The school's men's and women's ski teams and men's and women's squash teams compete in Division I. The Ephs' nickname (which rhymes with chiefs) is a shortened form of the name of Ephraim Williams, the college's founder. The Ephs' mascot is a purple cow, and their colors are purple and gold. The school's athletic director is Lisa Melendy.
The Rottweiler (UK /ËrÉtvaÉªlÉ/ or /ËrÉtwaÉªlÉ/) or (US /rÉtwaÉªlÉr/) is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large.The dogs were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, because one of their uses was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market.
Rottweiler Origin. Rottweilers are considered to be one of the oldest breeds of dog with an origin way back to Roman times where they were used as herder or driving dogs. They marched over the Alps with the Roman legions where they protecting the humans and the cattle from wild animals and theft and herded the cattle.