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Kurt Stutt < [log in to unmask]> "RPI became Rensselaer,
now Engineers will become ?" (Dec 8, 0:48) |
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On Dec 8, 0:48, Kurt Stutt wrote:
> Subject: RPI became Rensselaer, now Engineers will become ?
> I have a few problems with what was said. First, I think the
> nickname "Engineers" has caught on with all the teams. So it doesn't
> reflect the entire university. Does that mean all the students at
> Boston University are Terriers? Sure didn't look like it the last time
> I was there. Engineer has "limited opportunity for logo, mascot and
> promotional use." Well, we had a mascot, the swarm, and that was
> taken away. It made very nice logos and was a hit with the fans.
> Why not go back to that? Frankly, the nickname and the mascot do
> not need to be related for a school to merchandise successfully. Is
> that bear they sell on Cornell paraphernalia the "Big Red" species?
> No. The promotional problems with RPI merchandise is due entirely
> to RPI administration, not because of the nickname. If they really
> tried, RPI could be very successful in selling its images. They just
> don't try.
>-- End of excerpt from Kurt Stutt
concur, except to add that i always thought that the Swarm (remember
him??) was a great mascot, and i was very disappointed when he fell victim to
the administration spin doctors who thought that he didn't present a dignified
image (that was part of the RPI v. Rensselaer debate, but heaven knows we don't
want to rerun THAT thread).
jag RPI (Engineers) '87
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