>From: Roberto Alvarez
>
>>It's only a matter of time before the university drops the nickname
>>"Fighting Sioux".  This has been a real hot issue here on campus.  UND's
>>nickname could be changed back to the Flickertails, which was the original
>>name back in the '30s.
>
>I wish I had a say in the choice of nicknames.  The Flickertails
>is just too cool for words to describe.  Does anyone know what
>a flickertail is?
>
>---mg
 
        It's a gopher, of course.  North Dakota is "The Flickertail State."
        I guess it's our state varmint.  (I say "our" as I am only taking
        an extended summer vacation in Southern California.) (Since 1977.)
                Dave Suess      [log in to unmask]