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University searches for new nickname to replace politically incorrect ‘Crusader’
http://nypost.com/ ^ | 01/20/2016

Posted on 01/20/2016 10:45:22 AM PST by massmike

A Pennsylvania university is searching for a new mascot and nickname to replace its longtime “Crusaders” moniker, which the school says is “at odds” with its “values and commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.”

Susquehanna University is asking people to submit their top choices for a replacement by Jan. 25. The top contenders — which might include the Bobcats or River Otters — will then be submitted to the university president, who will in turn present them to the school’s board of trustees.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: crusades; education; pennsylvania
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To: massmike
So would these guys need to change their name?


21 posted on 01/20/2016 10:51:17 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: massmike

Just put Muslim before Crusaders and they would wet their collective pants.


22 posted on 01/20/2016 10:51:59 AM PST by Paul46360
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To: massmike

Community Organizers ;-)


23 posted on 01/20/2016 10:52:07 AM PST by r_barton ("Trump" word origin "Triumph" - Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
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To: MotorCityBuck

Headless Horsemen?


24 posted on 01/20/2016 10:52:17 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: massmike

The Rosebuds. I really do hate PC. Who makes up all that PC crap anyway?


25 posted on 01/20/2016 10:52:39 AM PST by Bitsy
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To: massmike

Eurotwits


26 posted on 01/20/2016 10:53:03 AM PST by Eurotwit (Keep calm and Charlie on!)
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To: massmike

The Surrender Monkeys? The mascot’s name could be “Wussy”.


27 posted on 01/20/2016 10:53:11 AM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: massmike

Jihadists?

/s


28 posted on 01/20/2016 10:53:20 AM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: massmike

Pink Pansies.


29 posted on 01/20/2016 10:53:30 AM PST by Cementjungle
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To: massmike

Throat slashers?


30 posted on 01/20/2016 10:53:44 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: massmike

How about ‘WimpyRus’...


31 posted on 01/20/2016 10:53:53 AM PST by GOPJ (It's more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone- Florida Sheriff Grady Judd)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
"Headless Horsemen?"

Horseless Headsmen?


32 posted on 01/20/2016 10:53:55 AM PST by BlueLancer (Once is happenstance. Twice is circumstance. Three times is enemy action.)
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To: massmike

I’m all for the Wharf Rats.


33 posted on 01/20/2016 10:54:06 AM PST by fredhead (Join the Navy and see the world.....77% of which is covered in water.)
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To: All

How about “the transgenderes”?


34 posted on 01/20/2016 10:54:09 AM PST by Michigander222
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To: Cementjungle

35 posted on 01/20/2016 10:54:52 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: massmike

I sent my son to be a Crusader,
and, eighty thousand dollars later,
he came back a river otter,
and as much a man as any daughter.


36 posted on 01/20/2016 10:55:49 AM PST by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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To: massmike
I think "Pussy" would be best,

But the "Mad Hatters" would be cool too.

37 posted on 01/20/2016 10:56:37 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
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To: massmike

In keeping with the times: “Brutal Murderers of Noble and Peaceful Muslims who never Did Anything Wrong.”


38 posted on 01/20/2016 10:56:47 AM PST by ModelBreaker (')
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To: massmike

PC Pissants!


39 posted on 01/20/2016 10:57:11 AM PST by commish (The takers rule. Time to implement the triple G plan - GOD, GUNS, & GOLD)
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To: massmike

How about they change the name to “Crusaders”?


40 posted on 01/20/2016 10:57:47 AM PST by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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