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Rice University Owls
Rice is a private, independent university occupying a 285-acre campus near Houston, Texas. The academic seal of Rice University includes the Owls of Athena - symbolic of wisdom - for the charges. The Athenian owls on the Rice seal were patterned after a design found on a small, silver tetradrachmenon coin dating from the middle of the fifth century B.C. The Owls of Athena are Little Owls (Athene noctua), a Eurasian species.
When athletic activities began at the Rice Institute in 1912, the teams adopted as their mascot the owl from the Rice seal, although the sports emblem was updated to depict a North American Species, The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Over the years, Rice's various mascots have included students dressed in owl costumes, live Great Horned Owls, and large owl statues of fiberglass and of canvas. The university offers the following sports for women: And for men, there's Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Tennis, and Track & Field. University website: http://www.rice.edu Rice Owls Sports program website: http://www.riceowls.com Rice Owls Tickets: http://ev10.evenue.net Looking For Help With A New Kitten? - Visit KittenLife! Kitten Health and Wellness, Kitten Help and Advice, and Kitten Info at Petside.com Stop Smoking Now - Visit our Smoking Cessation Center for expert tips, tools and advice. Blinkx Video Search - World's largest video search engine. Over 26 million hours of video. Watch it all! You Have To See This! - Best Free Video Online. Hello Dumb Dumb - Best Videos On The Web Check Out OK Insider - Best Videos On The Web Watch Women Of YouTube - Best Videos On The Web Watch Urban Music News - Best Videos On The Web |
