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The campus also boasts a caf\u00e9 bearing his name.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For nearly two decades, Transy was without a Pioneer mascot. Raf was developed through a combination of two years of interviews with current and prospective student-athletes and extensive marketing research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rafinesque\u2019s passion for bats is the stuff of legend. John James Audubon described hearing a loud commotion one night while Rafinesque was staying at his cottage. Apparently, some bats had fluttered into Rafinesque\u2019s candlelit room through an open window to feed on moths. Raf attacked the bats with the famous ornithologist\u2019s favorite violin, destroying the instrument in the process. While Rafinesque was overjoyed at what he thought was the discovery of a new species, Audubon didn&#8217;t share his excitement\u2014both because he doubted it was even a new species, and obviously because of the violin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Transylvania\u2019s mascot is a Rafinesque&#8217;s big-eared bat. These Kentucky forest dwellers with freakishly large listeners play an important ecological role by keeping insect populations in check\u2014just as Raf plays an important role at Transy by firing up crowds at Pioneer sporting events and helping recruit new students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2017, Transylvania announced a new Pioneer athletic mascot, Raf, who pays homage to the university\u2019s legendary professor, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, a charismatic naturalist whose tomb is on the first floor of Transylvania\u2019s main administrative building, Old Morrison. The campus also boasts a caf\u00e9 bearing his name.\u00a0 For nearly two decades, Transy was without a Pioneer mascot. Raf was developed through a combination of two years of interviews with current and prospective student-athletes and extensive marketing research. Rafinesque\u2019s passion for bats is the stuff of legend. John James Audubon described hearing a loud commotion one night while Rafinesque was staying at his cottage. Apparently, some bats had fluttered into Rafinesque\u2019s candlelit room through an open window to feed on moths. Raf attacked the bats with the famous ornithologist\u2019s favorite violin, destroying the instrument in the process. While Rafinesque was overjoyed at what he thought was the discovery of a new species, Audubon didn&#8217;t share his excitement\u2014both because he doubted it was even a new species, and obviously because of the violin. Today, Transylvania\u2019s mascot is a Rafinesque&#8217;s big-eared bat. 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