VERITAS BABY!!

In Roman mythology, Veritas, meaning truth, was the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn and the mother of Virtue. It was believed that she hid in the bottom of a holy well because she was so elusive. Her image is shown as a young virgin dressed in white.^[1] Veritas is also the name given to the Roman virtue of truthfulness, which was considered one of the main virtues any good Roman should have possessed. InGreek mythology, Veritas was known as Aletheia.

This Latin word now appears in the mottos of many colleges and universities. Veritas is the motto of Harvard University, Drake University and the prestigious Scotland independent school Fettes College, as well as theDominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church, and Providence College which is run by the Dominicans.Caldwell College in Caldwell, New Jersey issues a "Veritas Award" each year in honor of the Dominican Sisters who founded and administer the college. "Veritas" is included in the motto of Indiana University andYale University, Lux et Veritas ("Light and Truth"). It also appears on the California State University's mottoVox Veritas Vita ("Speak the Truth as a way of Life"). Veritas Curat ("Truth Cures") is the motto of theJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, a prominent medical school inPondicherry, India. Howard University, in Washington, DC, goes by the motto "Veritas et Utilitas", translated to "Truth and Service".