what is north dakota state's mascot?
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 Sparty is the mascot of Michigan State University . Sparty is usually depicted as a muscular male Spartan warrior / athlete dressed in stylized Greek costume . After changing the team name from " Aggies " to " Spartans " in 1925 , various incarnations of a Spartan warrior with a prominent chin appeared at university events and in university literature . In 1943 , MSU art professor Leonard D. Jungwirth designed a statue for the university , which had to be cast in terra cotta because of World War II rationing . In 2005 , the university replaced Jungwirth 's original statue with a bronze replica , moving the original indoors to protect it from the elements . 

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 Their distinctive appearance and their association with the Arctic have made polar bears popular icons , especially in those areas where they are native . The Canadian Toonie ( two @-@ dollar coin ) features the image of a polar bear and both the Northwest Territories and Nunavut license plates in Canada are in the shape of a polar bear . The polar bear is the mascot of Bowdoin College in Maine and the University of Alaska Fairbanks ( see also Alaska Nanooks ) and was chosen as mascot for the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary . The Eisbären Berlin professional hockey team , playing in the DEL top @-@ level pro hockey league of Germany uses a roaring polar bear ( seen head @-@ on ) as their team logo . 

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 The school 's primary fight song is " Stand Up and Cheer . Two other fight songs are " UND " and It 's For You , North Dakota U ( or North Dakota U ) , composed by Franz Rickaby in 1921 . 

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 Mascot 

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 In the United States , the northern cardinal is the mascot of numerous athletic teams ; however , most teams portray the bird with a yellow beak and legs . In professional sports , it is the mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball 's National League and the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League . In college athletics , it is the mascot of many schools including Ball State University , The Catholic University of America , Illinois State University , Iowa State University , Lamar University , the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences , North Idaho College , Saint John Fisher College , the State University of New York at Plattsburgh , the University of Louisville , the University of the Incarnate Word , Wesleyan University , and Wheeling Jesuit University . 
