Political correctness, or “woke” cancel culture, struck again: George Washington University (GWU) announced that it will get rid of its Colonials nickname by the 2023-2024 academic year. The private university, located in the Foggy Bottom…

Political correctness, or “woke” cancel culture, struck again: George Washington University (GWU) announced that it will get rid of its Colonials nickname by the 2023-2024 academic year. The private university, located in the Foggy Bottom…
Students at George Washington University narrowly voted in favor of renaming the university’s mascot from a Colonial to either a hippopotamus or another animal, because a Colonial is too problematic.
George Washington University students voted to change their Colonials mascot, which is in the likeness of Founding Father and first American president George Washington, because it may not be inclusive enough.