Bummer.  I hope I don't get flak from people who are defending First Nations or Native Americans rights to own their tribal names in terms of nicknames, but I rather liked the Sioux for bucking the NCAA and sticking by their rights.  I never saw anything wrong with the Miami Redmen, either.  BTW, for those of you who do not live back East, have you noticed how Eastern announcers tend to pronounce the Red Hawks to make them sound like "Red Hots?"  At least they aren't insisting that North Dakota change its State name.

Tom Rowe 

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From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carol White
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:02 AM
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Subject: News from North Dakota

It was decided yesterday from the Board of Education of North Dakota, that the University of North Dakota would "retire" the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.

Melrose and Thorne actually announced this in the middle of the first game yesterday.

Wonder what the new name will be and how much it will cost to remove all those logos from the Ralph.

Enquiring minds....

Carol

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