The student government at Miami passed a so-called “bird bill” at a session on Nov. 11 that will allow handlers from the Hueston Woods to bring a red-tailed hawk to various Miami sporting events, per an article from The Miami Student. The school joins over 40 others in NCAA to have live mascots, including Arkansas, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Cincinnati, Colorado, Georgetown, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Houston, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Navy, NC State, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M, Temple, Tennessee, Washington, Wyoming, and Yale, among others.
The hawk, who is named Colonel, will come to sporting events at no cost to the University, while the Associated Student Government agreed to sponsor fundraising and awareness events for the Hueston Woods in return for the service.