Stanford University is surely one of the most prestigious institutions known. It is recognized for its academic excellence, ...

Some school in Columbus was already known by that one. Maybe the state bird – the cardinal – would have been an option had it been picked before Akron selected its mascot in 1926. The cardinal became ...

Once the mascot is decided, the school then is tasked with creating ... or a tree for the Cardinal (Stanford) make you scratch your head. The University of California-San Diego was founded in ...