The Sicatoka

You forgot the NDSU student who nearly "power hour-ed" himself to death within the last three years also. There seems to be a new focus on binge drinking at all the regional campuses. Recent events put a "rightly so" behind that. This has become a binge drinking fest. I'd rather see UND get ahead of it and tame it back down (I'm not saying knitting party, just something tamer) before someone ends up in the hospital and headlines (or worse).

From the DS: From the Herald: Some interesting questions: - Can a private organization (that appears to be a monopoly) limit the free speech of a public institution? - Has the NCAA breeched its constitution (the contract of what it does for and with members) and overstepped its bounds in this case?

Saturday, October 8, 2005 UND hosts (a known to be not-so-good) Ferris State: 8800+ DI-AA #9 at home v. DI-AA #12 (NDSU @ Cal Poly): < 7000.

Even after you said that I'd still bet against it: I do believe this keeps you up at night.

Ms. Carson's letter seems to go to great lengths to tell us who to and who not to listen to: In the NOT to category: - UND's administration - ND State Board of Higher Education In the TO category: - the NCAA - democratically elected tribal governments - the NCACS (accreditation body) - various Indian Education Associations The catch is this: Who is put in place by the people of the State of North Dakota to run the University of North Dakota? (Hint: The elected governor names ND SBoHE members who select the president.) I don't recall voting for Miles Brand, any tribal chair, or the rest.

"I'm an expert witness, because I say I am." - the stranger who appeared in a cloud of smoke (courtesy Don Henley, "The Garden of Allah" off the LP "Original Miles") "Anybody can say anything." - PCM (courtesy SiouxSports.com)

Didn't I tell you we need to modify that pant leg stripe to look more like a sword in a sheath against the side of a leg? If using a group name as a mascot is "hostile and offensive" as some tell us, then removing "Sioux" and replacing it with the name of the greatest enemy of the Sioux should make the Sioux really happy because then we'd be "hostile and abusive" a Sioux enemy. Go Cavalry. (insert bugel call to "Charge!" here)

GrahamKracker, About your signature, "Do you think JESUS would wear a SIOUX Jersey??" We can never know. As a public institution, someone would be offended by bringing religion (Jesus's statement) into a public campus discussion and put the ACLU all over us. I could only guess as to who would do it. Thanks for your time.

We try to slap a label on something and claim we understand it. The world is much more complex than labels. You can interact with the world one of two ways: - You can open your mind and enjoy and embrace the naturally occuring diversity of everything around you accepting that some things may be novel and some common, some good and some bad, some miserable and some enjoyable or - You can put labels on everything as an attempt to pigeon-hole everything around you into simple little conformist containers that your brain can wrap itself around so you never have to think about and understand the complexity that is everything.

'Kessel'? I saw a "Duncan" ripping around the ice, "Notermann-ing" a point blank shot, and then scoring on an off-speed job later. I saw a "Kozek" fire a nasty twisted-wrister from 50 feet past a pretty solid goalie. I saw a "Toews" draw "Notermann" twice from point blank by being in the right spot at the right time. (No worries Jonathan. You'll bury them when they count.) Who is this 'Kessel'?

Remember: It's not what you say, it's how I interpret what I think you might have said.

Scary, but I almost agree with the Dakota Student editorial board once in my life. http://www.thedakotastudent.com/vnews/disp...9/433c8752c10bb And here's one that better: What's funny is that Mr. Engelstad seems rather tame now compared to what Florida State and Utah have been able to achieve with money and power.

"Hostile and abusive" proven untrue --> Slander. Slander --> Damages. Damages -->

You mean like the Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces? There are only nine better judicial chairs in the land.

Who's campaigning for "Flickertails" (gag). Go Cavalry!

Just replace "Sioux" and the logo on the front with the words: Hostile and Abusive Player Follows

Make it lucrative: Include a slander suit for calling UND "hostile and abusive" when the US Office for Civil Rights says it found no such thing and the NCAA had that information. Slander --> Damages.

Question: What if the "prospect or the prospect's relatives or legal guardians" makes unsolicited contact with you (say sends you an email)? And I just love the NCAA. Talk about building a watch instead of telling you what time it is (from the DI manual):

So what to do if your friend tells you something unsolicited about their relative (a potential recruit)? (insert Diggler's signature here, the underlined part) (now read my signature) (And no tony, that was aimed generally, not at you.)

If a family member told this to a friend that seems "in bounds" by tony's link. I just hope this is much ado about nothing. Amy Ruley could clear this all up by saying she's contacted no potential recruits in the last (however many) days. She can't use a name, but a generic statement would clear it right up. If it can't be cleared up in that manner, yes, the gloves would be off due to this strike and Buning and Taylor would need to restore order. PS - http://www.fightingsioux.com/info/booster/

(sound "Charge!" bugle call here)

Where's the line between "different opinion" (protected speech) and "insubordination" (grounds for termination, even for tenured faculty)?

It's not looking good for a "didn't know" theory: The AP Wire story: http://www.broward.com/mld/cctimes/sports/12715273.htm (Note this is coming from a FLORIDA paper.) The GF Herald: http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/s...ta/12708861.htm