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This whole section was removed. Some of the other UC sites have humor sections, why not Davis?

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mascot of UC Davis

Gunrock is the name of the costumed blue horse who roams the fields during sporting events. He is the mascot of various sports teams, but he is not the campus mascot. The campus mascot is simply the mustang.

Numerous articles from the ucdavis.edu website name the mustang as the school's official mascot (and not Gunrock specifically). These include:

In particular, the second link says that the mascot was chosen to be the mustang in honor of a throughbred named Gunrock, a mustang, who was brought to the campus some time ago.

Look at the mascot field in the other universities' infoboxes. For UCSD it is the tritons, for UCSC it is the banana slugs, UCR the Highlanders, SJSU the spartans, MIT the beavers, and finally for UC Berkeley it is the golden bears. None of the mascot fields in these universities' infoboxes mention the name of the costumed menace except for UC Berkeley, but the name is included as a minor parenthetical note.

Finally I will cite the second sentence in the second paragraph in the "Sports, clubs, traditions, and student activities" section of this very article, which says that the official school mascot is the mustang.

Since people seem to want to include Gunrock, I'll add his name in parentheses. But again, the official school mascot is just "the mustang" or "the mustangs". This is what belongs in the mascot field of UCD's infobox. 10:54, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps it's not necessary to mention Gunrock, but the mascot is the mustang (singular). It's not "mustangs". The athletic nickname is the Aggies. The difference between UC Davis and the examples you cite is that the athletic nicknames coincide with the mascot. Here it's not the UC Davis mustangs; it's the UC Davis Aggies, as indicated in the official athletic logo. --Chan-Ho (Talk) 13:25, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Davis is a bit weird. The mascot has nothing to do with the name the teams go by. UC Davis' official mascot is Gunrock, in any case. He's a mustang. Hence, the page should read "Gunrock the Mustang" under mascot. 128.120.57.105 06:20, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any references that say Gunrock is the official campus mascot? 06:23, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes. 128.120.57.105 06:26, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I still think Gunrock is the mascot for the sports teams and more generally the mustangs are the mascot for the entire campus. It looks like we have conflicting information. 06:33, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

The reason why it is unclear is because the pages you cited predate the change in 2003. After the vote, Gunrock the Mustang became the official mascot of the campus, for both athletics and the campus in general. Adding to the confusion is the fact that Gunrock only rears his head at sporting events.128.120.57.105 06:41, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I didn't know that. Okay, I'll verify those facts myself (probably tomorrow since it's late right now). If you want to you can change the mascot back to Gunrock and I won't revert. 06:55, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

University of California, Riverside Survey

I'm posting this survey request Talk:University of California, Riverside#UCR Survey on all the UC talk pages in order to gather outside opinion on ongoing issues concerning the POV of this article. Please read the article and add your insights to the survey to help us identify any points of consensus in the UCR article. Thanks--Amerique 21:14, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Survey closed, thanks--Amerique 19:16, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

dachshund vs Jack Russell terrier races

The webpage for the 2006 picnic day [1] list the races as "JACK RUSSELL TERRIER RACES". The also list a "DOXIE DERBY" race. But no dachshund races. So unless some can cite the dachshund as the race breed I'll be reverting it. Mikemill 22:15, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Doxie Derby is the dachshund races. There are Jack Russell Terrier races but they are by far less popular and not as well-known like the doxie derby. See references on Davis, CA and Picnic Day. See other references here, here and here, official website here. Compare photos for Doxie Derby verses Jack Russell Terrier. --Wakkow 16:01, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The change looks great. Thanks for clarifying the issue. Mikemill 19:47, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Animal Cruelty & Testing

The section is in need of some work. Its poorly written and only offers one side's opinion. It also fails to cite any sources. Mikemill 05:04, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also wonder if it is appropriate to include such a section to begin with. I would be convinced if this gathered significant enough media coverage. "Significant" would require national news articles at the least, and enough of it to establish that it is one of the most important controversial items that come to mind when considering UC Davis. --Chan-Ho (Talk) 07:34, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]