The George Washington University announced yesterday that it will discontinue use of the Colonial as the school’s mascot. While this decision was supposedly made in the name of school unity, in reality, it will only gratify radical factions of the student body and perpetuate division within the school community.
The Colonial mascot referenced the colonists of revolutionary America, who fought for independence in opposition to colonialism. Thus, this decision continues the recent trend at my school of rejecting American history.
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