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    Media Stories on the Sioux Name

    in UND Nickname

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    Fighting the NCAA

    This case will be an important test of just how far the NCAA can enforce its politically correct dictum and if they prevail will only open up the floodgates to names that lack emotion but don't offend a single soul. Maybe the NCAA can just allow the teams to take on the names of the sponsors of their stadiums. For example, the Maryland Terrapins could just become the Bankers or ATM's reflecting the $20 million that Chevy Chase Bank just agreed to pay for stadium naming rights. Hewlett Packard could have teams with such great names as Printers and Toner.

    Media Stories on the Sioux Name

    in UND Nickname

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    I haven't read through all of the information provided in the links provided by undsportsfan, but I've read enough to find some commonality in it. It seems most of the links talk about nicknames such as Indian or Warrior, inapproriate chants and hand motions, cartoon-like logos and white men dressed as mascots. The University of North Dakota does not have these things. As I said previously, UND has a beautifully designed logo and the name Fighting Sioux. Is the name Sioux offensive to Native Americans? I ask this because I have read where some try and say that Sioux is a deragatory name. But if it is deragatory, why it is used on a casino and a manufacturing facility? I digress.

    UND has no mascot. There is no chanting. There are no feathers worn inappropriately. No tomahawk chop.

    I'll trot out my Fighting Icelanders one more time and hope to get someone to present a serious repsonse to the question that I posed previously.

    What's up with this?

    Change The Name

    The future looks promising in dismantling a lot of Native American mascots throughout America. The University of North Dakota FIGHTING SIOUX is currently taking steps to remove their logo from all sports uniforms. UND has been known to have a very good hockey team going to the "Frozen Four" college hockey final four many times.

    Media Stories on the Sioux Name

    in UND Nickname

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    Hillary Clinton offends me and I am sure there are other people that are offended by her leftist views too, should we call for her to be removed from office.

    That would be nice, but unfortuantely only people in the state of New York have that power and the majority of them appear to be of the same ilk.

    Media Stories on the Sioux Name

    in UND Nickname

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    The nickname is dehumanizing. Plain and simple.

    From what I have been told by many military too, but it definitely can be wrong, but they use similar tactics in warfare. They dehumanize a group with nicknames so it's easier to attack them.

    As for the story about the resignation. There's DEFINITELY more to this story than led on.

    There's a lot of hurt by some of the behavior by certain people within the community. I think that with the resignation, that the UNDIA can concentrate now on their agenda, which does not have anything to do with the nickname.

    If the UNDIA'a agenda has nothing to do with the logo/name issue, why would they have an official vote to oppose the Sioux nickname? I would call that an agenda

    If Mr. Peltier was elected president when his opinion of the issue was known, why shouldn't he able to voice that same opinion publicly?

    I would like to hear an answer to PCM's question regarding why the nickname is dehumanizing. As I posed once previously, if UND was known as the Fighting Icelanders and had a picture of my grandfather as the logo, I would be proud.

    Why not turn the name issue around and be proud of what it stands for? Bennet Brien did a wonderful job with the logo and gave it meaning and strength. Why not be proud instead of dehumanized?

    2006 Men's BB

    in Men's Basketball

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    The Sioux were actually losing by 7 with 7:56 to play and went on a 23-3 run to end the game. Losing to Crookston would not have been a good way to start the season. I also saw where UND gave up 15 offensive rebounds. I'm sure that is something that they will be working on this week. A win is a win, congrats on the win Sioux!!

    Newberry to drop "Indians"

    in UND Nickname

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    Newberry players put aside NCAA debate for playoff game

    As Zais has said several times this week since the agreement was revealed, that the school was forced to choose between principle and denying its athletes the rewards that come with success.

    "I think the bottom line ... is that the NCAA put the college in an untenable position," Zais said Wednesday.

    "At the end of two years, we may end up changing our nickname, that is an option," Zais said.

    The agreement lets the school use its nickname and imagery until fall 2008.

    Zais is closely following a lawsuit brought by the University of North Dakota, also on the NCAA's list for its Fighting Sioux nickname. The trial is set for April 24 and Newberry leaders are hopeful a decision in North Dakota's favor would mean Newberry would not have to give up its nickname.

    Media Stories on the Sioux Name

    in UND Nickname

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    Sitting Bull College president says nickname hurts partnership

    "If we have other people coming offering the same thing as you, I'm going to choose them," Vermillion said she told the UND administrators, "and it's because of the 'Fighting Sioux.'"

    Vermillion completed a doctorate from UND in 2005 before becoming president of Sitting Bull College. The tribal council on the Standing Rock reservation has debated the UND nickname, with one official writing a letter supporting it while another opposed it.

    Sure it's okay if she can go to UND and get her doctorate, but now she chooses to partner with other schools, because of the Fighting Sioux name. :D

    Newberry to drop "Indians"

    in UND Nickname

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    Newberry dropping their nickname? As Lee Corso would say, "Not so fast my friend".

    Newberry agrees to change nickname because of improved athletics

    The accord gives Newberry until the fall of 2008 to make changes. But Zais and athletic director Andy Carter said many things could take place before then that might alter Newberry's course.

    Zais said he was closely watching a lawsuit brought by the University of North Dakota, which sought to stop the NCAA from prohibiting the school to host playoff games because of its Fighting Sioux nickname. This past weekend, a district judge granted the school a preliminary injunction and set a trial date for April 24. North Dakota will host Winona State in a first-round playoff game Saturday.

    Should North Dakota prevail, Zais said it could throw the NCAA's sanctions out the window and Newberry wouldn't have to change a thing.

    "A judge sees merit in the case," Zais said. "We'll be watching the outcome with interest."

    LM Glasfiber

    in Community

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    This story has been making it's way around the globe.

    U.S. wind turbine blade company scrambling to hire workers as Danish company expands

    AU: U.S. wind turbine blade company scrambling to hire workers as Danish company expands

    By the end of this year, the Denmark-based wind turbine blade maker is expected to become the largest manufacturer in Grand Forks in terms of employees, a status that also would rival the largest employer in the agricultural sector, J.R. Simplot.

    If the employment is long term, it would be great for GF.

    Media Stories on the Sioux Name

    in UND Nickname

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    Those fighting Sioux nickname lose sight of most Indian views

    Someone from the media actually interviewing Sioux people. Wonderful.

    Members of the Standing Rock judicial committee visited UND early in 2006 to assess the situation for themselves. "We spoke to everyone, from students on the street to people at the gas station," says Fool Bear. "Not one gave us any evidence of racism. We went to a hockey game, and they talked about the courage and integrity of the Sioux people. We looked at each other like, 'Wow, we don't even honor our Sioux warriors or veterans like this on the reservation.' "
    Fool Bear and others are now trying to get the Tribal Council resolution rescinded. They point out that Indian education is a top priority at UND, which has more than 30 programs to support its Indian students. The "Indians into Medicine" program, for example, has generated 20 percent of all the American Indian doctors in the United States, according to school officials.

    former players

    in Men's Hockey

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    Voting Opens for Pirates Hall of Fame Presented by UnumProvident

    Someone from back in my college days. Good luck Chris.

    Chris Jensen - (1993-95) GP 123, G 68, A 70, PTS 138

    Chris Jensen brought his veteran leadership, his imposing slap shot and superior passing skills to the inaugural Pirates season and was instrumental in the team's Calder Cup win by scoring 16 points in 16 playoff games. In that year Jensen was 4th on the team in scoring with 61 points and in the following year was 3rd on the team in scoring with 77 points. Jensen left the Pirates with an astounding 1.12 points per game average, became 7th on the all-time goals scored list and 12th on the most points list for the Pirates. He was selected 78th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1982 Entry Draft before accepting a scholarship to the University of North Dakota. Jensen played in the NHL for six seasons with the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers and played in a total of 74 NHL games with 21 points.

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