Valparaiso says it received close to 1,000 suggestions for a new nickname and also "input from dozens of students, student-athletes, faculty, staff and alumni" regarding the change.

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 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 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, 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, 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 ...