Word: mascot
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...cuddly polar bear has become global warming's favorite mascot. It's also become a political flash point: on one side, conservation groups say global warming threatens the bear by permanently damaging its Arctic habitat. On the other, conservative groups say the so-called plight of the polar bear is a gambit to intensify climate change hysteria. The battle flared up again last Monday, when a California federal district court judge ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Interior Department agency that evaluates endangered species, to decide on the polar bear by May 15 (a four-month extension...
...their newly assigned residences.“We’re hot, we’re drunk, we’re going to the Quad!” chanted a horde of Cabot residents before a line of freshmen waiting to get inside the dining hall.A menagerie of House mascots paraded the surrounding lawn, only adding to the morning’s competitive atmosphere.The Mather Gorilla, who declined to give his real name, said that he had brought “some music, some fun, and some, you know, beverages” to the Housing Day festivities...
...Crosby recalls an example of this from her undergraduate career at Stanford. The school's sports teams were called the Indians from 1930 to 1972, when the name was dropped because of protest from Native American students. Still, from time to time the former mascot would appear on t-shirts and paraphernalia - and each time it fell to Native American students to bring up their objections to the administration, Crosby says. "Why is it always their job?" she asks...
...Timeout, Penn. Lively crowd here tonight folks. We've got both bands here tonight, the Quaker mascot, and cheerleaders from each school. Also a packed house. Winning seems to bring out the best from fair-weather fans. Either way, the team seems to be relishing the friendly atmosphere tonight...
Intermission: The BU Mascot, "Rhett," is on the ice trying to cheer on some youngsters in another shooting contest, this one with mini-nets. We're tied at two a piece. The young man in the white shirt takes the lead and raises his arms in glory, but the boy in the black shirt ties it back up and celebrates with the Tiger Woods fist pump. Awesome...