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The Pittsburgh Prairie Dogs?

By Alison Go

June 27, 2007 RSS Feed Print

In an effort to create a more "refined" look for a University of Pittsburgh logo, school administrators have inadvertently stirred up a maelstrom of discontent among Panther fans, the Pitt News reports. According to one sportswriter, the change "turns the Pitt Panther into a Cowardly Lion, except the lion draws a strange resemblance to a dog." Or according to others, a pit bull, a pig, a prairie dog, or (our favorite) an otter. There's a poll and even a Facebook group ("Boycott the new Pitt logo—it looks like an otter"). —Alison Go

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