College mascots come in many stripes—fierce, funny, and sometimes both. And then there’s Sebastian the Ibis, the sailor-hat-sporting mascot of the University of Miami Hurricanes. Sebastian’s tale is ...

This is definitely one of the best events they’ve had, you know, outside of [UM] making the Final Four,” said Chris Rhoades, a University of Miami senior.

While some Miami-area high schools have nonnative mascots like bulls and Vikings, Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School, set to open this fall, has gone far afield for its: the bison.