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CAM the Ram serves as the official animal ambassador for Colorado State University and is cared for by a team of student volunteers known as the Ram Handlers. The Colorado A&M student body adopted the “Rams” nickname in 1945 to mark the college’s diamond anniversary. The first ram, named Buck, made his debut on January 11, 1946, during a basketball game against Denver University. According to the Silver Spruce yearbook, "The senators spruced up the ram they’d chosen and presented Buck to the college." Buck was met with enthusiastic applause and became a source of school spirit for the rest of the basketball season, attending games regularly as a proud Aggie mascot.