GeauxSioux

Yes, that must be it.

Slavery is an ugly part of America's past, but was also what built America to become an economic power. Not proud of it, but is true. You can also trace a lot of today's social problems to the all of the social programs that the Federal government has implemented since the 1960's.

I do not consider either man to be a traitor. They were both fighting for what they thought was right and thought they had legal and moral justification to do so. The Civil War was about many things, not just slavery, not just because Lincoln won. There were social and economic differences between the North and the South. The South thought they had the right to secede according to the Declaration of Independence, "the right of the people to alter or abolish it". States rights was a major and probably the largest issue at the time. That issue is once again very prevalent. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Was George Washington considered a traitor? I'm sure the Brits considered him to be one. http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/virginia-history-explorer/american-turning-point-civil-war-virginia-1/who

One of my co-workers made the comment.. They are pulling all of the Confederate flags out of Walmart, but leaving the beer and twinkies. Which is "responsible" for more deaths? I heard on the radio yesterday that the mayor of New Orleans now wants to remove the statue of General Lee from Lee Circle. Crazy! http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/06/lee_circle_statue_robert_e_lee.html

Just the Confederate battle flag or Confederate flags in general? The reason I ask, is that there are many places in the South that recognize the history of the South and still have the Confederate flag displayed. Pensacola is called the City of Five Flags, for the flags that have flown over Pensacola, one of which was the Confederate flag. All five of the flags are displayed in a monument downtown. I have lived in the South for over 20 years and there is still a strong sense of Southern heritage. When you drive along I-10 from Mississippi into Alabama there is a battle flag flying above the tree line. I'm assuming that it on private property, but you sure can't miss seeing it.

I understand this isn't an Indian nickname, but didn't want to start a new thread for it. In the furor in the past few days to remove anything to do with the Confederacy, the UNLV Running Rebels may not be around long. http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/mitch-mcconnell-to-kentucky-capitol-lose-the-jefferson-davis-statue-20150623

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvWwgTEmH-A#t=719 Watch at about 14:30. It doesn't sound like they are short of funds.

I have not been a supporter of the nickname Roughriders in the past, but see it as the best of the remaining 7 options. My biggest problem has been that it was not unique, since RRHS uses that name along with various professional teams and high schools. It is, however, unique in the college ranks, though. And there is linkage between TR, Roughriders and North Dakota. One of the highest awards given by the state of North Dakota is the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award. http://governor.nd.gov/theodore-roosevelt-rough-rider-award

If Arrows was rejected due to being Native American imagery. I am sure this logo would be deemed likewise.

Sounds like the Louisiana Jungle Primary system.

Jim, you are the math wizard. Put this into your "what if calculator" and see what the outcome would be using the numbers from the votes.... http://und.edu/university-public-affairs/nickname/6-15-15.cfm

Ditto.

Same could be said for Sioux. Souix,... Soiux...

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/10/immigrant-groups-are-battling-it-out-in-the-streets-of-fargo/#ixzz3d9T8ygJK http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/10/immigrant-groups-are-battling-it-out-in-the-streets-of-fargo/

Last time there was a guy who wanted to get in the race for UND president, but didn't due to ND open recorded laws. I believe he had just become president at Shippensburg. I wonder if he has an escape clause from UNI, if the UND position were to open. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruud North Dakota guy and UND alum.

Perhaps you are right that it will be deemed an epic failure, but let's layout it out correctly. The Sioux Uprising didn't occur in North Dakota. It occurred in Southwestern Minnesota. The Dakota Calvary was protecting the settlers, kind of the reason that a lot of folks now live in North Dakota. So we can't have Sioux, because it dishonors them. We can't have Arrows because it is Native American imagery. We can't have Cavalry because they protected the white folks. Like Oxbow said, welcome North Dakota Green. I would say North Dakota White, but that would be racist.

Nice catch.

High Schools using the name Cavalry... None. College teams using Cavalry None. Professional teams using Cavlary None. Cavalry has uniqueness.

Other HS using the name.... Roughriders Boys Ranch, TX Center, TX Memorial (St. Marys, OH) Pima, AZ Port Angeles, WA Red River (Grand Forks, ND) Roeper (Birmingham, MI) Roosevelt (Des Moines, IA) Roosevelt (Johnstown, CO) Roosevelt, NY Roosevelt (Portland, OR) Roosevelt (St. Louis, MO) Roosevelt (Washington, DC) Southwest (Bartley, NE) Western Reserve (Collins, OH) West Jefferson, OH West Side (Newark, NJ) Rough Riders Catasauqua, PA Harwich, MA Roosevelt (Chicago, IL) Roosevelt (Fresno, CA) Roosevelt (Honolulu, HI) Roosevelt (Kent, OH) Roosevelt (Los Angeles, CA) Roosevelt (San Antonio, TX) Roosevelt (Seattle, WA) Roosevelt (Sioux Falls, SD) Roosevelt Educational Campus (Bronx, NY)

Roughriders is not unique. Not only the HS, but Cedar Rapids for hockey, Saskatchewan for football and Frisco Texas for AAA Baseball. I can't find a HS, College or Professional team with the nickname Cavalry. That is unique. And for the record, I don't/didn't hate RRHS. I played football there.

Of the remaining names left, Cavalry has the most appeal to me. And I think the potential for logos and marketing for the name is tremendous. North Dakota Cavalry. Has a nice ring to it.

I don't want to start a new thread, so I'll just tag it here. NDSU seeks chief of staff for president's cabinet | INFORUM So what exactly are his priorities? Are these guys really that important that they need a chief of staff? It looks to me like another layer of insulation to provide plausible deniability. Your job is to run the University. You are getting paid to do the job. Do it.

See Sica's post. He isn't there either. He wrote for USCHO. I don't know that he posted there. Regardless, he isn't there.

Some would say that he had enough of the BS, which is prevalent in this thread, and decided life is better without it.