The speed of an NHL game has never been faster, as teams put more and more emphasis on skating. But not every great player is a great skater -- Wayne Gretzky, for one, admitted he wasn't all that fast -- and there are players who can fly but aren't as skilled in the other aspects of the game. Still, there's no getting around the importance of speed.
Beaver becomes MITâs animal mascot The beaver is perhaps the most conspicuous symbol of MIT. It appears on the âbrass ratâ class ring and a costumed beaver occasionally appears at sporting events and some student activities. The beaver was adopted as the MIT mascot in 1914. Lester D. Gardner 1898 presented the idea to MIT president Richard C. Maclaurin at the annual dinner of the Technology Club of New York. According to brass rate lore, Gardnerâs argument for choosing a beaver follows:
Aggie is the UC Davis' mascot? I'm assuming this because I have a pin that says Go Aggies!. I've tried googling it, but all I get is something completely different. Is it a horse? I seriously want to know what an aggie is.