As an Alum of the U, it is very disheartening to see the President of the University and the Student Senate basically lay over and play dead. What ever happed to pride in your school and community? The fact that a group can come out and attack UND and arbitrarily label the moniker is absurd enough, then add the fact that the person/group designated as the leader(s) cower to those statements and designations is unbelievable. Sioux pride, and what it stands for, is definitely absent in the Student Senate and President's Office. As I see it, the leaders of Standing Rock could have prevented this sh@#storm long ago by giving their members a voice, instead of letting a few speak for the many. That decision would have put this to bed, either way. I view the recent legislation as giving those, and other, residents a voice in the nickname issue.