Wcsu Mascot Change
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Wcsu mascot change. In response to the novel coronavirus western connecticut state university students faculty and staff have come together to assist the campus and greater communities to find ways to not only cope but thrive. The original western connecticut state mascot was an indian. In 2018 george washington university students began a campaign to change their school s mascot as well. The university has responded to requests for equipment and use of campus facilities as deemed necessary by the state.
There already had been discussion on the danbury campus. Beginning in silence as our leaders let 8 minutes and 46 seconds pass i had ample time to understand everything. On saturday i attended a demonstration organized by wcsu students in response to the murder of george floyd. Already reeling from the video already horrified by the unequal application of the law to communities of.
Wcsu responds to covid crisis with support for students community. We want to leave the outdated term colonials behind as it is representative of ethnic violence genocide racism and white male privilege. Western connecticut is not alone in looking for a change from colonials. Recently several students joined together in efforts to change the school s mascot.
Ethan chan started a petition to change the western connecticut state university mascot and got more than 300 names. Danbury ct 06810 203 837 8484. Victoria santiago started a petition to change it from colonials to whales and got more than 300 names too. Calls for wcsu mascot to be changed over colonialism connection mayor florsheim busts a move at middletown high graduation.
Danbury tommy cherisme wants the change to start at western connecticut state university. A mascot committee formed to find a less offensive name in 1974 recommended changing the name to colonials a name that our teams can carry with respect the official mascot became chuck the colonial a man in a blue tricorne hat. The 21 year old danbury resident who will be a senior next academic year was among about 100.