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What Is A 'Nittany Lion?'

9-5-97
University Park, Pa. -- Where and by whom was the idea for the Nittany Lion mascot first verbalized? Who sculpted the Nittany Lion Shrine?

If you said Joe Mason at Princeton and Heinz Warneke, congratulations. You're a true, blue-and-white Penn Stater. And if you're like most Penn Staters, you can't get enough information about the University's beloved lion.

If you're not as up on Nittany Lion trivia as you'd like to be, don't worry. University librarians Jackie R. Esposito and Steven L. Herb have worked hard to put the facts you seek at your fingertips.

Esposito and Herb scoured the University Archives in Pattee Library and interviewed dozens of people connected with Penn State to find out everything they could about the University's famous symbol. Their efforts produced "The Nittany Lion: An Illustrated Tale," now available and officially published by the Penn State Press in September.

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Vicki Fong 814-865-9481 (phone) 814-865-9421 (fax) email vyf1@psu.edu