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Pete's Pistol Back for NMSU Mascot After 20 Years
A 20 year anniversary of NMSU mascot Pis tol Pete being disarmed prompts calls to restore Pete's pistol. The author decries mascot changes, defends tradition, cites marketing motives, cites Oscar Avalos and other examples, and urges NMSU to return the pistol to Pete.
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New Mexico State University
Pistol Pete
Pete
McKinley Boston
NMSU
Oscar Avalos
Lasso Pete