Discuss “The Scottie mascot does not intimidate, does warm hearts”

When I mentioned to a friend that my high school mascot was the Pioneer, she echoed the recent complaints of many, replying, “Wow. So this is your second lame mascot in a row?”

While I agree the new Tartan mascot, the Scottie dog, is less than intimidating, I held my tongue: Is it wrong to think our new mascot is just a little bit adorable?

In high school, the Pioneer wasn’t the strongest mascot. At football games, it’s hard to cheer it on as it dances on the sidelines. But the Pioneer, despite its inability to really pack a school-spirited punch, is an image to be feared — who else braves the assumption of unknown diseases picked up from bad nutrition while traversing an unknown country? What if the Pioneer were a cannibal, maybe...