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...even the common “I have no idea method” works. Even then, one is picking based on color, mascot, state allegiance, or which school has the hottest chicks...
...really be NASCAR? For the new breed of more marketing savvy NASCAR drivers, it certainly is. Jeff Gordon, NASCAR's clean-cut mascot who is already dismissed by some die-hards as insufficiently macho, is making wine under the Jeff Gordon Collection label. Working with a vineyard and a winemaker in Calistoga, Calif., Gordon is producing small quantities of a Carneros Chardonnay and later this year he'll have two more varieties ready for market - a cabernet sauvignon and a merlot. Gordon considers wine a personal passion separate from his NASCAR persona and he's proud to point out that...
RETIRED. Chief Illiniwek, buckskin-clad mascot who for 81 years performed halftime "tribal" dances for the University of Illinois, despite protests from Native American groups who called the character demeaning; in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Officials acted under pressure from the NCAA, which in 2005 barred colleges with American Indian mascots from acting as hosts for postseason events...
...racism, discrimination, and insensitivity.Today, “there is so much more scrutiny and exposure that what could be a small campus issue becomes a national one,” said Jonathan J. Lehman ’08, the Crimson sports chair whose piece on sports teams’ mascots was widely criticized by the Native Americans at Harvard (NAHC).The New York Times covered the Princeton controversy and The Boston Globe reported on the Tufts’ imbroglio, and numerous blogs covered all three controversies.The Princeton article, which was written in broken English, parodied an Asian-American student...
...streak since the Crimson’s stunning 18-point comeback win over CCSU that fateful night. It’s about one guy dressed in a crazy suit.As the first half was coming to a close, I first noticed “it”. This Blue Devil mascot had a pristinely clean uniform, befitted with a Blue Devil jersey that would make a Cameron Crazy proud. His skills were historic, and his enthusiasm, first pumps, and dance moves would bring the shyest of fans to his feet. If you don’t believe me, challenge...