May 10, 2002
Mascot Watch
Sonoma State University
Old team name: Cossacks
New team name: Seawolves
Critics say: The Russian Cossacks, who have been blamed for massacring Jews, represent anti-Semitism, violence, and murder.
What's happening: Sonoma State changed the name even though the president, Ruben Armiñana, had said the institution would not and even though some groups, including ethnic Cossacks in the United States, had defended the university's 40-year-old symbol. The new name
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