Halloween in the Archives! October 31, 2012
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Sherlock Holmes and Snow White showed up this morning in the archives, completely unexpected. Come by Special Collections and Archives today, eat an apple, and do some investigating….
Anteater Sculpture at Bren Events Center September 28, 2012
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The Bren Events Center opened on January 8, 1987, when the men’s basketball team beat Utah State 118-96 in front of a sold-out crowd. Current NBA Head Coach Scott Brooks (Oklahoma City Thunder) scored 41 points for the Anteaters that night.
The Graduating Class of 1987 commissioned artist Billy Fitzgerald to design and cast the 430-pound bronze sculpture which stands in front of the Bren Events Center. Fitzgerald also designed the statue of the UCLA Bruin on the UCLA campus.
AS-061. University Communication Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, the U.C. Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Box 128.
Chancellor Jack Peltason and Peter the Anteater June 7, 2010
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UC Irvine’s second Chancellor, Jack Peltason, poses with Peter the Anteater.
AS-061. University Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Anteater in Aldrich Park May 12, 2010
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An early photograph of a baby anteater in a tree in Aldrich Park (formerly Campus Park), ca. 1968. Is this cute, or what?
AS-061. University Communications Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Peter Hangs Five March 31, 2010
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Camino’s First Years: Camino, Mesa Court, UCI. AS-068. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Johnny Hart’s Anteater December 10, 2009
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Most anteater aficionados know that the UCI mascot was inspired by a character in the Johnny Hart comic strip “B.C.” Few know that Mr. Hart liked the anteater mascot concept. He even completed an original drawing of the anteater, which he sent to UCI… apparently later than expected!
"To my patient friends at Irvine, best wishes from Johnny Hart."
Other Mascots Considered November 3, 2009
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The Anteater was elected as the official UCI mascot on Monday, November 29, 1965, gaining more student votes than others on the ballot. The ballot results were: Anteater (559 votes); None of these (121 votes); Sea Hawks (113 votes); Centaurs (47 votes); Roadrunners (42 votes); Toros (37 votes); Bison (31 votes); and there were 49 Write-in votes. The options on the ballot were suggested by students through a petition process, where proposed mascots needed to have a minimum of 100 supporting signatures. Prior to this process, the UCI administration had suggested possible mascots, and even went so far as to have a local designer produce these designs for Mariners, Explorers, Toros, Clippers, and Dolphins –
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- Mariners
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- Explorers
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- Toros
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- Clippers
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- Dolphins
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- Mariners (alternative)
The University of California, Irvine Collection on the Anteater Mascot and Other University Symbols. AS-144. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
