Saluki

Excerpt from Cancel My Subscription
Advice for new freshmen
by Josh Robinson

A Saluki is our mascot and there's nothing you can do about it. Believe me, I've tried. It is not a Polish salutatorian, as you might have been told, nor is it a German artillery gunner command.

A Saluki is, in fact, an Egyptian racing dog, and it looks like a greyhound in drag. (the dog, not the bus) The reason this intriguingly homely quadruped is our mascot has a lot to do with the animal's inherent quickness, which is to be associated with the quickness that the student body funnels money into the University and the surrounding community. We chose an Egyptian racing dog because there used to be three pyramids where Brush Towers now stand. If you don't believe me, ask your student life adviser, the same individual who told you the cafeteria food would eventually grow on you.

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other more informative Saluki Links

http://www.dailyegyptian.com/btc98/C/mascot.html

http://www.dailyegyptian.com/spring00/02-03-00/salukis.html

http://www.saluki.com/BREEDDES.HTM

http://www.dailyegyptian.com/about_de/thename.html

http://www.dailyegyptian.com/spring00/04-07-00/ransom.html

http://www.dailyegyptian.com/spring00/04-12-00/dog.html

Published on 11/17/05; 12:24:44 PM

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