 Beginning in the 1980s and until 1995, the team used a logo of a train locomotive with an "L" on the front.In November 1995, the school introduced the Mountain Hawk as a mascot, replacing the "L train", which stemmed from a popular, student-based movement to come up with a suitable mascot; the Mountain Hawk was officially voted in as the new mascot by the Lehigh Student Senate soon after.Controversy arose the following year, when the school's nickname was changed to the Mountain Hawks.