MACOMB, IL - - Happy seventh birthday to our bone-afide best friend, Colonel Rock IV! Western Illinois University's live mascot, Colonel Rock IV, aka "Ray," will turn seven Friday, Feb. 14. To ...

Editor's Note: This is a series of stories about Western Illinois University students ... One of his proudest contributions is his role in bringing back the university's live mascot program. "I would ...

Dan Meers now makes the decades old mascot come to life with his years of experience entertaining. He's been in a fuzzy suit since the 80s — starting with University of Missouri's Truman the ...

The University of Illinois drew lots of attention last year by adding a Kingfisher mascot at its games, but in the high school ranks, The Georgetown School got there first. Oceanside Collegiate ...

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is facing a lawsuit over its racial hiring quotas after a former professor claimed he was illegally "retaliated" against for objecting to its allegedly ...

On Saturday night, college basketball will be treated to something that was commonplace for decades but has become the ...

This is an issue for our disability community that we take very seriously,” an activist who helped draft the bill said.

Rutgers-Newark unveiled the new design for its campus mascot on Wednesday, debuting a redder, sleeker look for the fox known as the Scarlet Raider.

The university says a Montana-based artist will sculpt the clay model live on campus and give a lecture about the process.

Duo the Owl was known for his silly antics, reminding Duolingo users to complete their daily lessons. He debuted with the app ...