PCM Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) This Associated Press story has some of the facts wrong, but one thing it successfully does is portray the NCAA policy as being a hopelessly inconsistent mess. Schools fight back on NCAA mascot ban Officials say move haphazard, uneven; most just unhappy with decision Some university presidents are upset by what they call the NCAA Edited July 25, 2006 by PCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 This Associated Press story has some of the facts wrong, but one thing it successfully does is portray the NCAA policy as being a hopelessly inconsistent mess. Schools fight back on NCAA mascot ban Officials say move haphazard, uneven; most just unhappy with decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I'm not so sure about it being incorrect or more that it is out of date. The article is from last Sept. A lot has changed since then. DOH! You're right. I didn't even look at the date. Dang google news alerts! Does anybody know the current status of a lawsuit? Unofficially, the last I heard was that an injunction or something would be filed before the start of the new school year. Other than that, I haven't heard much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux7>5 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Here's a link for ya! http://www.universityrelations.UND.edu/log...rtist_logo.html Thanks for your help by the way. I did my paper showingmwhy UND should get to keep the name and I hit it out of the ballpark, my Nazi instructor loved it and said it was great. So Thanks to all you sent me info that I could use, it is greatly appreaciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 From the Associated Press: Attorney general says his office is working on nickname lawsuit Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says his office is working on details of a lawsuit against the NCAA over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. Stenehjem said his assistant, Tag Anderson, met this week with officials of UND and the Ralph Engelstad Arena, which he said may have legal claims of its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 From the Associated Press: Attorney general says his office is working on nickname lawsuit Interesting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Interesting article on the history of nicknames. http://small-business-help69651.blogspot.c...-could-wax.html The matter isn't going away anytime soon. Now the NCAA --- college sports' governing body --- has decreed that any university with a Native American mascot can neither host a championship event nor use their mascot in any championship event. Some schools have successfully been granted exceptions, which makes even less sense to me. Does this mean that Florida State's Seminoles, for example, are less demeaning to Native Americans than North Dakota's Fighting Sioux (a traditional college hockey power)? How hypocritical is that? If they're contending that degrees of discrimination exist due to local circumstances, then they're admitting to a targeted sensitivity beyond society's pale, which is discriminatory in itself. How can such a position be rationalized with a clear conscience? I never tire of hearing North Dakota noted as a hockey power or hockey powerhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Interesting article on the history of nicknames. http://small-business-help69651.blogspot.c...-could-wax.html I never tire of hearing North Dakota noted as a hockey power or hockey powerhouse. Good read...I particularily enjoyed the Idaho high school team name at the end of the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 From a Philadelphia Inquirer sports column by Don McKee: What?The College of William and Mary is one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished. According to the NCAA, it also is one of the nation's most hostile and prejudiced. The college was one of more than 30 institutions originally cited by the NCAA as having a nickname - the Tribe - and logo that create a hostile environment because of their depiction of Native Americans. The Tribe appealed, and the NCAA relented on the nickname. But on Thursday, the association reiterated its ruling that the school's logo had to go. The logo consists of a capital WM and two feathers. This is of note for two reasons. One, the NCAA has ruled that the Florida State Seminoles, and their logo and mascot, are perfectly acceptable. Two, William and Mary has one of the nation's best records in graduating athletes. Apparently, having a gilt-edged academic record counts for nothing. And how two feathers are offensive when a guy riding a horse in a loin cloth with a spear is OK beats me. Just as William & Mary's record of graduating student athletes makes no difference to the NCAA, neither does UND's educational programs and services for American Indians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Bear Butte Dispute Alex White Plume, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, told Kempthorne that poverty, a shortage of law enforcement officers and education funding, and the proliferation of methamphetamine were among the largest problems on the reservations. Obviously, Mr. White Plume needs to be "educated" by Herr Brand's storm troopers on just how the Sioux name/logo is really the cause for all his tribes' problems. Edit: New linky, same story. Bear Butt Pt.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux7>5 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Bear Butte Dispute Obviously, Mr. White Plume needs to be "educated" by Herr Brand's storm troopers on just how the Sioux name/logo is really the cause for all his tribes' problems. What there are other problems on a reservation. I am shocked and dismayed....While I can not be both, you shocked and I will be dismayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Bear Butte Dispute Obviously, Mr. White Plume needs to be "educated" by Herr Brand's storm troopers on just how the Sioux name/logo is really the cause for all his tribes' problems. Is there an up todate link to that article, its not found anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Is there an up todate link to that article, its not found anymore. Try this link to a story in the Chicago Tribune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Thanks PCM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 "Imagine sitting in a church or sitting in a synagogue, trying to have a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I wonder if there are any casinos within 5 miles of a church, synagogue or mosque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I wonder if there are any casinos within 5 miles of a church, synagogue or mosque. SNAP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I wonder if there are any casinos within 5 miles of a church, synagogue or mosque. So what's your Grand Casino story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirtcoach Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Does that include bingo night in the Church basement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Does that include bingo night in the Church basement? Don't go there!!! Gramma will get you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Does that include bingo night in the Church basement? Under the B, ... 2, B-2. <-- In that case you have to say "Bingo!" very stealthily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Under the B, ... 2, B-2. <-- In that case you have to say "Bingo!" very stealthily. Bah dum CHING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCM Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 From KLFY TV: ULM's new Warhawk sideline mascot: "Ace" MONROE, La. The University of Louisiana at Monroe will officially retire its old sideline mascot -- a cartoonish Indian called "Chief Brave Spirit" -- tonight (Thursday).The new sideline mascot was introduced at a pep rally last night (Wednesday). It's a maroon hawk wearing a bomber jacket and flight goggles. The mascot's name -- decided by a student vote -- is "Ace". I wonder how real aces will like being portrayed in this stereotypical manner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedGrn Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 From KLFY TV: ULM's new Warhawk sideline mascot: "Ace" I wonder how real aces will like being portrayed in this stereotypical manner? As a pure blooded Ace-hole, I am offended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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