Then, there are inevitably some mascots where it’s hard to know what they are or what they mean upon first glance. Perhaps most well-known to the St. Louis region, the Billiken. St. Louis ...

Colleges and universities across the United States have their own mascots, which are symbols of good luck for sports teams and an ambassador of goodwill for the school. The term "Billiken" refers not ...

The noise is deafening. The fans flood the court. The team mascot is swept up and carried on top of the crowd. That's team spirit. That's what it's like to be a Billiken fan at Saint Louis University.