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Drake University celebrates the change of the harness as Griff 1 retires

Drake University celebrates the change of the harness as Griff 1 retires
RHEYA: GLAD TO SEE MS. MIA IN GREAT SPIRITS. NEW AT 6:00, A NEW ICON ON DRAKE UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS TODAY. THE SCHOOL UNVEILED THIS NEW BULLDOG STATUE ON THE NEW BULLDOG PLAZA HONORING THEIR MASCOT GRIFF. YOU CAN SEE THE BIG BRONZE STATUE JUST OUTSIDE OF OLD MAIN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CAMPUS. ALSO TODAY, DRAKE CELEBRATED THE CHANGING OF THE HARNESS. GRIFF 1, THE UNIVERSITY’S FIRST LIVE MASCOT, RETIRED AND PASSED THE TORCH TO GRIFF 2. >> THE LIVE MASCOT REALLY EMBODIES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DRAKE BULLDOG. HE IS AN AMBASSADOR AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DRAKE BULLDOG IN EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES AND EVERYTHING THAT HE
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Drake University celebrates the change of the harness as Griff 1 retires
A new icon was on Drake University's campus Saturday. The school unveiled a new bulldog statue on the new Bulldog Plaza in honor of their live mascot, Griff. Bob and Pam Lee donated the statue. Drake also celebrated the changing of the harness Saturday. Griff 1, the university's first live mascot, retired and passed the torch to Griff 2. "The live mascot really embodies what it means to be a Drake bulldog. He is an ambassador and a representative of the school, and what it means to be a Drake bulldog in everything he does, and everything he says on social media," said Erin Bell, the live mascot program director.

A new icon was on Drake University's campus Saturday.

The school unveiled a new bulldog statue on the new Bulldog Plaza in honor of their live mascot, Griff. Bob and Pam Lee donated the statue.

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Drake also celebrated the changing of the harness Saturday. Griff 1, the university's first live mascot, retired and passed the torch to Griff 2.

"The live mascot really embodies what it means to be a Drake bulldog. He is an ambassador and a representative of the school, and what it means to be a Drake bulldog in everything he does, and everything he says on social media," said Erin Bell, the live mascot program director.