Awkward! GMU Tweaks Scalia Law School Name, After Acronym Spells Trouble

PHOTO: Late Justice Antonin Scalia/Supreme Court photo

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What's in a name? Plenty.

George Mason University has decided to tweak the new name of its law school. The university recently announced that the law school would be named for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, after a $30 million donation was made in his name.

The new law school name, the university announced, would be the The Antonin Scalia School of Law. On social media, it was pointed out that the acronym would be ... ASSoL and quickly trended on Twitter:

Instead, the name of the law school will now be The Antonin Scalia Law School, the school said.

The school wrote in a letter to students and alumni: "The name initially announced -- The Antonin Scalia School of Law -- has caused some acronym controversy on social media. The Antonin Scalia Law School is a logical substitute."

The school's name change will go into effect July 1, pending final approval by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The law school is located at 3301 Fairfax Dr. in Arlington.

Scalia, who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and served as a reliably conservative lightning rod throughout his tenure, was found dead Feb. 13 at a luxury resort in West Texas. He was 79.