June 29, 2007

Mascot Watch

By LYNDSEY LEWIS and ELIZABETH QUILL

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT ST. LOUIS

Old nicknames: Rivermen and Riverwomen

New nickname: Tritons

What's happening: After several attempts at mutiny, the university's athletes have finally thrown their old mascots overboard.

The details: A steamboat captain at the wheel seems to be a suitable mascot for a campus located just eight miles from the mouth of the Missouri River. But students, especially the female athletes, did not identify with the

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