Sottile '64 / My Dartmouth / Mascot

Reindeer vs Moose Box Score

	MOOSE vs REINDEER BOX SCORE   FIRST, ABOUT MOOSE & ME I enjoy moose!  For 37 years, I lived on Moose Hill Parkway which leads into Moose Hill Street.  At that intersection, there is the main house for the Moose Hill Audubon which owns and protects the Moose Hill Sanctuary across from my house/office on Moose Hill in Sharon, MA.    I have a company, "Cool Moose and a Reclusive Goose,"(tm) which develops websites for individuals and entities. By clicking either link, one will see that I've published two pages to explain this magnificent creature and have a third page linking to the website of Mark Picard, one of the best photographers of moose.  As I build this site to argue against the bull moose as a college mascot, I'm sipping coffee out of a moose mug with moose paraphernalia all over the office.   If Dartmouth officials adopt the moose, I'll be styling in moose-world.    NOTWITHSTANDING...  I AM CONVINCED THAT REINDEER / CARIBOU ARE THE ANIMAL TO BEST INSPIRE DARTMOUTH'S OFFICAL MASCOT; PLUS PROVIDE A ROBUST ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL IMMERSION INTO A CULTURE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN REALIZED BY ANY PREVIOUS SYMBOLS OR NAMES.    READ BELOW AND THROUGHOUT FOR REASONS: MOOSE vs REINDEER COMPARED & CONTRASTED ATTRIBUTES MOOSE REINDEER / CARIBOU Antlers        Males Yes Yes       Rack Structure       (Different But Equal ) Enormous Grow larger w age Very Large Branches  Bumpers  / Grow larger w age    Females No YES       Rack Structure None Large Full rack / Smaller than males But, retained longer than males Conformation A Gangly, “Northern Camel!”  A Rugged, Northern Deer Image Powerful & Massive Powerful & More Refined Team Players Sport teams are rugged individuals working together.  Ditto for corporations and colleges No Not used in teams Not able to be domesticated Not sociable Best left alone; attacks YES Rugged individually Used regularly in teams                          Historical relationship w humans Critical economic relationship Unique Mascot Not Rare Seattle Mariners have a moose for starters YES No Pros / No known college No known high schools Live Mascot ( IF DESIRED ) No... too dangerous YES... penned & used in public Could pair mascots to have unique 2some Symbol of North Yes Yes Symbol For Dartmouth As Mascot Only As a Mascot & METAPHOR of College Educational Goals for strong individuals in team societies Dartmouth Study Not Certain YES License Value High 2X Higher - Female buy-in is assured. Collateral Items Very High In North Extremely High - Deer in all regions Retail Acceptance Very High Extremely High - Merchandise tie-ins Potential For More Study Perhaps Important Not critical to human daily life.  Not a staple - food/clothing/commerce Critically Important To Humans Ideal for Interdisciplinary Study BioSci / Eviron / Econ / Soc /  Hist Govt. / Medicine & more Potential For Coop Study   Little - perhaps in wild ecco system study. Very Much Cornell / U Penn Vet. Schools Northern College Ag. Depts. Perhaps Local Breeding  / Herding Political Correctness Problem Antlered creature represents males only. Otherwise, moose are a PC safe. No Problem Santa is not a Christian symbol. Secular use since1830; Rudolph since 1939 Song since 1949 Most Famous "Bullwinkle" tm Ward Productions "Rudolph" tm  Created by Robert May, Dartmouth '29

	MASCOT / SYMBOL   GENDER NEUTRAL   PROPER COLLEGE FIT     EASE OF IMPLEMEN- TATION   GRAPHIC REPRESEN- TATION   SERIOUS COLLEGE STUDY   CAMPUS / COMMUNITY CULTURE     FUN USING MASCOT   GIFT OR FUND- RAISING   REINDEER CARIBOU YES YES   * Current  Rangifer Study * Native American Related * Baker Collection * Northern Animal * Domesticated YES   * Reindeer have impressive antlers, coats and colors * Graphically easy to impliment... plus no other reindeer mascots are known * Great symbol of individual & team strength * Domestication of animal allows for live mascot on tether or fenced * Folklore abounds around this vital animal YES   * The antlers on male & female allow uniform design continuity * Antlers on helmets, enclosing the Dartmouth Emblem, as font design * Northern clime fashion provide warm-ups and casual wear.   YES   * People * Animals * Economy * Enivornment * Ecology * Govt Regs   VERY   * Unique Mascot * Domestic Animal * Town & Country Style / Fashion     YES   * Reindeer provide hands on opportunities. * Live mascot... winter rides...nearby herding * Tremendous opportunity for city students to experience large animal care * Tie-in programs with Ivy Vet School - Cornell & Penn YES   * Antlers and lore around the reindeer provide great premiums. MOOSE NO   Impressive Spatulated Antlers Are Only On MALES   SOMEWHAT   * Little Human   Dependency * Little Economy * Northern Animal   IMPOSSIBLE   * Just who will explain to FEMALE alums & students that after 30 YEARS of thought, The College has decided on an all MALE symbol? (SEE COMPLETE NOTE BELOW)     SADLY   * "THE MOOSE DOESN'T FIT... SO WE ALL MUST QUIT" attempting to believe that it is a proper mascot / symbol / culture for Dartmouth College and the Dartmouth Community.   50% APPEAL   *  Why appeal to guys only? ANTLERS YES   * Reindeer & Caribou make it so   YES   *An antlered animal seems preferred by students. *Antlers provide latitude in representation and geography.       YES   * Cell-Tissue Regeneration * Bio/MedSch Research