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‘One thing I tell people is there will not be a lighthouse with legs walking around’
A Lutheran university in Indiana still does not have a new mascot, seven months after it decided to get rid of the “Crusaders” name.
Valparaiso University, located in the city of the same name, ditched the “Crusaders” in February because it had association with “hate groups.”
Though it settled on the “Beacons” as the new team name in August, it has not picked a new mascot.
VU Athletics Director Mark LaBarbera says a new mascot has not been decided yet. He says re-branding for a new mascot will take years, and references the current Crusaders branding, “There’s places where the mascot is very public. That logo is in the athletic facilities, so those are in the process of being changed,” the AD told the campus paper.
“One thing I tell people is there will not be a lighthouse with legs walking around,” LaBarbera told the Valpo Torch .
However, the university said that a new mascot could come in the next several months.
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“This academic year a student-led committee will come together to inform the personification of a mascot, a character to hype up the crowd at Athletics games and embody the spirit of the Valpo Beacons,” Valpo wrote in a September 3 Facebook post . “And as the mascot for the Beacon nickname is developed over the next several months, we will be rolling out additional mascot-related imagery and gear!”
It said new gear and the “personification” of the team name would be unveiled this academic year.‘So Valpo Beacons, stay engaged and excited — the Athletics ferocity and mascot personification is coming! Our Valpo family is the heart of this entire process and we cannot wait to see the passion brought to the mascot development,” the Facebook post said.University officials did not respond several email requests for comment. Valpo community responds Some social media commentators said they liked the name but not the lighthouse logo. “Proud to be a Beacon! Not proud to be a lighthouse,” one person wrote. “That logo though! I’m okay with the name but the […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker