ScottM

The writer forgot to mention that the Sioux name/logo also causes bad breath, acne, people driving slow in the left lane and menstrual cramps.

British Columbia, or maybe Ontario. Manitoba is good too. Minnesota, Michigan and Massachusetts probably round out the top 5-6 in that order.

Exactly. Within hours of the NC$$ edict most of Florida's politicians were threatening the NC$$ with hell of one form or another. An Illinois congressman, a Republican, was getting ready for hearings, until the last election. Meanwhile, NoDak's politicos just scratched their a$$es and tried to look good on C-SPAN.

Still looks like !@$!, and a complete sellout, regardless of what the NC$$ may have done later.

Or getting loaded in Big Sky or Padre Island, just like we did.

Maybe you should ask him why he only used them half a season. Does he just suck that much?

Good find. I ordered one.

Naked women's volleyball tourney? I like it ...

It may not hurt them, but it certainly doesn't help them, especially when outreach programs, legislative initiatives, etc. come up. As a few have suggested, once the name/logo goes away the public awareness of the tribes and their "real" issues, such as poverty, crime, healthcare, etc., will diminish over time. If the SR and SL tribes had any degree of pragmatism they would have used the Sioux name/logo as a "brand" or similar device to keep them in the public eye and give voice to their other concerns. If they were worried about "negative stereotypes", only being associated with "Dances With Wolves" or "F Troop" probably isn't going to help matters over time.

Figures Ballard is around to "help".

Gotta love that "Law of Unintended Consequences". " Which really means "When the name/logo go away, the SBofHE and UND have no further obligations to waste our time dealing with SR or SL. "

Actually, the more I think about it, the more Goetz publicly expresses the futility of dealing in good faith with the tribes, any potential backlash may be directed at them rather than him. It's a pretty smart move, and it may validate, to some degree, what a number of us have expressed/felt the past few months.

Toews has that amazing ability to make everybody around him play so much better.

That's basically what I said when this travesty was announced. UND had an extremely strong legal position "the powers that be" pissed away in one shot. Yet there were/are those who still tilt at windmills hoping the tribes will "bless" the name/logo and we all live happily ever after.

OMG, was this guy drunk when he wrote this? Is he trying a spot on Letterman's staff?

Regardless of our, and my, opinions on the WNBA, I think it's a pretty nice way for an alum to showcase her team, and for parents of little girls who aren't smart enough to play hockey to show their kids there are "other" sports out there.

As I recall, and this was 12+ years ago, all you had to do was attest that you had lived in the state/city for at least the past 90 days and you were considered a resident for voting. Residency for tuition, etc. I think that was more involved. I also recall that there were real efforts made to get UND students to vote in local elections, including political forums and debates on campus.

I voted in local/state elections when I attended UND. The same issues affecting "natives" also affect students and other transients.

Which is the way it has been in many respects for decades, just like any other university where you have factions competing for money, buildings, resources, etc. As for Mr. Jacobs, has he finally cut off that ridiculous pony tail? God knows his writing is still steeped in Woodstock.

It's a misspelling. It's really meant to read "DUMD" for "Duh UMD".

Yet another example of why this surrender settlement was nothing short of a disaster. UND's name/logo would be held to the whim and fancy of people who have no/little connection to the school. Dump the name/logo on our own terms, and quit pandering to these people.