost a year.
