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Feb 11, 2021
VALAPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Valparaiso University announced Thursday that is dropping the team name Crusaders, the school mascot and all logos associated with the term that it says has been embraced by hate groups.
The decision comes after a decades-long debate that had intensified recently because groups such as the Ku Klux Klan began using the symbols and words. The school’s faculty and student senates each passed resolutions calling for the change and the university’s alumni board of directors supported reassessing the appropriateness of the team name.
The Crusades were a series of bloody religious wars starting in the 11th century between Christians and Muslims. For years, Valpo’s sports mascot has been a helmeted figure in faux armor.
Valparaiso University retiring Crusader mascot
The school said the symbol, which has connections to violence and hate groups, does not represent its core values.
Credit: Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University is retiring its Crusader mascot due to its connection to hate groups, including the Ku Klux Klan. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 12:36 AM EST February 12, 2021
VALPARAISO, Ind. Valparaiso University is retiring its Crusader mascot due to its connection to violence and hate groups, including the Ku Klux Klan.
Interim President Colette Irwin-Knott announced the news in a video Thursday.
Irwin-Knott created a task force last semester to study the mascot and its continued use. The task force sent out a survey on the issue and received nearly 8,000 responses. Based upon those responses, the task force recommended retiring the mascot.
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