To understand the controversy surrounding Native American mascots, it is important to know the definition of a mascot. Mascot is defined as “a person, animal or object adopted by a group as a symbolic ...

Illinois lawmakers are looking to ban K-12 schools from using Native American mascots or logos. House bill 5617—sponsored by state Rep. Maurice West—would require schools to alter logos ...

UVM touts an obscure name for its mascot, which is also known as a puma, cougar, panther and mountain lion. Here's how the VT ...

What do you remember most from last college football season: Michigan winning the national championship, or the Pop-Tarts Bowl mascot being lowered into a giant toaster holding a sign that read ...

When the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees announced its decision to remove its 81-year mascot, Chief Illiniwek, on Feb. 16, 2007, it represented what many consider to be an important step in ...

As reported by the Austin American-Statesman's David Eckert, Bevo — Texas' live longhorn steer mascot, believed to be the biggest livestock mascot in college sports — will not join the ...