George Washington University, for the first time in nearly a century, is hunting for a new nickname after leaders concluded the Colonials moniker is too divisive.
In January, the university ruled out the Hippos. In March, it eliminated six semifinalists. The GWU sports teams won’t be known as the Catalysts, Fireworks, Independents or Monumentals. Nor will there be any hoodies or coffee mugs or water bottles or parental-pride souvenirs in the campus bookstore to promote the GWU Squad or Truth.That leaves four finalists: Ambassadors, Blue Fog, Revolutionaries and Sentinels. Two are at least somewhat warlike, one diplomatic, one unabashedly whimsical.
Carpenter, also 22, from Stillwater, Okla., has played multiple athletic spirit roles on campus. Sometimes she has been the “George 1” mascot at gymnastic meets or basketball games. She pushed the Fog idea on social media and among friends. Separately, university officials decided to test it out, with the addition of one of the school colors .“Blue Fog is completely different and out there,” Carpenter said. “I do think that’s why a lot of students like it.
Ezra Meyer, chairman of the campus College Republicans, had opposed dropping the Colonials. Among the finalists, he prefers Revolutionaries. “It’s important they replace it with a moniker that still honors our history, honors George Washington and honors the founding of our country,” Meyer said.
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