It's not often I burden you fine folks with personal crap, but desperate measures are called for. My beloved Alma Mater, Arkansas Tech University, often referred to as the Harvard of West Central Arkansas, is poised to make a terrible mistake. A committee is determined to improve the University's appeal by changing the sports mascots.
Concerned over having different team names and mascots for men's and women's sports, Arkansas Tech is considering doing away with the nicknames Wonder Boys and Golden Suns. The school is also worried the name Wonder Boys might be hurting recruiting.
"It's one of those things that has been kind of a constant theme on our campus every few years," said Sam…
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