PCM Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 There's an article in today's Grand Forks Herald about a teepee that was set up in front of Memorial Union on campus being disturbed. Why is this even news? University Police Chief Duane Czapiewski said a number of empty beer cans and a 12-pack box was found burned in a fire pit inside the teepee, and informational papers for the public about the teepee also were burned. He said police received a complaint about the incident Friday morning. Two beer cans were kept by police as evidence. Czapiewski said, for now, the matter is being treated as criminal mischief, and that any determination on whether a civil rights violation or hate crime had occurred would have to be made at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggler Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 How in the bloody blue hell could this be a hate crime? A bunch of dopes used the teepee, which had a fire pit in it, to burn some of their garbage and the pamplets because they were lying around. Whoopteedoo. Who cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 How in the bloody blue hell could this be a hate crime? A bunch of dopes used the teepee, which had a fire pit in it, to burn some of their garbage and the pamplets because they were lying around. Whoopteedoo. Who cares. Oh no the anti-name PC Nazis are already making this a hate crime and have tied to the racist UND Fighting Sioux name and are probably demanding we should immediately change the name before tonights game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Someone burned paper in a fire pit. Sounds like we're missing a lot of 'news' from campgrounds every weekend. They found empty beer cans on a college campus. Next they'll tell us they found textbooks in a campus bookstore. However, I shall be alerting the ACLU about a "sacred" teepee on public grounds, on the campus of a public institution. Imagine if the "sacred" thing wasn't a teepee but maybe say a Christian manger scene or a Jewish menorah. Hey, this game is kinda fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 However, I shall be alerting the ACLU about a "sacred" teepee on public grounds, on the campus of a public institution. Imagine if the "sacred" thing wasn't a teepee but maybe say a Christian manger scene or a Jewish menorah. Hey, this game is kinda fun. I agree. Regardless of the group involved, no religious or spiritual displays should be allowed on a publicly funded university campus. I went through this same thing when I wanted to conduct human sacrifices in the Fish Bowl of the Chester Fritz library. No, maybe that was when I threw up behind the library on my way to a Minnesota game ... it's all a blur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaNorthStar Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 They found empty beer cans on a college campus. Next they'll tell us they found textbooks in a campus bookstore. Hey, this game is kinda fun. Bookstore?...there's a bookstore? Next thing you know you'll be telling me UND has a library too. Geez, Sic. You're right though...this game is kinda fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxMeNow Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 You know the Herald - They'll take ANY chance to stir up the nickname issue again. This was not news - at least not worthy of a front page story in the local section. If anything it should have been a 1" column on the back page. If the teepee had been trashed or painted up - that's one thing. A couple drunks walking by stumbled in - BIG DEAL - who knows, it could have even been Native Americans (GASP!!) MEANWHILE - a guy missing since thursday in TRF finally got a little mention on PAGE 9 of Sundays Herald - that's our PUKELITZER PRIZE WINNER PAPER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 This is the same Herald that is still defending their position in favor of the water park and is saying they are not out of touch with the public. 70-30 vote and they were on the short side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux fan in phoenix Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I thought journalists were supposed to report news, not create it. Wouldn't like to be the reporter who gets mickey-mouse assignments like that. (Editor talking to newbie reporter) "Okay, Billy, being you're fresh out of college & you're the low man on the totem pole, I want you to go to the campus & sensationalize this so we'll have a hot topic for the next month & don't have to drag out the awful beet-smell theme in EGF anymore. Hop to it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 .... the low man on the totem pole .... Don't let Lucy Ganje et al hear that for a couple of reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux fan in phoenix Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Imagine if the "sacred" thing wasn't a teepee but maybe say a...Jewish menorah. We'd never hear the end of it. The ACLU & ADL would move their headquarters to GF, no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent_Bobyck Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 When are the Norweigans going to get pissed about Viking Elementary?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux fan in phoenix Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 I feel slighted whenever I walk into a grocery store & see sauerkraut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoteauRinkRat Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 I feel slighted whenever I walk into a grocery store & see sauerkraut lol I know what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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