{"id":3716,"date":"2016-03-07T07:47:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2016-03-14T08:54:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T12:54:03","slug":"go-go-ram-bo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/2016\/03\/07\/go-go-ram-bo\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Go Ram-bo! Mascot Madness Starts This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ram-bo&#8217;s back, and Farmingdale&#8217;s got him.\u00a0 Yes, just in time for Mascot Madness, the annual SUNY competition in which each SUNY school&#8217;s students, faculty, and staff get to vote for their mascot as the top dog &#8211; or Ram &#8211; in all of SUNY.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3784 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/02\/mascot-madness-2016-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"mascot-madness-2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First Round voting kicks off Tuesday, March 8, at noon, and ends Friday, March 11 at noon.\u00a0 Voting will be done from the homepage of the FSC website.\u00a0 In Round 1 Ram-bo faces off against Reggie, the mascot at Fulton Montgomery Community College.\u00a0 If Ram-bo knocks off Reggie, his next opponent will be either Victor E. Bull, University at Buffalo, or OWWIN from L.I. rival Old Westbury.\u00a0 Last year Ram-bo made it to the Final Four, so he is going to be tough to beat.<\/p>\n<p>So get pumped, begin voting on March 8, and stay tuned for information about Rounds 2-4.\u00a0 Rouse your school spirit and help elect Ram-bo SUNY&#8217;s top mascot.<\/p>\n<p>Please print out and post this flyer:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/02\/mascot-madness-2016-lo-res.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">mascot-madness<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To get to know Ram-bo, read this interview.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Who are you and what do you do?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>I am Ram-bo, hear me Baa!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Where did you work before you were hired as a mascot?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>I tried following the herd, but it wasn\u2019t for me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>What is your most embarrassing mascot moment?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>I got a little crazy at a party and started doing the Lamb-ada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Which mascot would be your SUNY sidekick?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Stony Brook\u2019s Wolfie the\u00a0SeaWolf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>What is your favorite part of New York State?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>My home in the heart of Long Island!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>Have you ever studied abroad?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Last Summer I\u00a0hoofed it across Europe!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>What TV show could you watch all day?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Everybody Loves Ram-Bo!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>What is your favorite fast food spot?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>I love the food on campus from A-Ram-Ark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong>What song\/music do you listen to in order to get hyped for an event?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Ewe Shook Me All Night Long<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong>What is the best class you ever took?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Advanced\u00a0Head-butting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WIth\u00a0kudos to Jon Goldstein.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ram-bo&#8217;s back, and Farmingdale&#8217;s got him.\u00a0 Yes, just in time for Mascot Madness, the annual SUNY competition in which each SUNY school&#8217;s students, faculty, and staff get to vote for their mascot as the top dog &#8211; or Ram &#8211; in all of SUNY. 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