Rhett the Terrier, through the Years | BU Today - Boston University
Mar 19, 2018 · BU cheerleaders and a drum majorette with a Boston terrier mascot on what is now Nickerson Field, August 27, 1954. Terrier mascot Rhett with homecoming queen Laura Sugarman (center) and a member of her court, November 3, 1956. Football captains Jack Regan (SED’58) (left) and Larry Vinecour (SED’58, CAS’58) with Boston terrier Fumbles, May ...
I’m Rhett. I Have a Few Thoughts on BU’s New Comfort Dog
Feb 14, 2024 · 5. Rhett. BU Photography. Let’s get one thing straight. Boston University already has a mascot. A handsome (if I may say so) black-and-white Boston terrier. He’s been BU’s mascot for more than 100 years. Everybody loves him. They take selfies with him, high-five him on the sidewalk, and sit next to his statue near the BU Beach.
Is It Time to Rename Rhett, BU’s Mascot? - Boston University
Jul 1, 2020 · BU students seized on the movie’s romantic power, naming the mascot “Rhett” because “no one loves Scarlett”—a play on the school’s official color—“more than Rhett.”. That cute association stuck. And in the 1950s, students began donning a Rhett costume at BU athletic games, youth clinics, national cheerleading competitions ...
BU mascot is the Boston Terrier; mascot does not have an official name. Live (and later costumed) terriers, as embodiments of the BU mascot, have existed since the 1920s. BU’s live/costumed mascots have had at least 7 names, since 1925. “Rhett,” as a mascot name, has been in use since 1983
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Time to Retire the Rhett Name? You Can Weigh In - Boston …
Sep 23, 2020 · BU’s Mascot Committee will hold two virtual community forums this week for members of the BU community to have their say on retiring the Rhett name. Sessions are scheduled on Thursday, September 24, 12:45 to 1:45 pm, and Friday, September 25, noon to 1 pm. A page for written comments is also available. Administration. Alumni. Athletics ...
Did You Know? 10 Fun Facts about BU - Boston University
Oct 4, 2023 · BU History. Did You Know? 10 BU Trivia Bits for the University’s New President. A ghost tower, a buried president, a bull moose mascot, The Castle, and other funny, weird facts that make Boston University special. October 4, 2023. 7. C. Daryl Healea (STH’01, Wheelock’11) Daryl Healea is more than Boston University College of Arts ...
Mascot Committee | Alumni & Friends - Boston University
The committee’s work includes research of both the mascot’s nickname origins and a cultural understanding of why, at a university founded by abolitionists, we have a mascot nickname associated with a book and film whose racist depictions are at odds with our own traditions. Find research about the BU mascot naming history here.
The original Rhett | BU Today | Boston University
Sep 20, 2005 · The original Rhett. In selecting the Boston terrier as BU's mascot, students chose between it and a moose. September 20, 2005. BU Yesterday. In 1922, BU students voting for a school mascot got to choose between the Boston terrier and a moose. The Boston terrier was chosen in part because the dog was first bred in America in 1869, the year BU ...