Valparaiso Changes Nickname: Crusaders to Beacons

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Valparaiso University’s sports teams will go by the Beacons from now on. The university in Indiana announced the new nickname Tuesday, about six months after retiring their former name, the Crusaders, because it had been embraced by hate groups.

While announcing the new nickname Tuesday, Valparaiso said “Beacons” directly connects to the school’s motto: In thy Light We See Light.

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