Derek Gordon writes:
 
> a creature never seen to Michigander's eyes: Cornell's Rabid Squirrel.
 
        Getting shipped out to the other regional provides a wonderful
opportunity to see traditions you've taken for granted thru
uninitiated eyes.  This observation flabbergasted me even more than
"who ever thought 'Give My Regards to Broadway' would make a good
fight song?"  (from the same regionals)
 
        The Big Red Bear was changed into its current snarling form
when I was an undergrad, and I've always thought it made a much better
sports mascot than Brown's goofy, cuddly version.  It never occurred
to me that anyone could mistake the Bear's eternal snarl for something
rodential (reminds me of the Groundhog/Chipmunk dichotomy from "Grand
Old Ivy"); live and learn.
 
        Personally, I think the Black Squirrels would be a good mascot
for Princeton if they ever decide to drop that Tiger thing.
 
                                        John Whelan, Cornell '91
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Cornell Men's Ice Hockey: Back-to-back ECAC and Ivy League Champions
 
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