Rodney the Raven

Rodney the Raven
Rodney the Raven
University	Anderson University (Indiana)
Conference	HCAC
Description	Black raven

Rodney the Raven (Anderson University) is the official mascot of the Anderson University.

History[]

As a result of a contest sponsored by the university to determine a new basketball team mascot, the Raven was chosen among over 130 names. The committee of three administrative persons chose the "Raven" for (3) reasons:

a raven, being black, agreed with the school's colors of black and orange;
the raven has biblical history as Elijah was apparently fed by ravens; and
the raven is considered aggressive like what the university wanted its sports teams to be.^[1]

Formerly the Tigers, AU's mascot was changed to a raven in 1937.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "History of the Raven" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-10-15.

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[RavenHistory-1] "History of the Raven" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-10-15.

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