Tennessee State Nixes TSUnami the Tiger

In the wake of the terrible disaster that struck Japan, historically black Tennessee State University decided to change the name of its tiger mascot. Recently the tiger had been named TSUnami. University president Portia H. Shields stated, “While TSUnami was a most creative and clever idea, we believe it is now an inappropriate nickname.”

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