The memorial serves as a campus icon and point of pride for the Western community. The Mascot Memorial prominently features a bronze bulldog statue sculpted by WIU Art Professor Duke ... of the north ...

Colonel Rock I: "The Beginning" Western Illinois' first live mascot made its first appearance on Oct 10 ... nickname and the Marine Corps' traditions to Western Illinois University. Colonel Rock I was ...

Col. Rock III, the official Western Illinois University mascot, waits for the start of the ribbon cutting at the new $18 million Quad-Cities Riverfront Campus in Moline this morning. Col.