Resmiye Oral is concerned that the mascot may be leading to violence, depression, and a culture of suicide. A professor at the University of Iowa is concerned that the school’s hawk mascot ...

Who (or What) Is the Iowa Hawkeyes’ Mascot? Herky the Hawk is the beloved mascot of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes athletics. First introduced as a cartoon in 1948, Herky debuted in person at a ...

Keeping it secret Beyond keeping it quiet that he was even trying out for the role of Herky the Hawk, Niebauer had to protect Herky’s identity once he became the mascot. “It’s really ...