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More Mascot Nonsense (my title)
USA Today College Hockey ^

Posted on 10/25/2001 9:33:30 AM PDT by wbill

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:38:29 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Officials at St. Cloud (Minn.) State want the University of North Dakota to leave its Fighting Sioux logo at home when its men's hockey team visits Nov. 2. "We don't tolerate hate speech," said Sudie Hofmann, associate professor and chairwoman of St. Cloud State's human relations and multicultural education department. Hofmann thinks the nickname and logo insult American Indians. But North Dakota has received no official request about the logo, athletic director Roger Thomas said Monday. The dispute isn't new. In March, St. Cloud President Roy Saigo submitted a resolution to the NCAA seeking elimination of all American Indian nicknames. Last year Ralph Engelstad, a Sioux hockey goalie about 50 years ago, threatened to pull a $100 million pledge to build a hockey arena. The state's higher education board voted unanimously to keep the nickname, saying it upholds the state's tradition and honors American Indians.


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To: afraidfortherepublic
Jessica Rabbit was great. heh heh
62 posted on 10/25/2001 8:15:54 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: KillerWabbit
Ha ha hahahaahahaha....Bunnies everywhere.

I love it, thank you for the ping and nice to meet you fellow freeper wabbit.

63 posted on 10/25/2001 8:31:00 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: berserker
See what I mean? I'm quaking in my boots! ;-)
64 posted on 10/26/2001 4:45:39 AM PDT by LoneGOPinCT
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