2022年7月7日 · There is only one Anteater mascot among NCAA Division I schools and it belongs to UC Irvine. In 1989, former UC Irvine marketing director Carl Herrman told the Los Angeles Times, "My...

2021年1月4日 · LOCATION: Bren Events Center, 100 Mesa Rd, Irvine, CA 92697. Interested candidates should plan on arriving at 1:30PM. You will meet our Spirit Squad Head Coach and members of our Mascot Program, and learn a few cheers. Depending on the number of candidates, this portion of the audition is anticipated to end around 2:30PM.

On November 30, 1965, the Anteater was officially chosen in a student election as the mascot of UC Irvine, and "Zot!" the cry that an anteater was imagined to make when attacking its prey, became the campus battle cry.

2015年11月17日 · The story read: “In a landslide victory, the Anteater bowled over all opposition and became UCI’s official mascot in heavy voting yesterday. The Anteater received 559 votes as opposed to only 441 for the opposing candidates combined. …

2017年5月26日 · Pat Glasgow and Bob Ernst, two water polo players, are regarded as the main instigators for the campaign to select the Anteater as mascot, with some inspiration from the Johnny Hart comic strip "B.C."

2015年1月6日 · The Anteater was elected as the official UCI mascot on Nov. 30, 1965. It received 559 votes, beating out such alternatives as Seahawks, Bison and “none of these.”

Mascot Peter the Anteater™ helps to foster school spirit and offers a way to express UCI’s culture and individuality. Variations have been developed over UCI’s history.

2020年12月30日 · We know Peter the Anteater as our energetic and spirited campus mascot. He takes several forms: the original B.C. comic strip Peter, the jersey-cladded bipedal Peter, and more recently, Petr the Anteatr. UCI has always prided itself in …

In 1965, with a 56% majority of students’ votes, the Anteater officially became UC Irvine’s mascot, modeled after Johnny Hart's B.C. comic strip anteater character, and “Zot” the official “war-cry.”

2018年5月22日 · “The mascot is something we build. It’s not just an anteater; it’s UCI, it’s what we put into it over the years.” In essence, Peter is an amalgamation of all the students that have walked the halls of UCI. Our mascot is a reflection of …