what is the mascot of dartmouth college?
Dartmouth Moose Keggy the Keg
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 Dartmouth 's motto , chosen by Eleazar Wheelock , is Vox clamantis in deserto . The Latin motto is literally translated as " A calling voice in the wilderness " , but is more often rendered as " A voice crying out in the wilderness " . The phrase appears five times in the Bible and is a reference to the college 's location on what was once the frontier of European settlement . Richard Hovey 's " Men of Dartmouth " was elected as the best of Dartmouth 's songs in 1896 , and became the school 's official song in 1926 . The song was retitled to " Alma Mater " in the 1980s when its lyrics were changed to refer to women as well as men . 

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 The mascot is a diamondback terrapin named Testudo , which means " turtle " in Latin . It is also the name of an ancient Roman military tactic , in which soldiers protected their infantry square from projectiles by completely enclosing it with their shields . Derivations of the word have also been used in scientific nomenclature related to the reptile , such as the order Testudine and the family Testudinidae . In 1933 , the graduating class raised funds for a 300 @-@ pound bronze replica of a terrapin . It was initially placed in front of Ritchie Coliseum , which was then the home arena of the basketball team . In 1951 , after being the subject of numerous pranks , the statue was relocated to Maryland Stadium , reinforced with 700 pounds of concrete , and anchored with steel rods . It was moved again in the 1960s , in front of McKeldin Library , and a second replica was placed at Maryland Stadium in 1992 . In the 2000s , under coach Ralph Friedgen , it was a pregame tradition for the football players to walk 200 yards , through what is known as " Terp Alley " , to the locker rooms , and touch the bronze Testudo . 

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 Keggy the Keg is the unofficial mascot of Dartmouth College , an Ivy League university in Hanover , New Hampshire , United States . Keggy is an anthropomorphic beer keg , created in 2003 by members of the college humor magazine the Dartmouth Jack @-@ O @-@ Lantern , to fill the mascot void that followed the abolition of the Indian mascot in 1971 . Due to its nature , the mascot was controversial on Dartmouth 's campus , and it was reported on in a variety of national media . With time , however , it has become an " ingrained part of Dartmouth culture " . 

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 Dartmouth College has appeared in or been referenced by a number of popular media . Most notably , the 1978 comedy film National Lampoon 's Animal House was co @-@ written by Chris Miller ' 63 , and is based loosely on a series of stories he wrote about his fraternity days at Dartmouth . In a CNN interview , John Landis said the movie was " based on Chris Miller 's real fraternity at Dartmouth " , Alpha Delta Phi . Dartmouth 's Winter Carnival tradition was the subject of the 1939 film Winter Carnival starring Ann Sheridan and written by Budd Schulberg ' 36 and F. Scott Fitzgerald . 

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 Various student initiatives have been undertaken to adopt a mascot , but none has become " official . " One proposal devised by the college humor magazine the Dartmouth Jack @-@ O @-@ Lantern was Keggy the Keg , an anthropomorphic beer keg who makes occasional appearances at college sporting events . Despite student enthusiasm for Keggy , the mascot has received approval from only the student government . In November 2006 , student government attempted to revive the " Dartmoose " as a potential replacement amid renewed controversy surrounding the former unofficial Indian mascot . 
