jimdahl Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 ‘North Dakota nice’ to ‘North Dakota mean': The bruising battle over a university’s new nickname Three years ago, after a long, losing battle with the NCAA, the voters of North Dakota decided in a referendum that “The Fighting Sioux” had to go as the official team name and logo for the state’s flagship University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Since then, the teams have gone officially nameless, just “UND” or “North Dakota.”And that turns out to be just the way plenty of UND boosters like it, mostly, it seems, as a form of protest. “If it can’t be Sioux then no other name will do,” said one of thousands of North Dakotans asked by the University for suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 This is why Fighting Nodaks is perfect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 This is why Fighting Nodaks is perfectYou have a strange definition of perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/op-ed-columns/3908156-erich-longie-sioux-wish-unds-kelley-well-retirement Quote ERICH LONGIE: Sioux wish UND's Kelley well in retirement Longie just can't let things sit. Hopefully he doesn't point out that he has multiple degrees from UND in future letters to the editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 22 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/op-ed-columns/3908156-erich-longie-sioux-wish-unds-kelley-well-retirement Longie just can't let things sit. Hopefully he doesn't point out that he has multiple degrees from UND in future letters to the editor. He sure made a lot of points/opinions that weren't relative or relevant to wishing Kelley well in retirement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 5 minutes ago, jdub27 said: He sure made a lot of points/opinions that weren't relative to wishing Kelley well in retirement. Trying to stay on his soapbox, but it has crumbled under him, and he's no longer relevant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 On 10/21/2015 at 6:52 AM, jimdahl said: ‘North Dakota nice’ to ‘North Dakota mean': The bruising battle over a university’s new nickname It might have occurred to Erich to mix in a fact or two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigskyvikes Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 4 hours ago, UNDBIZ said: http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/op-ed-columns/3908156-erich-longie-sioux-wish-unds-kelley-well-retirement Longie just can't let things sit. Hopefully he doesn't point out that he has multiple degrees from UND in future letters to the editor. This guy is such a tool, he twists so much in his wording. The one that gets me is the claim that ND voted to get rid of the Sioux name because of his views, which it actually got voted out to avoid sanctions, not that anyone shared his view. I expect to see a letter from the other side of this,(Sioux tribe members) very soon from the herald. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSSD Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 hours ago, UNDBIZ said: http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/op-ed-columns/3908156-erich-longie-sioux-wish-unds-kelley-well-retirement Longie just can't let things sit. Hopefully he doesn't point out that he has multiple degrees from UND in future letters to the editor. All of it would have made more sense if had put multiple degrees from NDSU. Wow - that is some stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runaroundsioux Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 One of the arguments by the anti crowd was that Sioux was a derogatory term meaning "snake". Given to the Lakota by their mortal enemy the Chippewa. Old Erich doesn't seem to have any problem referring to himself or the tribe as Sioux now, does he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 8 hours ago, jdub27 said: He sure made a lot of points/opinions that weren't relative or relevant to wishing Kelley well in retirement. I read it a couple of times, it sounds more like a victory lap about the Fighting Sioux Nickname being changed. Actually, that happened three years ago. So, he's a bit late to the party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 2 hours ago, Goon said: I read it a couple of times, it sounds more like a victory lap about the Fighting Sioux Nickname being changed. Actually, that happened three years ago. So, he's a bit late to the party. ...and a giant douche. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoHawks! Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 This bores me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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