About the Fish:
	What does "the fish" represent? I'm sure that when the UNH fans
threw it on the ice at Boston College during the Hockey East playoffs, some
of the BC fans were indeed offended. Whether or not it was intended, this
was a reminder of the days when it was routine to see fans at Cornell
and RPI fire fish, rosary beads, and any other Catholic symbol on the
ice as an insult to BC. Now I'd give the benefit of the doubt and
consider this an artifact of a bygone era (this sort of thing occurred
mostly 20+ years ago), but I began to wonder when it appeared at
Providence this year also (the other Catholic university in H.E.).
Is there some campus tradition surrounding a fish at UNH? As I was
at the BC-UNH game last year when the fish made its graceful appearance,
I did hear some of the older alumni of BC mentioning these things
in rather disgusted tones and thought that those who brought "the fish"
might be interested to know. Anyone out there who can fill us in on
what the fish stands for? Thanks.
 
				Mark Daly
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