>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]