mascots

Economy
Arts
National

RIP Duo, the Duolingo owl. Why would the company kill its own mascot?

12:48pm February 13, 2025

Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?

Demon Deacon rides motorcycle onto football field

Education
Human Interest

Carolina Curious: What is a Demon Deacon?

8:00am August 30, 2023

by Amy Diaz

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Lemiley Lane, who grew up in the Navajo Nation in Arizona, walks along the Bountiful High School campus during her junior year in 2020 in Bountiful, Utah. The school changed its nickname in 2021 to "The Redhawks."

Sports
Education

As schools face calls to drop Native American mascots, some could lose state money

10:41am April 19, 2023

by Scott Neuman

New York on Tuesday became the latest state in the nation to move to force schools to do away with the use of Native American team names or mascots. Those that don't comply risk losing their funding.