But Artie, the jolly vegetable very soon became a lovable character and a favorite among fans.ĭespite the obvious problem that a vegetable has nothing to do with sports, Artie was hated only because of his childlike looks. The students purposely wanted the representation of the school team to be “lame”. Artie came to life when students voted on him as a joke, in protest of most of the school’s budget being used for sports rather than academics. He is said to look more like a “kids cartoon” rather than someone supposed to spread cheer or pride. This vegetable-inspired mascot has been Scottsdale Community College’s official mascot since 1972, and as the name suggests, is an artichoke. Artie the Artichoke – Scottsdale Community College Wu has been the proud mascot of WSU since 1948 and after his introduction, he gained so much popularity, that even Jimmy Fallon mentioned him in a joke on an episode of ‘The Tonight Show’. They were known to work on a nearby wheat field when they weren’t in college. Traditionally, shocking used to be the vocation of the majority of the students. The “shock” in his name stands for the process of shocking during wheat harvesting which is a very common practice in Kansas. He refers to all students and teammates as ‘shockers’, which is also the name of the school’s athletic teams. For a bundle of wheat, most find it odd that he wears sweatpants and a crewneck, and his facial features have often been compared to an angry Donald Trump. WuShock or Wu for short is an energetic, yellow, giant stalk of wheat from Wichita State University. Despite the bad reviews he’s received, the university decided to keep him as their mascot, even to this date. Pickle to have a unique look but the outcome looked so strange that it was declared the most unconventional college mascot in an online competition with a total of 2800 votes. The college states that they intended Mr. However, it is still unknown why they decided to choose a pickle to represent their art. This is the reason why the Fighting Pickle holds a large paintbrush, and a clapper board, and wears a piano patterned belt/tutu.

He first originated when the student body requested the designing team for some sort of representation of the Arts subjects taught at the university. This mascot represents the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is a masked, French-looking bright green pickle, sporting a blue beret. Fighting Pickle – University of North Carolina School of Arts Speedy the Geoduck – Evergreen State College Battling Bishop – North Carolina Wesleyan College

Weezy the Boll Weevil – University of Arkansas The Fighting Okra – Delta State University

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