Around New England · Culture For Subscribers Holy Cross Professors Worry Crusader Mascot An Example of ‘Othering’ By Matt McDonald April 12, 2017 · 6:43 AM EDT · Updated June 25, 2025 1:42 PM Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen But a chaplain at the college said that's the point of a mascot: to "other" the opponent. But a chaplain at the college said that's the point of a mascot: to "other" the opponent.… Advertisement Read Next Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage Flips U.S. House Seat Red Amid Bluenami Maine Activists Renew Effort To Get Males Out Of Girls' Sports What Nearly 59 Years of Marriage Has Taught Me About Love 5 Massachusetts Halloween Spots Worth Visiting Outside Salem