As a result of a contest sponsored by the university to determine a new basketball team mascot, the Raven was chosen among over 130 names. The committee of three administrative persons chose the "Raven" for (3) reasons:
a raven, being black, agreed with the school's colors of black and orange;
the raven has biblical history as Elijah was apparently fed by ravens; and
the raven is considered aggressive, like the university wanted its sports teams to be.[1]
Formerly the Tigers, AU's mascot was changed to a raven in 1937.[1]
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