North Dakota Residents Vote Overwhelmingly To Eliminate Fighting Sioux Mascot

Saturday, August 11th, 2012

One of the last real fights about Native American mascots in college sports is coming to a close. Residents of North Dakota voted in June by a margin of 67 percent to 33 percent to essentially allow the University of North Dakota to phase out its "Fighting Sioux" name and ...

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North Dakota’s Nickname Is Sticking Around A Little Longer

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Back in June, I wrote that the NCAA was coming down harshly on the University of North Dakota for its "offensive" mascot simply because the NCAA was too afraid to go after the more powerful member institutions and too weak to actually enforce its own rule. Since then, laws have been ...

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