Cornell continued to have the actual bear cub as its mascot up until the 1930s, but in the 1970s, Cornell student Ron Winarick ’78 donned a bear suit to continue Cornell’s mascot tradition.

During Homecoming Week­end 2015, Cornellians will have something new to celebrate: a statue commemorating the Univer­sity’s unofficial mascot, a bear cub. The statue will be built on the ...