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From the Mid-Hudson Valley Perspective Archive

MARIST COLLEGE DITCHES MASCOT NAME ‘SHOOTER’ AMIDST MASS SHOOTINGS

The Marist athletics department decided to ditch their mascot’s name “Shooter” amidst mass shootings across the country, according to Poughkeepsie Journal.

(Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2017 )   <Read it>

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Editorial Comment

What are the going to call it when a basketball player launches the basketball toward the basket? They’ve got to come up with another word than “shoots”. - BK