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Oski the Bear (Oski) is the official mascot of the University of California, Berkeley ("Cal"), representing the California Golden Bears. Named after the Oski Yell, [1] he made his debut at a freshman rally in the Greek Theatre on September 25, 1941. [2] [3] Prior to his debut, live bears were used as Cal mascots. [4]
University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis makes the signature "The U" hand gesture, December 2007. This is an incomplete list of U.S. college mascots' names, consisting of named incarnations of live, costumed, or inflatable mascots. For school nicknames, see List of college team nicknames in the United States.
University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Aggies: Davis, California: University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) Anteaters: Irvine, California: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins: Los Angeles, California University of California, Merced (UC Merced) Golden Bobcats: Merced, California: University of California, Riverside (UC ...
Joe Bruin, an anthropomorphic male brown bear, is the official mascot of the University of California, Los Angeles’ athletic teams along with Josephine "Josie" Bruin, a female brown bear, who is his regular partner at UCLA sporting events and other university activities.
The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley.Referred to in athletic competition as California or Cal, the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I primarily as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and for a limited number of ...
"Scotty Highlander" is the mascot for UC Riverside. The original mascot was an aggressive little bear wearing a kilt for the school's logo. In 1998, a referendum to move to NCAA Division I was passed and the students approached the administration requesting a new mascot and the old mascot was replaced.
UCSC's mascot is the banana slug (specifically, Ariolimax dolichophallus). [22] In 1970, volleyball team member David Van Cleve created the mascot "Banana Slugs" for the UCSC volleyball team. He was concerned that, as sports began to gain in popularity at the institution, a team name or mascot did not exist.
The Oski Yell is the University of California Berkeley spirit yell from which the school’s mascot, Oski the Bear, derives his name.Although Oski appeared in 1941, the yell was first performed around the turn of the 20th century.