12 Feb 2021 Indiana’s Valparaiso University announced it is dropping its team name, the Crusaders, because “hate groups” often embrace the word to describe themselves. The college said it was canceling its team name and all logos and mascots associated with it in a Thursday statement. “The negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery are not reflective of Valpo’s mission, and values, which promote a welcoming and inclusive community,” interim president Colette Irwin-Knott said in a statement. “This is the decision that best reflects our values and community.” The school’s student senate and the faculty passed resolutions calling for the nickname to be dropped and a new name to be chosen.