IU has tested a variety of mascots over the years to varying levels of success. Notable short-lived mascots include an owl, a raccoon, an eagle, a collie, a bulldog named “Ox,” “Mr. Hoosier Schoolmaster,” and “Mr. Hoosier Pride.” But the bison, which served as IU Bloomington’s longest-running official mascot from ... Read more How We Got ‘Hoosier’: The History of the Bison Mascot at IU