Susquehanna U drops Crusaders nickname

Campus Reform ^ | 11/05/15 | Brianna Buczkowski

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Following a vote from the Board of Trustees, Susquehanna University is the latest institution whose mascot, the Crusaders, must go due to concern over potential offensiveness and negative connotations.

Citing "growing concern and sensitivity" to ensure sure the campus remains "welcoming and inclusive..."

...Last spring, the Susquehanna University student government ran a poll among the student body with a squirrel winning by over 50 percent of the votes.

"I don’t know if squirrels are exactly that presence that we needed," said Junior Paris Campbell to the student newspaper, also titled The Crusader.

Despite the petition and seemingly apathetic student body, the Board and President Lemons stand firm in the need to change the nickname and mascot to something that doesn’t potentially conjure connotations that would offend someone.

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Despite the petition and seemingly apathetic student body, the Board and President Lemons stand firm in the need to change the nickname and mascot to something that doesn’t potentially conjure connotations that would offend someone.

After months of deliberations, they'll come back with ... "The Susquehanna Lemons."

[Fightin Whitey]

they'll come back with ... "The Susquehanna Lemons."

Suckers would be even more appropriate.