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Goldy Gopher

Second Costume
The University maintains two Goldy costumes making it the only school to do so. The two costumes were manufactured by different companies and so have slight differences in appearance. The second costume was added in the early 1990s and was controlled by the University Relations Department where it mainly attended graduations, alumni events, and fund-raisers. The University later put both costumes under control of the athletics department.

Controversy
In 2006 the Queer Student Cultural Center asked that Goldy be present at their Lavender Graduation, something the mascot had done in the past. However they were told that Goldy could not make appearances at political events and their request was denied.