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LEf South Mountaineer PHILIP A. METZGER UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RM.201 LINDERMAN LIBRARY NO. 030 EEK Volume 9, Issue 11 New mascot unveiled by students For the Campus Community November 14, 19.95 Mountain Hawk joins Engineer team After years of requests by students for a mascot, a six- foot brown Lehigh Mountain Hawk soared into Goodman Stadium Sat. (Nov. 11) during the Lehigh-Holy Cross football game. "The mascot is fabulous," said Colleen Clark '96, president ofthe Student Senate which led the drive to develop a mascot. "It will be an exciting addition at the games. The Senate worked hard on this project and we feel the Lehigh Mountain Hawk is an excellent representative of Lehigh." A trumpet fanfare heralded the Hawk's arrival at the pregame festivities, along with fireworks, music and a welcome by other mascots, including the Drexel University Dragon. Finally the Hawk appeared through a cloud of smoke to applause from the crowd of more than 11,000. The Mountain Hawk is Lehigh's traditional brown with a gold beak, green hiking boots, a mountain pick and a climber's rope. "We are very proud of our athletic tradition here at Lehigh and we're excited about our new mascot," said Joe Sterrett, Lehigh's director of athletics. "The Mountain Hawk embodies many of the qualities associated with our programs — proud, fierce, aggressive and graceful. The introduction of this mascot is part of our ongoing efforts to create enthusiasm and excitement at our contests. The Hawk will be hardworking, ambitious and competitive, just like our students and alumni. And naturally, its favorite food is leopard!" "This new mascot is exciting for Lehigh University, athletics and students," said head football coach Kevin Higgins. "It was initiated by students, and I like what it stands for. I'm very excited about the mascot." The Mountain Hawk is the first "official" three-dimensional mascot in Lehigh's 130-year history. According to Jason Euculano '96, treasurer of the Senate, various student groups have pushed for a three-dimensional mascot for a long time. The Forum and Student Activities Council led a joint effort 10 years ago which was unsuccessful, and the cheerleading squad suggested a mascot in 1990. The Student Senate began working on the project two years ago, and asked the athletics department for help last spring. The athletics department brought in an outside firm which specializes in creating mascots. Sean Michael Edwards (SME) is the leading design firm for mascots for college and professional teams and has an exclusive arrangement with the NFL, NBA, NHL and major league baseball. The firm recommended the mascot be an animal to avoid race and gender issues, and also be indigenous to the region and unique to Lehigh. (There are many schools with a lion as their mascot, but only one college with a "nittany" lion.) Based on their research about Lehigh and visits to campus , they proposed the Mountain Hawk after seeing hawks circling the mountaintop campus. "Although I don't spend much time thinking about our athletic program's mascot, I do like the symbolism of a hawk," said Harvey Stenger, dean ofthe College of Engineering and Applied Science. "I believe it reflects the breadth of the Lehigh educational experience, especially that in the engineering college. It is flexible, powerful and looks at the big picture of engineering education, as opposed to a train engineer which symbolizes a misconception of engineering and narrowly stereotypes engineers." "The student effort to develop a new mascot does not preclude anyone from using 'engineers' to describe our tearris, "added Sterrett. Other schools have mascots that are not reflected in their nicknames: Cornell has a bear but is called "Big Red"; Navy has a goat Please see Mascot page 3 Eljzabelh Keegin Colley Elizabeth Keegin Colley Dan Quayle speaks to parents Former Vice President Dan Quayle spoke to more than 500 parents Sat. (Nov. 11) in Packard Laboratory auditorium. He and his wife, Marilyn, are chairpersons of the Parents' Committee. Last year, 44 percent of current parents contributed $287,400 to the fund in addition to paying tuition and other costs of sending their child to Lehigh. "Lehigh has done a tremendous job preparing our students for the future," said Quayle, adding "that is our responsibility as parents as well... Lehigh is proud to call itself a family, and we are proud to be part of that family." Their son Tucker is a senior at the university. Inside this week College of Education Dean Al Moe to become University Service Professor of education 2 Lehigh clinches share of Patriot League title with 51-21 thrashing of Holy Cross South Mountaineer 8-12 News 1-3 Events 4-5 Jobs 5 Looking Back 6 Calendar 7 Special Section: Asa Packer People Newsletter Centerfold LEHIGH LehighWeek Office Linderman Library 30 Library Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3067 NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 230 Bethlehem, Pa. 18015
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Title | LehighWeek Volume 09, Issue 11 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals |
Description | Reports on the past week's news, and schedules of upcoming events, at Lehigh University. Thirty issues yearly, published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year, and once or twice a month during the summer. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Dept. of University Relations. |
Publisher | Lehigh University |
Date | 1995-11-14 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
File Format | image/tiff |
Extent | 19 pages |
Dimensions | 38 cm. x 28 cm. |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V9 N11 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
Description
Title | [Front cover] |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V9 N11 001 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
Full Text | LEf South Mountaineer PHILIP A. METZGER UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RM.201 LINDERMAN LIBRARY NO. 030 EEK Volume 9, Issue 11 New mascot unveiled by students For the Campus Community November 14, 19.95 Mountain Hawk joins Engineer team After years of requests by students for a mascot, a six- foot brown Lehigh Mountain Hawk soared into Goodman Stadium Sat. (Nov. 11) during the Lehigh-Holy Cross football game. "The mascot is fabulous," said Colleen Clark '96, president ofthe Student Senate which led the drive to develop a mascot. "It will be an exciting addition at the games. The Senate worked hard on this project and we feel the Lehigh Mountain Hawk is an excellent representative of Lehigh." A trumpet fanfare heralded the Hawk's arrival at the pregame festivities, along with fireworks, music and a welcome by other mascots, including the Drexel University Dragon. Finally the Hawk appeared through a cloud of smoke to applause from the crowd of more than 11,000. The Mountain Hawk is Lehigh's traditional brown with a gold beak, green hiking boots, a mountain pick and a climber's rope. "We are very proud of our athletic tradition here at Lehigh and we're excited about our new mascot," said Joe Sterrett, Lehigh's director of athletics. "The Mountain Hawk embodies many of the qualities associated with our programs — proud, fierce, aggressive and graceful. The introduction of this mascot is part of our ongoing efforts to create enthusiasm and excitement at our contests. The Hawk will be hardworking, ambitious and competitive, just like our students and alumni. And naturally, its favorite food is leopard!" "This new mascot is exciting for Lehigh University, athletics and students," said head football coach Kevin Higgins. "It was initiated by students, and I like what it stands for. I'm very excited about the mascot." The Mountain Hawk is the first "official" three-dimensional mascot in Lehigh's 130-year history. According to Jason Euculano '96, treasurer of the Senate, various student groups have pushed for a three-dimensional mascot for a long time. The Forum and Student Activities Council led a joint effort 10 years ago which was unsuccessful, and the cheerleading squad suggested a mascot in 1990. The Student Senate began working on the project two years ago, and asked the athletics department for help last spring. The athletics department brought in an outside firm which specializes in creating mascots. Sean Michael Edwards (SME) is the leading design firm for mascots for college and professional teams and has an exclusive arrangement with the NFL, NBA, NHL and major league baseball. The firm recommended the mascot be an animal to avoid race and gender issues, and also be indigenous to the region and unique to Lehigh. (There are many schools with a lion as their mascot, but only one college with a "nittany" lion.) Based on their research about Lehigh and visits to campus , they proposed the Mountain Hawk after seeing hawks circling the mountaintop campus. "Although I don't spend much time thinking about our athletic program's mascot, I do like the symbolism of a hawk," said Harvey Stenger, dean ofthe College of Engineering and Applied Science. "I believe it reflects the breadth of the Lehigh educational experience, especially that in the engineering college. It is flexible, powerful and looks at the big picture of engineering education, as opposed to a train engineer which symbolizes a misconception of engineering and narrowly stereotypes engineers." "The student effort to develop a new mascot does not preclude anyone from using 'engineers' to describe our tearris, "added Sterrett. Other schools have mascots that are not reflected in their nicknames: Cornell has a bear but is called "Big Red"; Navy has a goat Please see Mascot page 3 Eljzabelh Keegin Colley Elizabeth Keegin Colley Dan Quayle speaks to parents Former Vice President Dan Quayle spoke to more than 500 parents Sat. (Nov. 11) in Packard Laboratory auditorium. He and his wife, Marilyn, are chairpersons of the Parents' Committee. Last year, 44 percent of current parents contributed $287,400 to the fund in addition to paying tuition and other costs of sending their child to Lehigh. "Lehigh has done a tremendous job preparing our students for the future," said Quayle, adding "that is our responsibility as parents as well... Lehigh is proud to call itself a family, and we are proud to be part of that family." Their son Tucker is a senior at the university. Inside this week College of Education Dean Al Moe to become University Service Professor of education 2 Lehigh clinches share of Patriot League title with 51-21 thrashing of Holy Cross South Mountaineer 8-12 News 1-3 Events 4-5 Jobs 5 Looking Back 6 Calendar 7 Special Section: Asa Packer People Newsletter Centerfold LEHIGH LehighWeek Office Linderman Library 30 Library Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3067 NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 230 Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 |
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