The announcement for the 2013 Linguistic Institute, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, comes with this great graphic: That’s a ferocious wolverine, the university’s mascot. Don’t mess with a wolverine. On the wolverine, from Wikipedia: The wolverine …, Gulo gulo (Gulo is Latin for “glutton”), also referred to as glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or … Continue reading Nicknames and mascots