A bill passed by the Rutgers University Student Assembly calls for making the school's Scarlet Knight mascot more diverse. (Jim O'Connor | USA TODAY Sports) NEW BRUNSWICK — Since its debut in ...

The battle for equality and diversity has moved beyond mere people to . . . college mascots. At Rutgers University, the Student Assembly recently voted to multiculturalize the Scarlet Knight. The m… ...

Rutgers Football; Rutgers should leave the Scarlet Knight mascot alone | Politi Bits . Published: ; May. 05, 2015, 1:00 p.m.

The Rutgers University Student Assembly recently passed a bill that aims to support ethnic and gender diversity by adding multiple mascots in addition to the existing Caucasian Scarlet Knight, the ...

Policy. Does Your College Really Need a Large, Foam, Third-Gender Mascot? Or Any Mascot at All? Rutgers University is looking for more diverse mascots to represent its mediocre sports teams.

If a mascot truly is to reflect a college student body at large, I have some ideas for real diversity. ... Rutgers mascot not diverse enough; ethnic and gender-neutral Scarlet Knights to be sought.

The school's student assembly recently passed a bill to diversify the white, blue-eyed "Scarlet Knight" mascot. The assembly wants to add other mascots that could be black, Latino Asian, female ...

The Scarlet Knight, which has been Rutgers' mascot since 1955, was repackaged in August with a sleeker look including a wider smile, more pronounced eyebrows and a tanner complexion.