Word: mascotism
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...event has become a fond memory for members of the Class of 1953, who adopted Pogo as their mascot. The comic strip character has stuck with them as a symbol of their undergraduate years...
...undecided for a long time between Harvard and Stanford, then I pre-froshed at Stanford and their giant tree mascot chased me down the street yelling at me,” Jennifer L. Imamura ’03 wrote in an e-mail. “It was a small thing, but it definitely helped me make my decision to choose Harvard...
...people, and every time the women's basketball team plays there, the place sells out. At a recent home game against Seton Hall University, UConn's athletic director, Lew Perkins, surveyed the cheerleaders, the band, the students with their faces painted in the team's colors, the dancing Husky mascot and sports reporters from publications not normally inclined to cover women's college athletics. "This turnout has nothing to do with Title IX," Perkins remarked, referring to the 1972 law that requires schools receiving federal funds to offer equal opportunities to men and women. "These people are here because...
This era may be coming to an end, as the species loses the territory it needs. Symbolically, the disappearance of the spotted owl may be a demoralizing blow to those interested in preserving some of our last wild places. Losing a species is hard, especially one that is the mascot of the environmental movement. More importantly, however, if we cannot save a high-profile species like the spotted owl from extinction, the situation is desperate indeed...
...exercises over the Hindu mob would evaporate if Modi were to lose on Dec. 12. "It will mean people are no longer prepared to defend themselves against Islam democratically," he states. "The masses will take the law into their own hands; there will be civil war." As the mascot of the far right, Modi benefits greatly from such political blackmail. "This is the start of something," he says, gazing out at the crowds swarming around his campaign bus. "You can't ignore this. It's beyond a dream. This will sweep all India." But as he speaks...