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Hallmarks of a University\nIntroduction<\/span><\/h1>\n\nAlong with the University seal, the color orange and the Block \u201cS\u201d have historically represented Syracuse University. These old traditions and insignia elicit spirit and pride in students, alumni, and other members of the campus and greater community.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\nOrigin of the Color Orange<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nSyracuse University declared pink and pea green as its first colors in 1872, though a year later they changed to pink and blue. Students were unhappy with these colors, and, in 1890, the senior class agitated for change. A committee was formed and discovered that no other college or university had claimed the singular color orange. That year the Alumni Association gave its approval, and orange became Syracuse University\u2019s official color. Since then, the color orange has become an emblem of the University, saturating its history, from pennants and athletic uniforms to Otto the Orange and even the name of the student newspaper, The Daily Orange.\n<\/div>\n\n
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