The College of Miami athletic division unveiled a modernized model of its classic Sebastian the Ibis mascot brand this week.
The white ibis, a long-legged chicken that folklore maintains is the final wildlife to take shelter earlier than a hurricane and the primary to reappear after it passes, was chosen as Miami’s unofficial mascot and the identify of the college yearbook in 1926.
It turned a fixture at soccer video games in 1958 when scholar John Stormont first carried out in a selfmade costume, which he known as “Icky.” The mascot was later renamed after San Sebastian Corridor, the residence corridor on campus the place Stormont lived.
The unique Sebastian the Ibis brand, which was created in 1984, sported a corncob pipe, a bandage on his cheek, a white sailor hat with “Hurricanes” wordmark and an outsized orange crewneck sweater with a Block “M” on entrance.
Sebastian was up to date in 2000 to match the soccer staff’s uniforms, with orange and white piping against his green sweater. The Block “M” was additionally changed with a “Miami” wordmark, whereas the hat prominently displayed the enduring Cut up “U” brand.
Miami returned to the unique Sebastian brand in 2019, albeit without the pipe in his mouth. In response, college students really began a petition to vary the pipe to a JUUL, a once-popular e-cigarette product that looks similar to a flash drive.
The newest replace, in the meantime, locations a script “Hurricanes” wordmark on the sailor hat and the Cut up “U” on Sebastian’s sweater, which inserts higher across the anthropomorphic arms. It additionally options bolder strains and an total cleaner design.
