interestingly enough the gov just christened its new helicoptor the 
"LAKOTA" this weekend.

if successfull will the NCAA require the gov to rename all its 
helicopters also  ;-)

On the subject of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux...  Way to go MTU 
Huskies!  ;-)

Bob

SCSU wrote:
> I wonder if the NCAA is successful in eliminating "Sioux" because it is an
> Indian name, if they will also go after "Dakota" because it is the same
> thing. We can then have a green and white team in the WCHA called the North.
>
> Nathan Hampton
>
>
> On 12/18/06 6:59 AM, "Dr. Bob Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>   
>>>> In a telephone conference with lawyers on Friday, Judge Lawrence E. Jahnke,
>>>> of North Dakota District Court, moved the trial date from April to December
>>>> 2007. A court order issued last month, allowing the university to retain the
>>>> nickname while the litigation is pending, will remain in place until then.
>>>> Meanwhile, Judge Jahnke suggested that the parties look for ways of altering
>>>> the logo and nickname that would be acceptable to both sides.<<
>>>>         
>> Complete post at 
>> http://chronicle.com/news/article/1419/fighting-sioux-trial-delayed-until-next
>> -december
>>
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