Why is ithaca college called the bombers

Which is why I say why not just go completely out there with the squirrel. I love the squirrel, personally. It's quite unique and would certainly stand out. As you said, chestnutz, why not go all out and use the squirrel? For what it's worth this is Ithaca's current athletics logo, which admittedly is pretty terrible:. Love the Flying Squirrel.

D3 schools should embrace the opportunity to do this kind of thing more, because I went to a D3 as an undergrad that rebranded the Fighting Scots the wordmark but not the nickname and replaced the visual with a wordmark and nothing else because it was a man with a claymore and they thought it was exclusionary to women athletes. We published some ideas for alternatives after they wasted money on the rebrand, but naturally they ignored it because in those days they were especially tone deaf.

I too like the squirrel. The lake monster is definitely a WTF. There's nothing "bombery" about him. The phoenix is good on its own, but I would lose the ball. Hmm, I don't know. None of the choices are that great.

I'm really not understanding C; I always thought Cayuga Lake was more Cornell's territory of the city north and east, IC's south and west and I have no idea where they got the lake monster idea from. The phoenix idea's kinda overdone, too. I'd say out of the three, I'd go with the flying squirrel which needs to be black because Central NY's the only place I've ever seen black squirrels. Only members of the IC community can. Also, it's not a vote per se, but everyone has the opportunity to send in feedback in a short 5 or 6 question survey, and the committee will decide from there.

Put me down as another vote for the flying squirrel. In fact, I'd rather they change the name as well. You are invited to participate in an online survey to share your thoughts on the mascot finalists. This survey should not take longer than 10 minutes to complete. The mascot visuals on the website and in the survey are early concepts of the way the selected mascot may be portrayed. The final graphics for the chosen mascot will be shaped by information received through this survey and focus group testing conducted later this summer and fall.

Six-week survey! Early concepts! Reviewing submissions! A call went out for a name for the college teams from the Ithacan. The request was repeated October 30 and November 13, with a vote scheduled for January 8, Options listed for the voting were:. On January 22, , the Ithacan reported that the student body had overwhelmingly picked "Cayugas" as the name for the teams. The yearbook The Cayugan duly reported:. This all sounds definite.

The first known outside press reference to the Bombers is a December 17, article in the Rochester Times-Union , followed by a reference in the Syracuse Post-Standard on January 25, Both of these were stories about the basketball team. The first reference to the Bombers in the Ithacan was an article about the football team on November 23, And the first reference to the Bombers in the Ithaca Journal was not until December Jansen's publicity biographical material indicates that he began working as Publicity Director of Ithaca College in December, and joined the Ithaca Journal in October, Prior to that, he worked for the Syracuse Journal.

Clearly Jansen was active in the media as a reporter about events at Ithaca College. However, the lack of references to the Bombers in the Ithaca Journal does not support the hypothesis that Jansen single-handedly generated and forced the adoption of the name. In November of , Ithaca College tried to change that.

An initiative led by President Tom Rochon generated hundreds of mascot proposals. For months, the campus debated the possibilities. Click on the question to find your answer. Did we miss your question? At most colleges and universities, mascots are a school spirit staple. However, Ithaca College has never had one. Students have put together unofficial mascots, including a unicorn, a rooster and a fighter pilot. After years without a mascot, in November of , Ithaca College officials decided it was time to find a mascot and turned to its students, faculty and alumni for ideas.