Stanford University is surely one of the most prestigious institutions known. It is recognized for its academic excellence, ...

All mascots can be classified into different categories, and environmental ones prove to be a mixed bag of bad mascots ...

What gives a team its identity? Is it the coach, the players, or the fans? Sure, they play a part, but really, it is the mascot. Whether a live mascot or a student in a costume, the mascot's job is to ...

or a tree for the Cardinal (Stanford) make you scratch your head. The University of California-San Diego was founded in 1960. They decided to go with an unusual mascot and became the Tritons in 1964.