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Detroit is a fine city - the buidgings are old but few abandoned or
shuttered-up. It is better than expected. Plus the People Mover is
great. Only 50 cents and goes all around downtown.
But Ford Field s#cks as a hockey venue. Nothing good to say about it.
Nathan
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On Apr 9, 2010, at 11:32 AM, "Rowe, Thomas" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List [mailto:Hockey-
> [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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> Carol S. White
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