--- Andrew Weise wrote:
> There seems to be a very fine line between was is and isn't
> appropriate (boy aren't I profound;]).  Overall, I think the
> nickname of a team should reflect the cultural history of the
> region they represent.  Miami could have a native-american
> type mascot, maybe something less demeaning than redskins.
--- end of quoted material ---
 
Dartmouth used to be the Indians (in the 1700s when the school was founded, it
was primarily to educate Native Americans)
 
But alas, the Dartmouth Indians became the Dartmouth Big Green.
 
Some alumni and "purists" still refer to the athletic teams as the Dartmouth
Indians.