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Cheerleader with "the Pitt Panther" at the 1956 Sugar Bowl. "Roc" the Panther costumed mascot, 2007. The University of Pittsburgh adopted the Panther as its official animal and mascot on November 16, 1909 at a meeting of students and alumni. [1]
During the 1950s, the Pitt Band, shown here during the 1952 Pitt football season, would close halftime shows playing the "Alma Mater" in the Panther Head formation. The lyrics to the University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater are attributable to the 1916 edition of The Owl student yearbook. [1]
In the United States, most universities and colleges that sponsor athletics programs have adopted an official nickname for its associated teams. Often, these nicknames have changed for any number of reasons, which might include a change in the name of the school itself, a term becoming dated or otherwise changing meaning, or changes in racial perceptions and sensitivities.
The sweet cat named 'Pikachu' was found in the rubble after the deadly tornado. ... a small town about 40 miles north of Tulsa, Oklahoma. As the tornado sirens went off a lot of families had to ...
Image credits: Ok-File-6997 Animal shelters in the US had a busy 2023, with over 6.5 million pets entering shelters and rescue organizations. That’s 3.3 million cats and 3.2 million dogs. It was ...
The University of Pittsburgh officially adopted the Panthers of Pittsburgh as its nickname and mascot in 1909, shortly after changing its name from the Western University of Pennsylvania. The University of Pittsburgh claims that it was the first college or university to choose the panther as a mascot, which it did on November 16, 1909.
An officer who saved a kitten became the cat's hero again by finding the pet a home.. Officer Martin, an officer with the City of Erie Police Department, recently responded to a report about ...
The 1932 Pittsburgh Panthers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Jock Sutherland , the team compiled an 8–1–2 record, shut out eight of its eleven opponents, suffered its sole loss to USC in ...