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1. www.thedickinsonpress.com › news › would-changingWould changing Midgets mascot be too ... - Dickinson Press

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   Dec 6, 2019 · Depending on who you ask, Dickinson High School's mascot — the Midgets — could be considered an endearing tradition or derogatory slur. Dickinson High School is one of only five schools to ...

   • Author: Kayla Henson

2. thedickinsonian.com › opinion › 2024/03/28Karma is a lanternfly – The Dickinsonian

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   Mar 28, 2024 · When I first came to Dickinson College, I learned about the mermaid on the top of Old West and assumed that was our mascot. I suffered a rude awakening when I found out our mascot is actually a devil. Rather than pick something that reflects our storied history and culture as the first college established...

3. www.thedickinsonpress.com › news › dickinson-askedDickinson asked to change Mascot - The Dickinson Press

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   Dec 9, 2019 · Dickinson asked to change Mascot. Samantha Rayburn-Trubyk, a representative with the Little People of America, addresses the Dickinson School Board about changing the high school's mascot. (Kayla ...

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4. www.dickinson.edu › news › articleThe Red Devil's New Clothes - Dickinson College

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   Sep 6, 2019 · Dickinson's Red Devil mascot costume gets an update. by Tony Moore. Every Dickinsonian probably knows the origin of the college’s Red Devil athletics mascot. But for the uninitiated, back in 1930, when Dickinson was a mere 147 years old, the football team held its own again the superior gridiron squad of George Washington University.

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5. bismarcktribune.com › news › state-and-regionalQuestions raised about appropriateness of Dickinson "Midget ...

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Feb 10, 2010. 0. DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Dickinson's school board president has questioned whether the local schools should consider changing their "Midget'' mascot and nickname to something less ...

6. www.dickinson.edu › homepage › 1666Traditions - Dickinson College

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   Dickinson's theatre troupe, the Mermaid Players, fashioned its name after this famous campus icon, and the Mermaid Society was established to recognize loyal donors to the college. The mermaid is Dickinson's unofficial mascot, symbolic of being flexible, adapting to the unexpected and rolling with the punches.

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   Does Dickinson High School still have a midget mascot?

   • According to the Little People of America, Dickinson High School is one of only five schools that still use the mascot named 'midget'. School board members in Dickinson have discussed changing the name before and are about to do so again.

   Would changing Midgets mascot be too politically correct? A history of

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   Is Dickinson High School's mascot offensive?

   • Dickinson High School's mascot — the Midgets — is considered an endearing tradition by some and a potentially offensive slur by others. Dickinson High School is one of only five schools to still use the midget mascot, according to the Little People of America.

   Would changing Midgets mascot be too politically correct? A history of

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   Why did the high school change the mascot?

   • The High School changed the mascot yet again from the Tigers to the Wombats because the student body thought that it was disrespectful to an endangered species. Why Mascots? In 'Speak' Laurie Halse Anderson she uses the ever changing mascot to show that things are always changing to try and please folks but it is often not the solution.

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   Was Dickinson High School a 'politically correct' school?

   • In December 1996, the Associated Press reported on Dickinson High School: 'Politically correct school board ousted for dumping Midget mascot.' The school board's decision to change the mascot angered residents enough to hold a recall election in November of the same year.

   Would changing Midgets mascot be too politically correct? A history of

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   Did Hurley school drop their mascot?

   • Hurley, Wis. is one of the schools where Stenvold has been involved in discussions about dropping the mascot. The school dropped the mascot. Stenvold commented, 'When it’s all said and done, there’s so much relief'.

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8. www.inforum.com › news › survey-shows-majoritySurvey shows majority against changing Midget mascot - InForum

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   Jan 15, 2020 · DICKINSON, N.D. — A newly-released district survey shows the majority of Dickinson is not in favor of changing the Midget mascot. After representatives from Little People of America visited the ...