In this new day and age of we don’t know what offends anyone it seems that lack of knowledge has led to another petition to be created to change the Mascot of Capital University. Without any knowledge on the situation I looked up to see what Capital’s mascot was ( I didn’t know) his name is Cappy the Crusader and once I seen him I was like ok…..what’s the problem with him? And then I started to research who Cappy was and why the Crusader name and after doing some reading I see why the petition was created ….Via Fox News Columbus Capital University senior Moriah Reichert created the petition She said her opposition to the mascot is because of the history of the Crusades, which she explained played a part in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.”The Crusades historically were events and actions that often were cruel against those of especially Jewish and Muslim faith identity as well as many other civilians,” said Reichert. For Full Story Click HERE
