def length(str):
    count = 0
    for ch in str:
        count += 1
    return count

old_name = 'State College of Iowa'
new_name = 'University of Northern Iowa'

count_old = length(old_name)
count_new = length(new_name)

if count_old < count_new:
    print('Old name is shorter')
elif count_new < count_old:
    print('New name is shorter')
else:
    print('The names are the same length')