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Opinion: The NYU mascot is meaningless. We need a new one.

Do you feel represented as a Bobcat? I don’t.

Matthew Franco, Staff Writer • October 19, 2022

I looked into NYU’s mascot, and it turns out we aren’t the cute NYU Violets I thought we were. No, we’ve been the NYU Bobcats for almost 40 years. According to NYU’s website,...

Meet the Students Behind the Mask

Here's an inside look into the lives of students who wear the Bobcat suit for NYU’s mascot team.

Kevin Ryu, Sports Editor • September 28, 2020

When you join this NYU club, you might be able to attend the premiere of a Broadway show for free or participate in a mechanical bull riding competition outside Madison...

The Best Sports Mascots, Ranked

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Bela Kirpalani, Sports Editor • September 30, 2019

To some, mascots may seem utterly useless or distracting from the actual game. To others like me, however, that is exactly what makes them so important to the American sporting...

Unmasking the NYU Bobcat

Maddie Howard, Staff Writer • November 11, 2016

NYU's mascots are alive and well at a number of on campus events, but most often frequent NYU basketball games.

Scratch the Bobcat, “Violets” Are More Colorful

Thomas Price, Staff Writer • November 2, 2016

The Violet represents the same merit that Stanford has with the Cardinal, yet holds true to the flair and Bohemian culture of Greenwich Village.

Violets, Torches Are Dull, Embrace the Bobcat Instead

Paris Martineau, Deputy Opinion Editor • November 2, 2016

Do we really want someone parading around our school as a previously poorly alliterated, bowel movement inducing fool? The Bobcat is obviously the only reasonable choice here.

NYU mascots Housie, BobCat face off in skirmish

April 1, 2013

Housie Maguire physically feuds with BobCat to determine who is the better NYU mascot.