Features pieces are always fun to write because they’re less strictly newsy and allow more leeway on artistic writing. It was fun delving into the history of our school’s very notorious mascot, especially the nervous page flipping on New U archives from the late 1960s. Each of those nearly Bible paper-thin pages had coverage on the mascot elections and everything. It was all very fascinating.
New University Newspaper: Peter Through the Ages
Peter Through the Ages
by Christina Nersesian
Volume 42, Issue 2 | Sep 29 2008
So you found out you’re an Anteater. You probably haven’t started practicing chants of “Rip ‘Em ’Eaters” for sideline cheers just yet, and you may have to ignore the snickers for a while when you tell your friends back home your sporting event war cry is a ferocious, “Zot!”
And how about explaining to them that accompanying hand gesture? Haven’t heard of it yet? Try bringing together your thumb, middle and ring fingers to make hind legs and a tail. Have your index and pinky fingers stand tall to make arms ready for a bear hug defense. Your hand may cramp now, but it’ll become second nature by Winter Quarter. It’s your Anteater, and it’s reared and ready to attack.
Prompted to cheer by an enthusiastic and enlarged plush anteater, it’s what UCI fans in the stands motion and call out at games. With this symbol at the helm, being an ’Eater is a source of pride.
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