In a message dated Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:01:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Eric Burton writes:

> Please tell me where the reference to Native American is in Red Radiers? If I understand this, Red Raider  is not even a Native American moniker is it? People are letting the P.C. people get way to much control of everything.

According to Colgate's press release, the decision to change was made "to move away from the racial stereotype, which is indeed not the true origin of the nickname for Colgate but may nonetheless be offensive to the general public in ways that undermine the institution's values and commitments."

Guess back in the '60's and '70's they used Indian mascots for a while.  The school officially banned them, but apparently some people still remember them.  Also, Colgate is very close to the Oneida Nation.

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