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Rodney the Raven

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Tradition
History
References

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| university = Anderson University (Indiana)
| conference = Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
| conference_short = HCAC
| description = Black raven
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Rodney the Raven is the official mascot of the Anderson University. Rodney, normally portrayed by a costumed character, is usually represented as a stylized raven with black feathers, yellow legs, and an orange beak. Rodney reflects the tradition of referring to Anderson students as "Ravens."

Tradition

Rodney the Raven is the face of AU athletics and has been increasingly used to raise school spirit on AU's campus.

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.^&91;1&93;

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

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.anderson.edu/athletics/Mascot.pdf|title=History of the Raven|accessdate=2008-10-15|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121035624/http://www.anderson.edu/athletics/Mascot.pdf|archivedate=2008-11-21|df=}}

2 : College mascots in the United States|Anderson Ravens and Lady Ravens

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