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The Oski Yell is the University of California Berkeley spirit yell from which Cal's mascot, Oski the Bear, derives his name. Although Oski appeared in 1941, the yell was first performed around the turn of the 20th century. The yell's origins are uncertain, although the University of Illinois orginated a similar yell in 1911 (with a different last line). The lyrics are: University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, University of California, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ...
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is a large public university, the largest campus in the University of Illinois system. ...
Oski Wow-Wow!
Whiskey Wee-Wee!
Olee! Muckie-eye!
Olee! Berkeley-eye!
California! Wow!
Supposedly, a parody called "Farm Oski" exists at UC Davis (which originated as the agricultural campus of the University of California): The University of California, Davis, popularly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten University of California campuses. ...
Bossy Cow-Cow!
Honey Bee-Bee!
Olee! Margarine!
Olee! Butterine!
Alfalfa! Hay!
The Oski Yell is currently almost never heard, its function overtaken by spirit songs such as "Big 'C'," "Fight for California," and "Sons of California." Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...
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