Ski-U-Mah (slogan)
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Ski-U-Mah is a slogan used at the University of Minnesota
since 1894.
Two rugby players, John W. Adams and Win Sargent, invented it by combining "Ski", a Sioux battle cry, with "U Mah", for the University of Minnesota.
In the mid-20th century, Ski-U-Mah (magazine) was a U of M humor magazine.
The wording is used as the name of a meeting room at the McNamara Alumni Center and of a campus parking lot, and as the title of a yearbook-style publication published by the Minnesota Daily
. It is also part of the lyrics of the "Minnesota Rouser
", "Go Gopher Victory
", "Minnesota Fight" and "Minnesota March
".
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
since 1894.
Two rugby players, John W. Adams and Win Sargent, invented it by combining "Ski", a Sioux battle cry, with "U Mah", for the University of Minnesota.
In the mid-20th century, Ski-U-Mah (magazine) was a U of M humor magazine.
The wording is used as the name of a meeting room at the McNamara Alumni Center and of a campus parking lot, and as the title of a yearbook-style publication published by the Minnesota Daily
Minnesota Daily
The Minnesota Daily is the campus newspaper of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, published Monday-Thursday while school is in session, and published weekly on Wednesdays during summer sessions. Published since 1900, the paper is one of the largest student-run and student-written newspapers...
. It is also part of the lyrics of the "Minnesota Rouser
Minnesota Rouser
The "Minnesota Rouser" is the fight song of the University of Minnesota. It is played at all Minnesota Golden Gophers games.-History:It was the subject of a 1909 contest held by the Minnesota Daily and the Minneapolis Tribune to write a suitable song for Minnesota football games, to replace the...
", "Go Gopher Victory
Go Gopher Victory
"Go Gopher Victory" is one of the school songs of the University of Minnesota. Composed in the early 1920's by University graduate Addison H. Douglass, this tune was originally entitled "The Gopher M"...
", "Minnesota Fight" and "Minnesota March
Minnesota March
Minnesota March is a march for wind band written by John Phillip Sousa for the University of Minnesota. It is now used as one of the university's school songs, with lyrics written by university band director Michael Jalma. The piece is regularly performed by the Minnesota Marching Band, both on...
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