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New Mexico State Mascot Loses Pistol New Mexico State University changes its mascot, Pistol Pete. He's modeled after a real gunman of the Old West. As part of a marketing plan, Pete is being disarmed. To the dismay of some alumni, the mascot is now just "Pete." And he'll be twirling a lasso.
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New Mexico State University changes its mascot, Pistol Pete. He's modeled after a real gunman of the Old West. As part of a marketing plan, Pete is being disarmed. To the dismay of some alumni, the mascot is now just "Pete." And he'll be twirling a lasso.

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