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As the Mascot Advisory Committee deliberates on the new direction for WCSU's mascot, this site attempts to give a look back at how the University has presented itself in nicknames and with mascots in the past. The Mascot Advisory Committee is not simply charged with replacing Chuck - the mascot, but also to move away from Colonials in order to find an image that better represents this 117-year-old institution. There is also a chapter in this exhibit on some of the themes that define WestConn's home town and region. First - some definitions. Nickname: OED- A (usually familiar or humorous) name which is given to a person, place, etc., as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name. A college or a team's nickname is usually a contrivance to identify a school or that school's teams. For example, Buckeyes is the official nickname used by Ohio State. WestConn is an unofficial nickname for WCSU. Colonials was the official nickname of WCSU's athletic…