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Marauder Pride According to Webster’s dictionary, a marauder is one who roams about and raids in search of plunder. At Millersville, we consider ourselves to be in search of the ultimate plunder… knowledge!
Life Inside Mascot Boot Camp
camp usually anticipate grueling Military recruits heading to boot sent when I found out I was being workouts, and intense training, so been a no idea what to expect. I have to a mascot boot camp, I had y Mascot Team for the past two member of the Millersville Universit years.
mascot mastermind and original The mascot boot camp, run by y. was hosted at Kutztown Universit Phillie Phanatic David Raymond, the p, I and two other members of During the intense three-day cam s bigger, better, and more ridiculou mascot team trained to become t of ing, we did many activities in fron mascots. As part of our train we could see our movements and large, full length mirrors so that d to We also attended seminars aime expressions while in costume. skills. Two of my favorite lectures help us improve our entertainment hing odor coming from?” a class teac were “Oh my God where is that n costumes; and “They laughed whe us how to care for and clean our op s which taught us how to devel I sat down at the piano!” a clas mascot character. trademark skills unique to our but more importantly I learned The boot camp was a lot of fun; and gained fresh ideas for the Millmore about mascot performance exThe mascot team and I are very ersville University mascot team. the s we learned. Keep a look out for cited to implement the new skill sidekick Skully —fresh from boot dynamic duo of Marauder and his camp, and ready to entertain! Yours Truly,
Erika Styer
Above: The mascot team trains and plans its performances and appearances on and off campus. Below: Erika Styer, mascot coordinator, in the Jones’ Birdcage with Skully.
