Zachary Sims, dressed as “Grey Dawg,” rests during during the first quarter of the Southern Illinois University vs Western Kentucky men’s basketball game, December 7, 2011 at the SIU Arena. Sims, a senior studying tourism administration at SIU, says that being a mascot is a very big secret. “I remember faces really well,” said Sims, “so I’ll know most of the people I take photos with and I’ll see them on campus, they have no idea.” For a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be a mascot, see the multimedia presentation “Part of a team” at jamesdurbinmedia.com/multimedia.
Zachary Sims, dressed as “Grey Dawg,” rests during during the first quarter of the Southern Illinois University vs Western Kentucky men’s basketball game, December 7, 2011 at the SIU Arena. Sims, a senior studying tourism administration at SIU, says that being a mascot is a very big secret. “I remember faces really well,” said Sims, “so I’ll know most of the people I take photos with and I’ll see them on campus, they have no idea.” For a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be a mascot, see the multimedia presentation “Part of a team” at jamesdurbinmedia.com/multimedia.
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