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(aka, Ya'll Grow Up Now, Hear?)

I became aware of the Beaver Problem when researching the 18 June 2000 issue. People really enjoyed the resulting story. Pay particular attention to the second half:

Beaver News

Sam Pshyshlak says a crazed beaver attacked her dogs -- two 200-lb. Newfoundlands. "It pinned them. I never thought beavers were capable of that," said the Manitoba, Canada, farmer. "I've lost all respect for beavers. I never would have imagined this from a beaver." Meanwhile, Beaver College of Glenside, Penn., has decided to change its name. Beaver president Bette E. Landman says the name "too often elicits ridicule in the form of derogatory remarks pertaining to the rodent, the TV show Leave It to Beaver and the vulgar reference to the female anatomy." A committee has been formed to recommend a new name. "Beaver College doesn't really represent who we are anymore," said spokesman Bill Avington. (Reuters) ...Which is precisely the problem the frat boys have been complaining about.

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