Is there a fuzzy Hawk suit in your future?

A week ago I came across a job listing for the Hunter Hawk Mascot. The title read, “You can be the Hawk!” and I wondered: What’s the catch (for what price)?

I quickly found the answer to that question. For a measly $9/hour you can find yourself sweating and crowd surfing. Although, as we all know, or at least as fellow Tab writer Andy Bell-Baltaci’s article revealed, there really isn’t much of a crowd to surf and rile.

In my search for more information on the beloved school mascot I came up empty handed. Not even the athletic department information director, albeit interim director, could dig up any solid records. Seems like the college hasn’t been keeping any mascot related official records. I couldn’t get any answers to questions like: Does the mascot have a name? When was the Hawk first instituted as the mascot? Was there ever a different mascot prior to the Hawk?

On that note, as a result of some intense googling all I could really scrounge up with was that the non-technical term for the official school mascot was “Hunter Hawk”, as per the Style Guide to The Hunter Brand. How boring! I was hoping for Hawky the Hawk or, since recently there has been a recent turn for the serious in the hawk’s image, the Killer Hawk. The bird is fooling no one with those fake, very un-bird-like muscles. Go home Hunter Hawk you are high…or at least leave the steroids at home.

I guess the school was going for a more aggressive and intimidating mascot, and I guess they succeeded there. According to the athletic department this is a relatively new change in image, somewhere within the last 3 years.

This position requires a person to have “true Hunter spirit” and to be willing to work evenings and weekends. The main qualification listed, “Motivated individual with the desire to gain experience in enhancing school spirit”. As well, this individual must fit in to a specific heigh category of 5’6-6’1. So I went on a search to find the slightly above average height Cinderella to my purple fuzzy slipper (I mean suit).

Bri Castro, Senior

Have you every seen the Hawk?

“No”

Would you consider applying to be the Hawk?

“I am not 5’6, but with this hair, maybe.”

So you would consider it?

“I guess if you had free time, but who has free time.”

Brendan Carroll, ‘I don’t know’

Have you ever seen the Hawk?

“No”

Would you ever consider applying to be the Hawk?

“I would have to have some school pride, right? I don’t know if I am exuberant enough.”

Daniela Farruggio, Senior

Have you every seen the Hawk?

“No, I didn’t even know we had a mascot.”

Is the position worth the pay?

“I think the Hawk should be payed per game, like $50 for a game. That sounds reasonable.”

Jabari, Junior

Have you every seen the Hawk?

“No”

Would you ever consider applying to be the Hawk?

“How hot is it inside of that suit?”

Joshua Santiago, Sophomore

Have you every seen the Hawk?

“Yes, at the new student gathering last year for transfers and freshmen.” (Finally someone said yes!!!)

Andrew Wang, Sophomore

Have you ever seen the Hawk?

“I saw the Hawk at Hunter’s Homecoming Fencing Game when I was fencing West Point.”

Do you think it is an easy job based on the description?

“I think being the Hawk is an easy job if you are a person that comes off as a person full of life. All you have to do is entertain a crowd and put smiles on their faces.”

Well there you have it. So….any takers?

Any six foot high energy, spirit-promoting-enthusiasts with free time on their hands?