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Athletic Division None
Athletic Conferences Football: N/A
Basketball: N/A
School Nickname Scrotie (7-foot tall penis with a cape)
Men Playing Varsity Sports 0 - 0%
Women Playing Varsity Sports 0 - 0%

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

While serious athletics are pretty much out of the question at RISD, students definitely have fun with what they’ve got. Imagine parents’ weekend, where half the campus is drunk and yelling obscenities at a team of completely bewildered ice-hockey players while a giant penis in a cape (Scrotie, the mascot) leads cheers from the sidelines. Often, the Jockstraps (cheerleading team) will rouse the RISD crowd into heckling some players so badly that fights ensue. Another rallying move is when Scrotie tries to ram the goalposts tip-first—some images really are worth 1,000 words. Once in a while, there will be a scandal during which Scrotie is kidnapped by an unnamed group. The ransom demands that all ice hockey players (the Nads) skate around the rink after the game in their underwear in order to retrieve their precious mascot. The following drawn-out drama will be involved and scandalous in order to fill the stands. The Nads sometimes score on themselves, but on the off chance that you do see them win, it’s not only a blast, but it’s totally priceless to see the look on the other teams’ faces. Nobody wants to get beaten by the Nads.

The Balls—the basketball team—is a slightly different experience. There is no obscene mascot or profane cheerleading team, and most games appear to be fairly average, but the advertising is uniquely RISD. While walking across campus, you may encounter several posters of RISD's beloved president nonchalantly cradling two basketballs to his chest and solemnly urging the RISD community to “Support Your Balls.” RISD sports gets an A for amusement.

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Athletics at Rhode Island School of Design

julesg

'15

Architecture

3.8
B+

Joke

Athletics are treated as a joke, but if you really want to stay in shape and participate in clubs, it is very easy

Dec 19, 2011

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Athletics at Rhode Island School of Design

tarena91

'14

Photography

2.3
C

A Joke, but a Really Funny One.

Nobody at RISD really has time for a full fledged division type of athletic system. They are for the most part treated as inter-murals. Teams often play other top tier art schools in the northeast such as MassArt, Pratt Institute, Cooper Union and SVA. These games usually involve heavy but humorous taunting as RISD loves to basque in their position as the definitive #1 art school in the country. The unofficial mascot (official to students) is Scrotie the giant penis, a large and anatomically detailed penis crafted by apparel and industrial design students. He is seen as a reminder that RISD takes athletics pretty lightly.

Dec 05, 2011

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Athletics at Rhode Island School of Design

swylde

'11

Interior Architecture

1.5
D+

Athletics Are Humerous at RISD

RISD has a few informal sports teams. The school also has a very interesting Mascot. However, RISD students are allowed to participate in Brown University sports and recreational activities

Oct 27, 2010

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

How popular are varsity sports on campus?

How popular are intramurals and club sports?

How would you describe the athletic facilities?

Facts

Intramurals
  • Skiing and snowboarding
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
Club Sports
  • Basketball
  • Bicycling
  • Cycling
  • Football
  • Ice hockey
  • Martial arts
  • MultiSport club
  • Pingpong
  • Rock climbing
  • Running
  • Snowboard and ski club
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Yoga
Athletic Fields & Facilities
  • Brown Gym
  • Catanzaro Student Center
  • Fitness center in RISD Student Center
  • Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC), which is Brown University’s athletic facility that RISD students may use

Most Popular Sports

Basketball (The Balls), Hockey (The Nads), soccer

School Spirit

School spirit at RISD is alive, but in its own way. People are here because they want to be and they love the school, but they’re sarcastic and cynical, and that’s also part of the spirit. Scrotie, our penis mascot, and the Jockstraps (the cheerleading squad) wearing their pink and black spandex uniforms, keep our ice hockey games entertaining, especially when you have an entire crowd yelling out, “Go Nads!” For students and the administration, this type of humor is accepted and is a part of our school spirit.

Getting Tickets

There is usually no cost for RISD athletic events.

Best Place to Take a Walk

Waterplace Park along the canal (when it’s not dark out), Lincoln Woods, Newport Cliffwalk, Benefit Street

Did You Know?

Students can participate in intramurals at Brown University; those sports include ultimate Frisbee, tennis, and softball. The cheerleaders for the Nads wear the colors of pink and black.

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Major: Graphic Design/Painting

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