Those wishing to know the tenth college’s new name are in for a disappointment.
In exclusive talks with top boss David Duncan, the Uni seemed baffled by suggestions that College 10 could be named after tyrannical viking, Ivar the Boneless.
Duncan said: “That’s a really bad idea”.
When we quizzed the senior university official over his preferred choices for names he said Kimbelo college, named after a nearby hill, “rolls off the tongue.”
The University Registrar was not keen on the idea of Dyke College, saying he would prefer the college to be named after the Deramores if a ‘D’ name was used; ‘Deramores’ refers to an aristocratic family who used to reside in Heslington Hall.
However, the University said that there has to be a widespread debate about the name before one is chosen.
But it seems, from Mr Duncan’s response, that bosses at York don’t seem in any rush to adopt a name after the University bungled the new logo design for ninth college Constantine College, which depicted Hadrian instead of the chosen despot emperor.
Kim Belo? Who’s she? Maybe you’re thinking of Kimberlow.