Mascot
'FAXY the Lion' introduced in summer 2012 represents the college at most campus events supporting college sports teams across the university.
Since 1996 to at least 2003 a relatively large strawberry blonde cat, assumed to be female, would tour the student houses, particularly around Lindley Court, to eat and sleep. Despite frequent warnings from the Halifax Court/College administration that the cat was flea-ridden, students continued to treat the cat as the Halifax mascot. The cat was presumably owned by a local resident but would spend almost the entire day with the students. The cat had many names but the name that spread across Halifax and stuck over the years was 'Fat Bastard' as it always seemed to want to eat. Its favourite food was said to be Dairylea Triangles. The cat got such legendary status that many alumni specifically venture out to Halifax when they return to the university to see 'Fat Bastard'.
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