Ole Miss does. At Gdubya, we think hippo vs. colonial is a big deal. Well, it’s not nearly as interesting as the Ole Miss mascot situation. Political correctness killed their previous mascot, Colonel Reb, who was too controversial and confederate for the tastes of the University. What a shame, it goes to show that...
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Posts Tagged ‘ hippo ’
Would You Want Admiral Ackbar as Your School Mascot?
Hippogate Update
From The GW Hatchet: Administrators rebuffed reports last week that the University was phasing out its unofficial hippo mascot, saying it was never discussed by the senior administration and that the bookstore stopped ordering hippo apparel because of a “misunderstanding.” Meanwhile, the strongest evidence for the hippo phase-out rumor, John Ochs, the University coordinator...
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Saving Face?
I’m not sure if this message from the Powers That Be at Our Fair University is a sincere clarification of a massive mistake on the part of The GW Hatchet and at least one University official, or a sly way of turning back and saving face after making a stupid decision. The announcement: Contrary...
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Destroy the Hippo
I remember coming to GW and hearing about the hippo mascot, and it was as dumb then as it is now. A mascot that is not rooted in anything worth preserving on campus, it’s hard to really grasp why the hippo became a mascot in the first place. A statue sits in the middle...
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Save the hippo
For once, the Hatchet and I actually agree on something. It is a poor move by the university to get rid of the Hippo, which has turned out to be one of the few endearing things on this campus. One hopes they reverse it.
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