in a custom-made trailer designed just for her. The trailer is insulated on both the sides and the roof. It also has vents on the sides and roofs that can be opened and closed to adjust airflow and temperature inside the trailer. The inside walls and floor are lined with rubber mats for her comfort. The trailer is also long enough and wide enough for her to walk around turnaround and lie down if she wants. Special gates inside the trailer can be closed to allow the Handlers to easily and safely get her harness, headstall on her, and bring her in and out of the trailer. Whenever Ralphie travels, she always has fresh water and hay available if she wants it. Her trailer is cleaned every time she is moved, including in between halves at football games. When Ralphie is meetings fans, she stays in her gold pen. The Handlers strategically stand around her pen to keep fans from getting too close or standing in a place or manner that would upset her. Handlers do not allow fans to pet or surround her, making sure she is comfortable. Still, they will help fans get a picture with her from a safe distance at "Ralphie's Corral" three hours before game time. History In 1934, a contest in the Silver & Gold newspaper determined the school mascot to be the buffaloes. For the final football game of the 1934 season, a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf to stand on the sidelines. Along with a real cowboy caretaker, it took four students to keep the calf, the son of "Killer", a famed bison at Trails End Ranch in Fort Collins, calm on the sidelines. As far as luck though, Colorado won 7–0 against the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day. Prior to 1934, CU athletic teams were referred to as Arapahoes, Big Horns, Frontiersmen, Grizzlies, Hornets, Silver and Gold, Silver Helmets, and Yellow Jackets. The student newspaper decided to sponsor a national contest in the summer of 1934, with a $5 prize to go to the author of the winning selection. Over 1,000 entries arrived from almost every state. Athletic Director Harry Carlson, Graduate Manager Walter Franklin, and Kenneth Bundy of the Silver and Gold were the judges. Local articles first reported that Claude Bates of New Madrid, Missouri, and James Proffitt of Cincinnati, Ohio, were co-winners