May I suggest that perhaps this bird is a redTURKEY in disguise? Give me the puckman and RPI any old day. The old reactionary, Tony Buffa RPI '64 ---------------------------- On Thu, 26 Oct 1995, Steve Archer wrote: > In response to karl's post about that specific bird that Rensselaer has > adopted to be it's mascot, I would like to say that around campus the > response > has been mixed. It seems as though more people do not like it than do, but > that is natural with any drastic change like this. I can say that personally > I prefer the puckman, but i can see where the school wanted this to go. We, > previously did not have an actual on ice, costumed mascot. Now we do which > is > a great addition to any sporting event to boost fan participation and > entertainment. The paper (and i assume soon to be on the uniforms > (The puckman is on the new this year uniforms)) drawing of the hawk is great, > but the costume just looks like a red San Francisco chicken. ============================== HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.