WCSU Colonials may soon be the ‘Whales’ because whales have 'knowledge of both life and death'

WCSU Colonials may soon be the ‘Whales’ because whales have 'knowledge of both life and death'

• A Connecticut university is responding to student complaints about its “Colonials” nickname, claiming that it perpetuates “racism” and “white male privilege.”
• Members of the student effort have suggested changing the mascot to the “Whales” because they “are associated with compassion and solitude."

"...According to the petition, the signatories “want to leave the outdated term, Colonials, behind as it is representative of ethnic violence, genocide, racism, and white male privilege.”
“Whales are associated with compassion and solitude, and knowledge of both life and death."...
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