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Originally Posted by Benzgirl
The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 under the name of the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1878, the college permanently changed its name to the now-familiar "The Ohio State University."
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When I was growing up in Columbus, most people just called it Ohio State -- or just "State."
The "The" started a few years ago.
It think it sounds really pretentious.
While we don't use our "The," Ohio University was called The Ohio University when founded in 1804.
We're nice, though, and allow our younger sister to use it -- even though they tried to copyright the word "Ohio" a few years ago.
How crass.