Rodney the Raven

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

Rodney the Raven (Anderson University) is the official mascot of 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:
  1. a raven, being black, agreed with the school's colors of black and orange;
  2. the raven has biblical history as Elijah was apparently fed by ravens; and
  3. the raven is considered aggressive, like the university wanted its sports teams to be. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "History of the Raven" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-10-15.