Cornell - Touchdown

Samuel makes friends with Touchdown, the original Cornell mascot 

Today we moved Samuel into his dorm at Cornell, along with hundreds of other transfer students. I'm pleased to report he has a view of Lake Cayuga from his room on West Campus.  I'm also pleased to report we have almost perfected move-in, with two suitcases, one box shipped from UPS, and a trip to the local Walmart. 

After convocation, when University President Martha Pollock encouraged students to take off their headphones and look around, we did just that.  We wondered around campus, and found a new friend. Before folks realized it might not be a good idea to keep a live bear as a mascot, Cornell had four real bears as mascots from 1916 to 1939.  They were all called Touchdown and came out for all the football games. I should also note that Cornell last won a football championship in 1939, the last year they had a live bear cub mascot.  Coincidence?  I think not.