Mascot Watch

University of Texas at Arlington

Old mascot: Sam Maverick

New mascot: To be determined

What's happening: The university is holding on to the Mavericks nickname, but its scruffy cowboy mascot has been asked to retire his spurs.

The details: To coincide with the unveiling of a new logo, the university invited students and faculty members to share their own definitions of a maverick in an online survey. While the 1,670 participants weren't clear on

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