My school spirit was virtually non-existent. Could it have been because of our ultra-dorky mascots?
John Marshall High School - The Barristers (do students even know what that is? slogan: Veritas Vincit - Truth Conquers)
University of California, Santa Cruz - The Banana Slugs (really!!)
My daughters and my sister are students/alumni at
Venice High School - The Gondoliers (slogan: "Rowing, Not Drifting" - SNORT!)
UCLA GSEIS - The Bruins (roar!)
Okay, those are pretty good! Or bad, depending on your perspective. But, hey, Illinois claims it has an "honored symbol" rather than a mascot: http://will.illinois.edu/chief-illiniwek-understanding-the-issues/. Banana Slug's not looking so shabby, now, is it? :)
ReplyDeleteHoo boy, I've read about that "honored symbol." Yep, I'll take my banana slugs (they ARE quite lovely - a shiny, neon yellow like a rain slicker)
ReplyDeleteI graduated from San Francisco State where the mascot was the Gator -- as in Golden Gate.
ReplyDeleteShouldn't that be "gater" then?
ReplyDeleteYou would think...
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