The noise is deafening. The fans flood the court. The team mascot is swept up and carried on top of the crowd. That's team spirit. That's what it's like to be a Billiken fan at Saint Louis University.

“Saint Louis University is as unique as the mascot that represents it,” Bowen said. “To me, being a Billiken means learning to think and live outside the box. It means pushing yourself to be the best ...

While Purdue Pete, Friar Dom, and the Saint Louis Billiken get plenty of credit for being the creepiest, most disconcerting ...

Perhaps most well-known to the St. Louis region, the Billiken. St. Louis University describes this college and high school (junior) mascot as a “mythical good-luck figure who represents ...