University of North Dakota begins campaign to find nickname

Pioneer Press ^ | 3-31-15 | AP

[IronJack]

How about Folks Who Are Frozen To The Bone Because There’s Nothing Between Them And The Arctic Circle?

[JoeDetweiler]

The Shivering Wgasa.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

The Vikings

[thackney]

Don’t tell me you like it, tell them.

http://und.edu/nickname/

[Rockpile]

I find the name “Dakota” offensive and demand that it be changed.

[Fiji Hill]

The Poltroons

[Fiji Hill]

How about “Lakers” ?
This would be representative of all the trees and lakes in North Dakota...

Like the Utah Jazz, representing Utah's vibrant jazz music scene.

[Gil4]

Or the “Fighting Sues”?

Logo could be some gender-ambiguous person hitting someone with a purse.

Here is their new fight song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gbtm-93oqE

[a fool in paradise]

The committee says it is looking for nicknames that are unique, promote pride and strength, represent the state and region, honor the traditions and heritage of the past, and can be a unifying and rallying symbol.

The Proud Marys?

[masadaman]

Don't they first have to change the name of the State? As the Dakotas were Indians, oops I mean native Americans. Ditto, South Dakota, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois etc. etc.

Then after they get that done, they need to eliminate all religious references in city names starting with the Saints as in St. Louis and the Sans as in San Francisco. Following with Bethlehems, Salems (for Jerusalem) and Jerichos etc.

Don't also forget the colleges beginning with Notre Dame, Loyola and Holy Cross.

[Avid Coug]

How about the Mediating Frackers, or MF’rs for short.

[Redmen4ever]

Scouts - them’s the Indians who joined our side

Cavalry - our side

Buffalo Soldiers - true, most served in the Southwest, but some served on the northern plains

Transcontinentals - the Northern Pacific was the second

Steel Drivers - the workers on the railroad construction gangs

Homesteaders - pioneer families

Sodbusters - ditto refers to the first to plow the prairie

Transcontinentals

Buffalo Soldiers

While most units were stationed along the US-Mexico border, one troop was stationed in North Dakota. And, we don’t have many team names reflecting the honorable contribution of blacks to the history of the country.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Fighting Sioux and tell the left where to stick it. If students and admin don’t like it they should be free to go find another college to attend.

[EQAndyBuzz]

North Dakota Whining Liberal Wimps.

[Verginius Rufus]

How about “the Fighting Lakota”?

[Verginius Rufus]

How about “the Fighting Lakota”?

[SampleMan]

I suggest something that rhymes with wussies.

[Last Dakotan]

This would be representative of all the trees and lakes in North Dakota...

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Sighting Few?

[combat_boots]

What will happen ultimately with all of this is that the American Indian will be forgotten completely. Forever. Never to be thought of again.

They asked for it. They’ll get it.