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The origin of the college's mascot, the Purple Cow, is believed to be the following 1895 poem by Frank Gelett Burgess: I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one But I can tell you anyhow I'd rather see than be one. In 1907, Williams students began publishing a humor magazine named the Purple Cow, which credited its name to Burgess' poem ...
The mascot's name, Ephelia, was submitted in a radio contest in October 1952 by Theodore W. Friend, a senior at Williams. [128] The origins of the cow mascot are unknown, but one possibility is that it was inspired by the Purple Cow humor magazine, a student publication begun in 1907, which used the college color along with a cow.
University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis makes the signature "The U" hand gesture, December 2007. This is an incomplete list of U.S. college mascots' names, consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed, or inflatable mascots.
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted. Generally, athletics are mainly branded by their common name , meaning words like "University of" or "College" are usually omitted and only the unique name elements are used.
The Citadel (mascot names: General and Boo V) College of San Mateo; Concordia University, Nebraska; Dean College (Mascot name: Boomer) DeSales University; Drake University (mascot name: Spike, live mascot: Griff) Ferris State University (mascot name: Brutus) Fisk University; Gardner–Webb University (team name: the Runnin' Bulldogs, mascot ...
Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States.It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was killed in the French and Indian War in 1755.
The New College of Florida trustees dominated by conservatives appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis chose a new mascot Thursday for the Sarasota school: The Mighty Banyans. New College is ...
The William & Mary Tribe is a moniker for the College of William & Mary's athletic teams and the university's community more broadly. William & Mary has won two team national championships (both in men's tennis ), the AIAW championships in women's golf , the NAIA championships in women's gymnastics , thirteen USA Gymnastics Collegiate ...