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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

Anonymous

Rhode Island School of Design Student

3.5

B

What Athletics?

This is an art school; you don't come to art school for athletics, but we do pride our mascot, Scrotie. Hell, our mascot, and thrown-together hockey and basketball teams (the Nads and the Balls) are a joke. The whole thing is a joke, but then again, you don't come to art school for the sports. Atletic facility is great, and if your standard gym scene isn't enough, you're allowed to use any of the training equipment and gym at Brown right across the street. We're very proud of Scrotie though.

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Athletics at Rhode Island School of Design

julesg

Architecture '15

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

Photography '14

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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