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Holy Cross on Verge of Dumping ‘Crusader’ Mascot Over Political Correctness

Holy Cross on Verge of Dumping ‘Crusader’ Mascot Over Political Correctness

WORCESTER — First, it was the college's newspaper — The Crusader — that appeared to be triggering campus progressives, as it happened to coincidentally feature the same name as the chief publication produced by the Ku Klux Klan. Yet a proposal to change the name of the College of the Holy Cross's newspaper may not be enough, as the Jesuit institution also boasts the same name for its school mascot.

WORCESTER — First, it was the college's newspaper — The Crusader — that appeared to be triggering campus progressives, as it happened to coincidentally feature the same name as the chief publication produced by the Ku Klux Klan. Yet a proposal to change the name of the College of the Holy Cross's newspaper may not be enough, as the Jesuit institution also boasts the same name for its school mascot.…