We are all Beacons at Valparaiso University.” The private university, with about 3,500 students, is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, about an hour's drive southeast of Chicago.

VALPARAISO, IN - OCTOBER 2: Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana on October 2, 1981. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Getty Images VALPARAISO, Ind. - Valparaiso ...

Valparaiso University said Tuesday it’s adopting Beacons as its official nickname after dumping Crusaders in February after it became embraced by hate groups. The private Lutheran-affiliated ...

Valparaiso University has announced a new mascot, months after retiring the decades-old "Crusader" mascot. "We are Beacons," the university shared in a Twitter video on Tuesday. The new mascot ...

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso University announced Tuesday that it has adopted the Beacons as its new team name, replacing the Crusaders, a term school officials dropped this year after saying ...

Valparaiso University has adopted the Beacons as its new team name, replacing the Crusaders, a term school officials dropped this year after saying it had been embraced by hate groups ...

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Valparaiso University announced Tuesday that it has adopted the Beacons as its new team name, replacing the Crusaders, a term school officials dropped this year after ...