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Western Connecticut Considering Changing Mascot After Outcry

Western Connecticut Considering Changing Mascot After Outcry

Tom Joyce

Western Connecticut State University may change its sports teams' nickname and mascot because some find the term "Colonials" offensive.

The school's current mascot is called Chuck the Colonial.

Boston Mayor Responds To Vandalism of Christopher Columbus Statue By Taking It Down
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Boston Mayor Responds To Vandalism of Christopher Columbus Statue By Taking It Down

Matthew McDonald

A statue of Christopher Columbus that was beheaded around midnight Tuesday will be taken down and put into storage and possibly never brought back, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday.

The large white statue is a focal point of Christopher Columbus Park on the waterfront of the North End, the city's most famous Italian neighborhood.

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