Джек Бульдог является официальным талисманом спортивных команд Джорджтаунского университета Хойас. Школа использовала по меньшей мере восемь живых бульдогов в качестве талисманов и насчитывает семь по имени Джек с 1962 года, когда имя впервые. Википедия (Английский язык)
Why does Georgetown say Hoya Saxa?
Many years ago, when all Georgetown students were required to study Greek and Latin, the University's teams were nicknamed "The Stonewalls." It is suggested that a student, using Greek and Latin terms, started the cheer "Hoya Saxa!", which translates into "What Rocks!" The name proved popular and the term "Hoyas" was ...
Why does Georgetown have a bulldog mascot?
The university officially adopted the bulldog as its mascot in 1962. Students named the first bulldog “Hoya,” but the canine stubbornly refused (as bulldogs do) to respond to anything but his given name, “Jack.” The dog won, and students began to call him Jack, beginning a tradition that continues today.
Are Georgetown students called Hoyas?
The team name is derived from the mixed Greek and Latin chant "Hoya Saxa" (meaning "What Rocks"), which gained popularity at the school in the late nineteenth century. The name "Hoyas" came into use in the 1920s. ... Georgetown HoyasWebsitewww.guhoyas.com
What does Hoya mean in Latin?
The term hoya is an Ancient Greek word usually transliterated from οἵα as hoia from the word hoios (οἷος) meaning "such" or "what" as in "what manner of", and is used in certain biblical quotations. Saxa is Latin for "rocks" or "small stones". It was used in the name of some Roman settlements, such as Saxa Rubra.
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