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To: Pablo64
The pc crowd had a fit last fall when the Universit of North Dakota refused to change the name of their "Fighting Sioux" mascot to something deemed more correct. It seemed that a donor of $100 million for a new hockey arena and UND (donor was a former goalie who made good) liked the "Fighting Sioux" monkier and said if UND changed it the $100 million would disappear. They are still the "Fighting Sioux" in Grand Forks, ND.
337 posted on 03/12/2002 9:43:12 AM PST by Nakota
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To: Nakota
Kudos to them for standing up.

Unfortunately, the college I attended caved in to the PC crowd a few years after I graduated. They sent a survey to the student body and to alumni asking whether or not the mascot should be changed to something "less offensive" or some such drivel. As I recall, the results of the survey were over 80% in favor of leaving it alone, but they went ahead and changed it anyway. I told the alumni committee at the time that it should be left alone, but if they just couldn't see their way to that, then maybe they should choose an amoeba or an eel as the school mascot...something without a spine! Never heard anything back from them.

I have not and will not donate anything to the alumni association, and I am glad that both my wife and I graduated under the old mascot.

338 posted on 03/12/2002 10:04:54 AM PST by Pablo64
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