University of Illinois Seeks New Mascot; Students Attempt to Provide

Categories: Education, Sports

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A bit of history: The original Fighting Illini were the U of I students and faculty who had fought in World War I and to whom the university's Memorial Stadium was dedicated. (This was about five years before the first appearance of Chief Illiniwek.) Some designs propose honoring them. That's a doughboy helmet, by the way, not a hard hat.

And, finally, some just don't want to relinquish the Chief. If he can't be a Native American, how about making him a fire chief? He could be a friend to Purdue Pete, the engineer of the Purdue Boilermaker, who probably gets lonely being the only workingman amidst so many animals.

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