hockeydog Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 It is nice to see another school standing up for what they believe is right.... U. of Ill. Appeals to Keep Indian Mascot By JIM PAUL, Associated Press Writer Tue Jan 31, 11:54 AM ET The University of Illinois on Tuesday filed another appeal of an NCAA decision that would require the school to drop its Chief Illiniwek athletic mascot and logo before it could host any post-season competition. The appeal is the university's second attempt to persuade the National Collegiate Athletic Association to reverse its decision that Chief Illiniwek was an example of "hostile and abusive" American Indian imagery. A staff review committee in November upheld the "hostile and abusive" classification of Illiniwek, but allowed the school to keep its Illini and Fighting Illini nicknames. The latest appeal, to the same committee that approved the original policy, challenges the NCAA's power to impose it, the school said. "This appeal is about the institutional autonomy of NCAA member schools," the university told the executive committee. "It is about flawed rules and process." The policy is scheduled to take effect Wednesday but the university asked the committee to postpone any enforcement of the policy, should the appeal be denied, until after the completion of the current academic year, said UI spokesman Tom Hardy. The NCAA has said it intends to postpone any enforcement for schools with pending appeals until at least April. NCAA spokesman Bob Williams did not immediately return a telephone message Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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