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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNorth Dakota voters nix 'Fighting Sioux' team name
Source: Reuters
North Dakota voters nix 'Fighting Sioux' team name
By David Bailey
Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:24am EDT
(Reuters) - Voters in North Dakota on Tuesday overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal to abolish the state university's "Fighting Sioux" nickname and Indian head logo, banned under a national college sports policy that deems such symbols as racially offensive.
More than 67 percent of voters supported the move that will allow the University of North Dakota to end its use of the nickname and logo - based on a Native American caricature - in order to avoid possible sanctions by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
However, supporters of the symbol have said they will continue their fight to retain the "Fighting Sioux" name and logo after years of appealing to alumni and to the state Legislature, which just last year passed a law to keep the images, only to then reverse itself with a repeal.
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By David Bailey
Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:24am EDT
(Reuters) - Voters in North Dakota on Tuesday overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal to abolish the state university's "Fighting Sioux" nickname and Indian head logo, banned under a national college sports policy that deems such symbols as racially offensive.
More than 67 percent of voters supported the move that will allow the University of North Dakota to end its use of the nickname and logo - based on a Native American caricature - in order to avoid possible sanctions by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
However, supporters of the symbol have said they will continue their fight to retain the "Fighting Sioux" name and logo after years of appealing to alumni and to the state Legislature, which just last year passed a law to keep the images, only to then reverse itself with a repeal.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/us-usa-campaign-sioux-idUSBRE85C09M20120613
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North Dakota voters nix 'Fighting Sioux' team name (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2012
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RC
(25,592 posts)1. And in news that matters, North Dakota has defeated the Religious Freedom and the Property Tax
measures.
Measure 2 rejected by voters
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/measure-rejected-by-voters/article_1a859cac-b4f7-11e1-aa53-0019bb2963f4.html
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/measure-rejected-by-voters/article_1a859cac-b4f7-11e1-aa53-0019bb2963f4.html
Religious freedom measure soundly defeated
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/238634/
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/238634/
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)2. I was happy to see this. It's time.
Looks like Nodak did a good job on the measures.
jpbollma
(552 posts)3. Good for North Dakota
Three progressive votes!