Colleges update mascots, mottos, amid pressure from students

AP.org ^ | 11/19/15 | Colleen Binkley - AP

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OSTON (AP) -- Amherst College has turned on its mascot. Georgetown University is renaming buildings. Union College has a new motto.

Faced with growing pressure from students, colleges across the U.S. are updating campus fixtures that have been deemed insensitive or outdated. Inspired by racially charged protests at the University of Missouri, students have demanded tweaks of that type among broader calls for improved treatment of minority students.

Those behind the changes say they're long overdue. Critics say it's another example of coddling by American universities. Here's a look at some recent changes:

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Rather than remain associated with a marginalized, primitive aboriginal amalgam, the Washington Redskins have changed their club name to the Landover Redskins.

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What will UND do when the NCAA Mascot Defamation Squad begins sanctioning teams with nicknames/mascots derived from birds and other assorted vertebrates? They shoulda gone with Roughriders.

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Rather than remain associated with a marginalized, primitive aboriginal amalgam, the Washington Redskins have changed their club name to the Landover Redskins.

Oooh, that's good! It is almost too early in the morning.. it took me a few seconds to realize you were referencing the adjective, not the noun.