Word: mascotism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Which student group's mascot was kidnapped by the Harvard Service News staff...
...admits that her call for "equal representation" will propel her stated legislative goals-which include the protection of transgendered students under Harvard's non-discrimination policy, as well as the defeat of motions both to make John Harvard the school's official mascot and to wish all students at Harvard a Merry Christmas. From her commentary, Rawlins' message seems clear: "If you're not a white man, The U.C. wants you (as long as you agree with everything that I say)!" --Alex Herzlinger...
...week move-in. Some council debates have made me shudder at the unintentional intolerance which can result from the underrepresentation of different voices. This was epitomized by the strong conviction of some council members in the fall of 1995 that Harvard should adopt John Harvard as our official mascot. I know I am not alone when I say that the pilgrimish John Harvard figure represents everything that Harvard should not-chiefly, exclusivity. Harvard in John Harvard's day did not welcome women, students of color, Jews and Muslims, and there was certainly no tolerance of differences in sexual orientation...
Inning eight, Boise: The kids come out to rerun the truck race. The crowd cheers. This time, the mascot, Humphrey the Hawk, starts the race by bringing down his wing. The little girl wins and is loudly applauded. The Hawks widen their lead to a solid 11 runs...
...governmental and business elites controlling American society, democracy and capitalism. Its prevailing emotional standard, however, is simply to ensure that everyone is capable of making it alone. It's always been considered too corny, too rah-rah for Harvard to build a sense of community. We have no mascot, no real nickname, no football bonfires, no communal weeping for good old whatever. And while there are strong ties created among certain people within certain Houses, randomization causes only additional atomization and isolation...