my first thought is that they put more effort into selecting a mascot than they do making sure they have good athletes.

Hamden Resident Selected as Mascot

April 26, 2005

New Haven, CT - Yale's search for a new mascot came to a conclusion Tuesday afternoon with the selection of "Mugsy" as Handsome Dan XVI. The English Bulldog from Hamden was picked from a field of 10 as part of Spring Fling festivities on Yale's Old Campus.

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