By: Misty Barron
Nov. 4 – After over a year of speculation and debate, Delta College has unveiled the look of its new mascot–The Duck.
The Delta Collegiate has been reporting on this story since Dec. 2022 when Delta announced they would be replacing Peppie the Pioneer. Peppie had been the college’s mascot since opening in 1961, but has not been used for years. The change came with its own controversy when alumni spoke out against it and students seemed confused over the sudden change.
“All of these aren’t as good as the OG Pioneer,” stated an anonymous Delta student in one of the mascot surveys. Another left their feedback saying, “If we are pioneering the future, shouldn’t a mascot be a pioneer?”
Other students were supportive of other mascot choices, including the duck. “I like the alliteration of the Detla Ducks,” one student said. Another’s choice for deer had mentioned, “I feel like whitetail deer would just fit the colors of delta and the whole vibe in general.”
The mascot choice was announced on Aug 22 during a faculty meeting before the fall semester began. During the meeting, Delta’s president, Micheal Gavin recognized many were against changing the college’s mascot.
“The loudest voices we heard were about the Pioneer,” Gavin said. “This was a solution to that issue. The most passion I heard was about keeping the Pioneers, we saw a lot of responses for the other one. So, we thought, let’s not obliterate passion; that’s good.”
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