mascot

Massapequa and Its Mascot: On the Wrong Side of History

Olivia Hinck, Siena College

A Long Island town fights to save its Chief…for none of the right reasons.…

July 13, 2023

At George Washington University, a Colonial Mascot Is on the Ropes

Erin Alexander, Middle Tennessee State University

A student-started petition has suggested ‘hippos’ or ‘riverhorses’ in places of the Colonials, a term they claim is too deeply tied to systemic oppression.…

May 8, 2018

The Cleveland Indians’ Logo Is Changing After Decades of Debate

Erin Marie Winans, James Madison University

The Indians have decided the join many other professional sports teams in the nationwide movement of abandoning offensive branding.…

February 9, 2018

A Crusader by Any Other Name

Kayla Kibbe, Connecticut College

The College of Holy Cross is just the latest institution to consider changing its mascot to reflect the times, but moves like these are rarely the social justice victory they hope to be.…

July 31, 2017

The Chief Controversy

Kristian Porter, Northern Kentucky University

Despite an NCAA ban and growing accusations of cultural appropriation, Chief Illiniwek lives on at the University of Illinois.…

March 2, 2017

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