They’re getting rid of the hippo. The statue will remain, but there will be no more merchandise with the hippo, and the hippo mascot will be hidden away unless children are around or the “real” mascots are busy.
GW students are suitably outraged. They have an awesome mascot that represents one of nature’s noblest beasts, and now their administration wants to throw it away.
In solidarity with our water horse-loving brethren at Foggy Bottom, I offer Jessica Hippo, the greatest hippo in the world (and possibly the greatest animal, too):
Photo from Flickr user imissthevelvetunderground used under a Creative Commons license
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September 19th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Washington Post Express Blog Log: http://www.expressnightout.com/content/blog_log/
September 21st, 2008 at 12:18 pm
False alarm? http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2008/09/18/News/Officials.Senior.Administration.Never.Discussed.Hippo.PhaseOut-3442299.shtml
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Right you are. And hurray on the Express. I just wish they didn’t call me “blogger blog.georgetownvoice.com”
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
[…] Reports of the George Washingto University hippo mascot’s death have been greatly exaggerated. The GW administration is saying everything was a misunderstanding, although some GW students remain suspicious of a cover-up. Whatever’s going on in Foggy Bottom, the hippo lives. […]