Marquette adopted a "Willie Wampum" mascot before eliminating that in 1971, considering the mascot offensive. In its place, MU added a "First Warrior" in the early 1980s, portrayed by an ...

Denning said he felt Raymonds' first couple of suggestions were too close to Willie Wampum, a cartoonish mascot deemed offensive by Marquette and retired in 1971, including an image with a feather ...

Marquette said Wednesday the Golden Eagles ... a new logo as soon as possible but probably won't decide on a new mascot until after the school year starts this fall.

logo or mascot. In addition, the new nickname must be selected by Marquette's official entry into the Big East Conference on July 1, 2005. The Golden Eagles will remain Marquette's athletics ...

CHICAGO, May 18 (UPI) -- Marquette University declined a $2 million donation from alumni to rename its athletic teams "Warriors" a decade after changing the school's mascot to Golden Eagles.