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SIOUX NICKNAME: Alcorn State still home of the Braves
Except for UND, still home of the Fighting Sioux, Alcorn is the only NCAA member school resisting the association’s 2005 ban on use of American Indian names, mascots and imagery.  Fighting Sioux5/21/2012
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Ray Purpur: NCAA sanctions endanger UND athletics
(North Dakota) -- The NCAA has made it abundantly clear that, should UND continue to use the nickname, the association will impose sanctions against the university. I...
5/16/2012
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Majority in poll: Retire Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- A month before the electoral showdown over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, a new statewide poll shows likely voters...
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No surrender: Fighting Sioux nickname supporters vow to fight on to June vote
(North Dakota) -- People working to persuade North Dakota voters to allow retirement of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname next month say they’re encouraged by...
5/15/2012
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Poll shows support for retiring Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- A month before the electoral showdown over UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname, a new statewide poll shows likely voters inclined toward allowing the...
5/14/2012
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Possible Dress Code for Voters in June
(North Dakota) -- Voters could be dealing with a dress code when showing up to vote this June. The Cass County auditor says anyone wearing Fighting Sioux gear that day...
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Some N.D. voters might face dress code in June election
(North Dakota) -- Some North Dakota voters may face a dress code when they vote in the June election. WDAY-TV reports that a Cass County official says people wearing...
5/13/2012
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Fighting Sioux timeline
(North Dakota) -- August 2005 — NCAA issues ban on American Indian logos and mascots in postseason tournaments and bars schools from hosting postseason tournaments...
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Some ND voters may face dress code in June
(North Dakota) -- Some North Dakota voters may face a dress code when they vote in the June election. WDAY-TV reports (http://bit.ly/J2WuhW) that a Cass County official...
5/3/2012
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UND nickname: Judge tosses Spirit Lake suit against NCAA
(North Dakota) -- U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson has granted the NCAA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, a major setback to...
5/2/2012
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Fight over UND nickname has cost taxpayers more than $46,000
(North Dakota) -- A dispute over whether North Dakota voters should decide if the University of North Dakota should keep its Fighting Sioux nickname cost taxpayers more...
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Judge throws out tribes' lawsuit on Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit by a committee of tribal members trying to save the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
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MORON ALERT: Disappointed by dismissal of NCAA lawsuit, Spirit Lake lawyer turns back to nickname referendum
(North Dakota) -- The attorney who argued the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe’s case against the NCAA in federal court said he is “obviously disappointed by the...
5/1/2012
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Judge tosses Spirit Lake lawsuit against NCAA
(North Dakota) -- U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson has granted the NCAA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, a major setback to...
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UND alumni groups announce campaign to retire Fighting Sioux nickname; say keeping it 'comes at too high a price'
(North Dakota) -- UND's Fighting Sioux nickname has been "a source of pride, honor and excellence for a long time," the head of the university's alumni...
4/30/2012
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UND Alumni Association, Foundation to announce campaign against Fighting Sioux nickname measure
(North Dakota) -- Leaders of the UND Alumni Association and Foundation have scheduled news conferences in Grand Forks and other North Dakota cities Tuesday to launch a...
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UND alums to start anti-Fighting Sioux campaign
(North Dakota) -- The University of North Dakota's alumni association is starting a campaign to get rid of the school's Fighting Sioux nickname.
4/27/2012
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Fighting Sioux nickname issues belong in state court, North Dakota tells federal court
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota state officials have asked a federal court to not “entangle itself in state law issues” if voters reject the June 12...
4/20/2012
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Fighting Sioux nickname argued in federal court; Spirit Lake seeks access to sealed records in 2007 state court case
(North Dakota) -- The Spirit Lake and Standing Rock Sioux tribes “were not and are not indispensable parties” to the 2007 settlement agreement between UND...
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Nickname backers defend NCAA lawsuit
(North Dakota) -- An attorney representing American Indians who favor the University of North Dakota keeping its Fighting Sioux nickname appealed to a federal judge here...
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Tribal members want voice in Fighting Sioux debate
(North Dakota) -- An attorney for an American Indian group suing the NCAA in hopes of saving the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname said Thursday...
4/19/2012
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Fighting Sioux nickname appears in federal court; Spirit Lake seeks access to sealed records in 2007 state court case
(North Dakota) -- The Spirit Lake and Standing Rock Sioux tribes "were not and are not indispensable parties" to the 2007 settlement agreement between the...
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Nickname backers defend NCAA lawsuit
(North Dakota) -- An attorney representing American Indians who favor the University of North Dakota keeping its Fighting Sioux nickname appealed to a federal judge here...
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Tribal members want voice in UND nickname debate
(North Dakota) -- An attorney for an American Indian group suing the NCAA in hopes of saving the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname said Thursday...
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Why the 'Fighting Sioux' mascot is not acceptable
(North Dakota) -- I used to wear a Cleveland Indians jersey with pride. Not because I am a Cleveland Indians fan, because I have been a Yankees fan since I was five...
4/18/2012
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Old debate, new venue: Merits of tribal lawsuit against NCAA to be discussed in federal court
(North Dakota) -- The ongoing dispute over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname has shifted venues from the state Supreme Court to federal court.
4/15/2012
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Another nickname lawsuit goes to court
(North Dakota) -- Encouraged by its victory last month at the North Dakota Supreme Court, the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe goes into federal court this week to face the NCAA...
4/5/2012
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Revised ballot: ‘Yes’ means ‘no’ to Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- Now “yes” means “no,” and “no” means “yes.” And yes, we’re talking about the Fighting Sioux...
4/4/2012
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N.D. Supreme Court decision: Gutless or reasoned?
(North Dakota) -- The North Dakota Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday not to tackle the constitutional question in the Fighting Sioux nickname case baffled,...
4/3/2012
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N.D. Supreme Court leaves ‘Sioux’ decision to a state vote
(North Dakota) -- The Sioux nickname issue is coming to a polling booth near you. The North Dakota Supreme Court today declined to address the constitutional issue...
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ND Supreme Court refuses to block election on whether to keep Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota’s Supreme Court is refusing to block a June election on whether the University of North Dakota should keep its Fighting Sioux...
3/25/2012
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'Fighting Sioux' out of sight but never out of mind at North Dakota
(Minnesota) -- The divisive battle over the University of North Dakota's controversial nickname persists among relentless supporters, an unshakable NCAA and a...
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Tribal member, former UND athlete decries NCAA policy
(North Dakota) -- Colleen Chaske, a star basketball player at the University of North Dakota in the late 1980s, says in a federal court document that the fight over UND...
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‘Sioux’ debate working its way through the courts
(North Dakota) -- The University of North Dakota’s hockey team will skate this weekend in uniforms without the Fighting Sioux nickname, but the name, its use and...
3/23/2012
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'Fighting Sioux' out of sight but never out of mind at North Dakota
(Minnesota) -- The divisive battle over the University of North Dakota's controversial nickname persists among relentless supporters, an unshakable NCAA and a...
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COLUMN: New look is all the rage
(North Dakota) -- he first public glimpses of the new UND hockey jerseys were leaked in the wee hours Friday morning when Herald reporter Brad Schlossman tweeted out a...
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No 'Fighting Sioux’ on ice, but name is all over courts – state and federal
(North Dakota) -- Nickname supporters and opponents alike wait for word from the North Dakota Supreme Court, which last week heard arguments about the constitutionality...
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OP/ED: Why the 'Fighting Sioux' mascot is not acceptable
(North Dakota) -- I used to wear a Cleveland Indians jersey with pride. Not because I am a Cleveland Indians fan, because I have been a Yankees fan since I was five...
3/22/2012
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Nickname defenders assert tribal sovereignty
(North Dakota) -- In a response to the NCAA’s motion to dismiss the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe’s federal lawsuit over the Fighting Sioux nickname, the tribe...
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Tribal member, former UND athlete decries NCAA nickname policy; says battle is 'wrong and hurtful'
(North Dakota) -- Colleen Chaske, a star basketball player at UND in the late 1980s, says in a federal court document that the fight over UND’s nickname “has...
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No-name North Dakota? At least for NCAA hockey tournament
(North Dakota) -- This is the time of the year when a Gopher will take on a Terrier, a Greyhound can get beat by an inanimate object like a Buckeye and there are more...
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UND's new jerseys unveiled
(North Dakota) -- The new jerseys that the UND men’s hockey team will wear for the NCAA tournament are now out for the public to see. With a throwback, old-school...
3/21/2012
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UND says new jerseys won’t be a distraction
(North Dakota) -- UND will wear new hockey jerseys Saturday against Western Michigan in a first-round NCAA West Regional game at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. But...
3/20/2012
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It’s their name, but they dare not say it
(North Dakota) -- As the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux hockey team heads back to St. Paul for the NCAA tournament this weekend, two extra “...
3/17/2012
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Oregon has same divide as UND
(North Dakota) -- The emotional issue before a state education board last week was the use of an American Indian name and logo for a school’s athletic teams.
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Voters May Break Up Fight Over 'Fighting Sioux'
(North Dakota) -- The state Supreme Court in North Dakota is about to consider this question: Can lawmakers require a college to name its sports teams after a Native...
3/15/2012
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N.D. Supreme Court grilled attorneys in nickname case
(North Dakota) -- After an hour of sometimes complex legal questioning, the justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court concluded a hearing here today on the Fighting...
3/14/2012
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In Oregon, a familiar debate over Indian nicknames
(North Dakota) -- The emotional issue before a state education board last week was the use of an American Indian name and logo for a school’s athletic teams. Some...
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Voters May Break Up Fight Over 'Fighting Sioux'
(North Dakota) -- The state Supreme Court in North Dakota is about to consider this question: Can lawmakers require a college to name its sports teams after a Native...
3/13/2012
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Measure 4: Voters to decide on Fighting Sioux
(North Dakota) -- Secretary of State Al Jaeger on Tuesday ordered a statewide vote on a law that requires the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux...
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Voters to decide on Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's secretary of state says backers of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname have enough petition signatures to...
3/12/2012
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Sioux jerseys mean no photo for UND women's hockey team
(North Dakota) -- The University of North Dakota's women's hockey team won't have a standard memento from their first appearance in the NCAA hockey...
3/10/2012
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N.D. Legislature: Board action on Fighting Sioux nickname an ‘affront’ to assembly
(North Dakota) -- Lawyers representing the North Dakota Legislature filed a brief with the state Supreme Court Friday, asserting the assembly’s authority and...
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OP/ED: The sovereignty issue important
(North Dakota) -- In spite of all the ink spilled over the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux logo debate in recent weeks, I have seen little evidence that the...
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Some at Spirit Lake continue to oppose 'Fighting Sioux' name
(North Dakota) -- They cringe each time they see or hear a news report about UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname and how their tribe, the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, has...
3/9/2012
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Board action on Fighting Sioux nickname an ‘affront’ to assembly
(North Dakota) -- The issue “goes far beyond the nickname and logo,” a brief filed with the North Dakota Supreme Court by lawyers representing the North...
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OP/ED: The sovereignty issue important
(North Dakota) -- In spite of all the ink spilled over the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux logo debate in recent weeks, I have seen little evidence that the...
3/8/2012
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Ethnic mascots are never winners
(USA) -- Is a mascot a clown that denigrates its subject? Or is a mascot a memorial that honors a heritage? How you answer this question likely reflects how you view the...
3/7/2012
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Court hearing Fighting Sioux case March 15
(North Dakota) -- Blocking a vote on the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux sports nickname would be an affront to the spiritual beliefs of two Sioux tribes...
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Fighting Sioux nickname hearing next week
(North Dakota) -- Lawyers representing several state offices, the Legislature and an American Indian tribe will gather at the North Dakota Supreme Court next Thursday,...
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Sioux nickname defenders tell Supreme Court that 1969 ceremony precludes ‘civil interference’
(North Dakota) -- The issue before the North Dakota Supreme Court “involves more than choosing between the Legislature and the State Board of Higher Education and...
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A team-name fight like no other
(North Dakota) -- The University of North Dakota women's hockey team is preparing for its first NCAA national tournament appearance amid the utmost of uncertainty,...
3/6/2012
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N.D. secretary of state says he lacks authority to block Sioux nickname referral
(North Dakota) -- Secretary of State Al Jaeger has told the North Dakota Supreme Court that he “lacks the authority” to block a referred measure concerning...
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OUR VIEW: North Dakota's offensive nickname
(Utah) -- The Big Sky Conference has no obligation to accept the University of North Dakota as a member if the university refuses to get rid of its nickname, the...
3/4/2012
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NCAA Ice Hockey: North Dakota Sioux Fighting for Their Mascot
(North Dakota) -- The NCAA is wrong for forcing the University of North Dakota to change their Fighting Sioux name and logo. With the winter championships approaching...
3/2/2012
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Fighting Sioux legal fight has broader impact
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's Board of Higher Education doesn't want to subvert the Legislature's authority by attempting to disqualify a law that...
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NCAA: Keep Fighting Sioux name out of playoffs
(South Dakota) -- University of North Dakota teams risk forfeiting any postseason games if their athletes, cheerleaders or band wear or display the school's Fighting...
3/1/2012
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'Fighting Sioux' Denied Invitation to University of Iowa Track Meet
(Iowa) -- The North Dakota "Fighting Sioux" will not be fighting at the University of Iowa anytime soon, thanks to UI's strict policy about Native American...
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MORON ALERT: Hawkeyes, Fighting Sioux being bullied by professional offense-takers
(Iowa) -- I am disgusted with the University of Iowa’s decision to exclude the University of North Dakota from its upcoming track meet on account of UND’s...
2/29/2012
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BLOG: NCAA puts hammer down on UND Fighting Sioux
(North Dakota) -- Here is the letter the NCAA sent to Dr. Paul LeBel, UND provost on Feb. 29, 2012.
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Most N.D. Supreme Court justices, attorneys in Fighting Sioux nickname case have UND ties
(North Dakota) -- All the UND Law School connections are hardly surprising in a state where the large majority of lawyers are UND graduates. And at least one political...
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NCAA hands out punishment to North Dakota for use of nickname and image
(North Dakota) -- The NCAA doled out its punishments to North Dakota for resuming use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo in a letter addressed to the school’s...
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NCAA: Don't bring Fighting Sioux name to playoffs
(North Dakota) -- University of North Dakota teams risk forfeiting any post-season games if their athletes, cheerleaders or band wear or display the school's...
2/27/2012
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UI declines to invite 'Fighting Sioux' over mascot flap
(Iowa) -- The University of Iowa decided against inviting the University of North Dakota to compete in an upcoming track meet because of their use of the Fighting Sioux...
2/26/2012
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Allen Erickson, Hillsboro, N.D., letter: Arrogant NCAA tells Sioux what’s offensive
(North Dakota) -- Doesn’t it seem ironic that those whom the NCAA insists are being abused by the Fighting Sioux nickname are the last standing in its defense?
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Davidson remains optimistic about saving nickname
(North Dakota) -- Eunice Davidson would like to go to college and study history, to learn more about the people who came before and shaped the woman she has become.
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Delvin Cree: Treaties and the debate over 'Fighting Sioux'
(North Dakota) -- Some of the historical history surrounding North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" controversy has been pushed aside during a time when...
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Erich Longie, Fort Totten, N.D., column: Nickname committee doesn’t speak for Sioux
(North Dakota) -- My mother, a fluent Dakota language speaker, said this about her beloved Dakota language: “It’s very descriptive; you say what you mean and...
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Two from Spirit Lake fight for ‘Fighting Sioux’
(North Dakota) -- Eunice Davidson had given no mind to the University of North Dakota and its nickname until her grade-school son strapped on hockey skates many years...
2/25/2012
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Minnesota Duluth hockey student section tamed, torn by chant controversy
(Minnesota) -- Chants from the student section at Friday night’s Bulldogs hockey game were PG-rated at the most. Much to the discomfort of some of the students.
2/24/2012
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Lawmakers hire lawyer for Fighting Sioux dispute
(North Dakota) -- Legislative leaders voted Friday to hire an attorney to attempt to intervene in a lawsuit over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux...
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N.D. Legislature will hire attorney in Supreme Court nickname case
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota legislative leaders voted today to hire an attorney to represent the legislative branch’s interests in a case before the North...
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N.D. Supreme Court gives nickname supporters more time to file brief
(North Dakota) -- The group sponsoring petitions to preserve UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname has been granted more time by the state Supreme Court to respond to a...
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Online pledge against offensive cheers at UMD
(Minnesota) -- Dozens of people have signed an online pledge against abusive or racial chants during University of Minnesota-Duluth sporting events.
2/23/2012
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Carlson asks legislative leaders to consider retaining counsel for Supreme Court nickname law challenge
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota legislative leaders will meet Friday to consider retaining legal counsel to represent the Legislature in the Fighting Sioux nickname...
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MORON ALERT: Duluth hockey fans make public apology, vow of good cheer
(Minnesota) -- Representatives of the University of Minnesota Duluth student cheering section for men’s hockey games say they’re working to improve their...
2/22/2012
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Faison: Big Sky concerns real, but he meant to cite concerns by presidents, not athletic directors
(North Dakota) -- People hoping to preserve UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname are challenging Athletic Director Brian Faison’s account earlier this month of...
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ND Supreme Court deadline on Fighting Sioux case
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's Supreme Court has set a March 2 deadline for responses in a lawsuit over the state's Fighting Sioux nickname law.
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Petition group joins N.D. Supreme Court case on Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's high court has added the sponsoring committee for the Fighting Sioux nickname ballot measures as a party to the nickname case...
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LETTER: It’s not about the name; it’s about UND
(North Dakota) -- The issue no longer is about the pros or cons of the nickname. That is so 2010. Today, the issue is about the harm the controversy will do to UND. And...
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LETTER: Not too late for compromise with NCAA
(Minnesota) -- I was born in North Dakota and grew up with UND in my back yard. My family had deep connections to UND and a lasting respect for the people who made it...
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LETTER: University system must be brought to heel
(North Dakota) -- Reading the recent column by state Sen. Mac Schneider, D-Grand Forks, on the Fighting Sioux issue, one gets the idea that the legal dispute that has...
2/21/2012
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MORON ALERT: Duluth fans again warned over 'offensive' chants
(Minnesota) -- Student season-ticket holders for University of Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey games were warned last week to clean up their acts after complaints to...
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Petitioners press on with nickname initiative while awaiting N.D. high court action
(North Dakota) -- Supporters of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname say they are better than halfway to collecting the 27,000 signatures they...
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UND reports losing another Iowa invite because of Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- UND athletics is reporting another loss, a March track meet at the University of Iowa, and attributing it to the ongoing struggle over the Fighting...
2/20/2012
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N.D. Supreme Court asked to take Fighting Sioux case
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's Supreme Court should block a June referendum on the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname because the law...
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State Sen. Schneider: Carlson mustn’t twist Legislature against itself
(North Dakota) -- I am writing as a member of the majority of legislators who voted in favor of Senate Bill 2370, legislation that repealed that section of the Century...
2/18/2012
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Push to Save Fighting Sioux Name Leaves North Dakota in Costly Limbo
(North Dakota) -- The lobby of Ralph Engelstad Arena at the University of North Dakota contains multiple nods to the Fighting Sioux nickname the university must retire...
2/17/2012
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COACH MUSSMAN: Lack of Sioux nickname won't change values, pride
(North Dakota) -- Last week, Tim O’Keefe stepped up for his University and its athletic programs. Dave Hakstol followed indicating that we as a university need to...
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EDITORIAL: Toxic uncertainty over Fighting Sioux nickname hammers spirit, hope at UND
(North Dakota) -- If there’s one thing conservatives should agree on, it’s the poisonous effect of uncertainty on American institutions. “Job-...
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Former Sioux football coach Dale Lennon says UND losing recruits already
(North Dakota) -- Dale Lennon, head football coach at UND from 1999 to 2007, is the latest Fighting Sioux athletics figure to join in urging retirement of the nickname...
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Letter from 5 UND Athletics Hall of Fame inductees: NCAA sanctions would lead to 'death knell' for UND athletics
(North Dakota) -- What seems to be lost in all of the discussion about the Fighting Sioux logo and nickname is the impact it will have on the student athletes if it is...
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N.D. attorney general files request for Supreme Court injunction on nickname law, referral
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has asked the state Supreme Court to exercise its original jurisdiction and issue an order declaring the...
2/16/2012
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MORON ALERT: Fighting Sioux Ballot Measures Press Conference Statement
(North Dakota) -- The following is the text of the statement issued by the #SaveTheSioux Ballot Measures Committee and Spirit Lake Committee for Understanding and...
2/15/2012
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Fringe group speaks out on Sioux nickname stance
(North Dakota) -- For the first time since the Sioux logo controversy erupted, we get a closer look into why the people of the Standing Rock Reservation are absent in...
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Hakstol Says it's Time to Move On Without Sioux Nickname
(North Dakota) -- A group that wants to save the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname has lost an ally in men's hockey coach Dave Hakstol.
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MORON ALERT: Nickname backers insist name, logo represent no harm to UND student athletes
(North Dakota) -- UND's Fighting Sioux name and logo represent cultural diversity and have "done nothing to harm UND and its students," John Chaske,...
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ND House majority leader says Legislature will help pick lawyer to defend Fighting Sioux law
(North Dakota) -- The North Dakota House's Republican majority leader says the Legislature will be involved in choosing an attorney to defend the state's...
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Pro-nickname group's biggest financial supporter is 1959 UND alum
(North Dakota) -- Growing up in Mandan, N.D., and later attending UND, Norman Hoffman was always a fan of the Fighting Sioux — the teams, the name, the logo. At 79...
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UND hockey's Hakstol says Sioux nickname law creates ‘insurmountable challenges’
(North Dakota) -- UND men’s hockey coach Dave Hakstol, a longtime strong supporter of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, said Wednesday that mandating the use...
2/14/2012
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'Allow us to move on': UND student president asks N.D. citizens to let nickname fight end
(North Dakota) -- In an open letter addressed Tuesday to “the citizens of the state of North Dakota,” UND’s student body president urged that people...
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Carlson: Legislature will fight higher ed board at N.D. Supreme Court over nickname law
(North Dakota) -- Rep. Al Carlson, R-Fargo and author of the revived law requiring UND to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname, said Tuesday that the law is constitutional...
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N.D. education board sues to drop Fighting Sioux
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Monday to sue to try to block a state law requiring the University of North Dakota's athletics...
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Stenehjem believes N.D. high court to take up nickname issue soon
(North Dakota) -- Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says he believes the North Dakota Supreme Court will quickly take up the dispute over the University of North Dakota...
2/13/2012
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Board to file lawsuit over Fighting Sioux
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Monday to sue to attempt to block a public vote on a state law that requires the University of North...
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Petition signers not giving up UND nickname fight
(North Dakota) -- More than two months after the University of North Dakota officially dropped its divisive nickname, the public address announcer at a women’s...
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Shaft: N.D. higher ed board meeting over nickname options likely open
(North Dakota) -- The published agenda for today’s meeting of the State Board of Higher Education suggests that the board’s planned discussion with Attorney...
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State Board asks for judgment from ND Supreme Court declaring nickname law unconstitutional
(North Dakota) -- The State Board of Higher Education today asked Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to seek a judgment from the North Dakota Supreme Court declaring the...
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GIAGO: Indians as mascots for America's fun and games
(South Dakota) -- “The dogs may bark, but the caravan moves on,” is an old Arab proverb. I quoted this old saying more than 25 years ago when I first...
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OP/ED: Should UND keep the Fighting Sioux nickname?
(North Dakota) -- I went to just one football game when I attended the University of North Dakota and it was not entirely voluntary. The group of people I was with did a...
2/11/2012
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Fighting Over The University Of North Dakota Fighting Sioux
(North Dakota) -- After bowing to NCAA pressure, the University of North Dakota abandoned its Fighting Sioux nickname. This week, the school was legally required to...
2/10/2012
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Establishing a front: UND alumni leader issues sharp warning if Fighting Sioux nickname is sustained
(North Dakota) -- UND’s future, “athletically, academically, in stature and in reputation,” is at stake if Fighting Sioux nickname supporters prevail...
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ND higher ed board to meet on Fighting Sioux issue
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's Board of Higher Education is meeting with Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to discuss a possible lawsuit over the University of...
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O'KEEFE: The future of UND is at stake
(North Dakota) -- The retirement of the Fighting Sioux nickname must continue. For me, the name always has been a source of pride, tradition, honor and excellence, and...
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Preliminary nickname petition count: More than enough
(North Dakota) -- Petitions submitted to state officials Tuesday night to force a referendum on UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname contain approximately 16,770...
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UND student leader: Students sick of hearing about, dealing with Sioux nickname issue
(North Dakota) -- The student body president at the University of North Dakota says students are becoming tired of the ongoing debate over the school's Fighting...
2/9/2012
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GIAGO: Indians as Mascots for America's Fun and Games
(South Dakota) -- "The dogs may bark, but the caravan moves on," is an old Arab proverb. I quoted this old saying more than 25 years ago when I first broached...
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Hobbs: State legislatures and college athletics don't mix
(Louisiana) -- I see where some state legislatures are nosing into college athletics again. This is never a good thing — grandstanding politicians at best,...
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MORON ALERT: Fighting Sioux 1, NCAA 0
(West Virginia) -- Congratulations people of North Dakota. You have forced the hand of the people who run the University of North Dakota to return the names of the...
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Overheard on CNN.com: Native American team mascots prove divisive
(North Dakota) -- There's a bit of controversy going on between the NCAA and the University of North Dakota over the school's mascot, the Fighting Sioux. Readers...
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Resolution to N. Dakota school nickname dispute still seems far off
(North Dakota) -- Sports seasons come and go, but a long-running debate about the use of a Native American nickname and logo by University of North Dakota athletic teams...
2/8/2012
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Big Sky 'concerned' but continues to monitor UND nickname drama
(North Dakota) -- UND’s status within the Big Sky Conference won’t change immediately as a result of this week’s tentative restoration of the...
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Fighting Sioux supporters say petition drive tough
(North Dakota) -- Supporters of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname say the referendum campaign has been tough, and the struggle's not over.
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Former and future UND athletes weigh in on nickname reversal
(North Dakota) -- The news has many local UND alumni excited and hopeful about the possibility of restoring tradition at the Grand Forks university.
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On to the Supreme Court: State Board considers challenging nickname law’s constitutionality
(North Dakota) -- Members of the State Board of Higher Education will convene early next week to discuss whether to ask the North Dakota Supreme Court to rule on the...
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Organizers say they have enough signatures to restore University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- Is it the return of the Fighting Sioux? Supporters of the University of North Dakota's nickname turned in about 16,000 signatures Tuesday night to...
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School will continue using Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- The dispute between the NCAA and the University of North Dakota over its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo took a new turn Wednesday when the school...
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UND supporters push to keep nickname
(North Dakota) -- As a member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Indian tribe, Eunice Davidson has little patience with arguments that the University of North Dakota's...
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UND to resume use of Fighting Sioux nickname immediately
(North Dakota) -- University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley issued a brief statement today saying that the university “has resumed the use of the Fighting...
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Univ. of ND will use Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- The University of North Dakota resumed using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname Wednesday even though it triggered NCAA sanctions, leaving some...
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With referendum, fans of Sioux name fight to save mascot
(North Dakota) -- Fans of the Fighting Sioux have once again rescued the nickname and logo from extinction, at least for another four months.
2/7/2012
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Fighting Sioux backers finish petition
(North Dakota) -- Is it the return of the Fighting Sioux? Supporters of the University of North Dakota's nickname turned in more than 17,000 signatures Tuesday night...
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Fighting Sioux nickname lives again in ND
(North Dakota) -- As a member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Indian tribe, Eunice Davidson has little patience with arguments that the University of North Dakota's...
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MORON ALERT: Nickname supporters file petitions with 17,000 signatures (VIDEO)
(North Dakota) -- After a last, celebratory campaign for signatures at a Bismarck Century-Bismarck High hockey game and from an RV parked outside the Capitol, Fighting...
2/6/2012
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Fighting Sioux petitioners make final push
(North Dakota) -- Supporters of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname said Monday they believe they have enough signatures to force a statewide referendum on whether the...
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Group makes final push for nickname signatures
(North Dakota) -- Supporters of a campaign to restore the University of North Dakota's retired Fighting Sioux nickname are making a final push to get enough petition...
2/5/2012
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Column: North Dakota moving on without “Sioux’’ nickname
(North Dakota) -- Today is about football, about the Super Bowl, but above all it’s National Branding Day, for the NFL, the Patriots, and the Giants.
2/3/2012
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MORON ALERT: Fighting Sioux nickname referral within 1,000 names of goal
(North Dakota) -- The campaign to restore the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname is within 1,000 signatures of the 13,500 needed to force a...
2/2/2012
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Nickname supporters make final push
(North Dakota) -- A leader of the petition drive to restore UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname through a statewide vote said Thursday that “we’re in...
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UND nickname petition makes stop in Fargo
(North Dakota) -- Two months after UND retired its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo petitions are still being passed to save the 80 year tradition. Is it too little too...
1/25/2012
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MORON ALERT: State’s campaign of lies takes aim at Sioux
(North Dakota) -- Do the actions of UND and others serve the interest of the Sioux people or North Dakotans or even the university?
1/18/2012
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Indian students applaud nickname retirement
(North Dakota) -- American Indian students at UND who have sued the university, the state and top state officials in federal court over the Fighting Sioux nickname have...
1/17/2012
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UND coach apologizes to NDSU for 'racist blowhards' remark
(North Dakota) -- Veteran University of North Dakota women’s basketball coach Gene Roebuck apologized Tuesday to North Dakota State University President Dean...
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UND coach Roebuck apologizes to NDSU president for 'racist blowhards' remark
(North Dakota) -- Reported remarks made by UND women’s basketball coach Gene Roebuck at a UND Booster lunch last week have resulted in an apology to North Dakota...
1/16/2012
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Letter: Too much fiddling from tribe's Committee for Understanding and Respect
(North Dakota) -- Do the actions of the Spirit Lake Tribe’s Committee for Understanding and Respect serve the interests of the University of North Dakota? During...
1/15/2012
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Column: No Sioux for you
(Utah) -- What’s in a name? Apparently a lot. Great West Conference member and long-time institution University of North Dakota was forced to forfeit its mascot...
1/14/2012
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Sioux Nickname Petitions: Out in the not-so cold
(North Dakota) -- It wasn’t exactly a grassroots effort, more like a snowboots approach. A handful of people headed by Minot attorney Reed Soderstrom gathered...
1/13/2012
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Judge says no access to Ralph for Sioux nickname petitions
(North Dakota) -- Sponsors of petition drives aimed at restoring UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo may not seek petition signatures inside Ralph Engelstad...
1/10/2012
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Judge's decision on nickname supporters’ access to Ralph could come Friday
(North Dakota) -- Fighting Sioux nickname supporters told a judge today that they have collected about half of the 13,500 signatures they need to force a statewide vote...
1/8/2012
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Nickname petitioners seek warmth, light and crowds inside the Ralph
(North Dakota) -- Attorneys will come together in a Grand Forks courtroom again Tuesday to spar over whether Fighting Sioux nickname supporters should be able to solicit...
1/2/2012
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UND officials: Fighting Sioux nickname issue will be resolved by end of 2012
(North Dakota) -- And here they came, one more time — officially, for the last time — brought to the ice as “your Fighting Sioux!” The response...
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University of N. Dakota announces rebranding
(North Dakota) -- The University of North Dakota is one step closer to phasing out the Fighting Sioux nickname. The university has been working to retire the nickname...
12/29/2011
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Judge rules against nickname supporters hoping to circulate petitions at Ralph Engelstad Arena
(North Dakota) -- People seeking to preserve UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname do not have to be allowed into Ralph Engelstad Arena this weekend to circulate their...
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Judge rules against UND nickname supporters
(North Dakota) -- A judge has ruled that officials with the Ralph Engelstad Arena do not have to allow the circulation of petitions aimed at keeping the University of...
12/28/2011
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Losing patience? Sacramento sports commentator says Big Sky should wave goodbye to UND
(North Dakota) -- A former sports editor in St. Paul and Sacramento who publishes a sports blog devoted to Big Sky Conference athletics has urged the conference to admit...
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UND asks media, others to stop using Fighting Sioux nickname, logo
(North Dakota) -- UND has asked local media outlets and others who cover university news and sports to move away from use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and American...
12/27/2011
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Former Lt. Gov. Omdahl: 'Fighting Sioux' Petition Drives Should Stop
(North Dakota) -- The Spirit Lake Tribe's Committee for Understanding and Respect is gathering signatures for petitions that could put the Fighting Sioux nickname...
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MORON ALERT: Nickname petitioners ask court for access to Ralph Engelstad Arena
(North Dakota) -- Supporters of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname today filed a request in Grand Forks District Court for a temporary injunction that would allow them...
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MORON ALERT: Nickname supporters say UND, Big Sky misled Legislature
(North Dakota) -- A conservative blog that has championed efforts to save UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname alleges in a blog posting today that UND officials and...
12/26/2011
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LLOYD OMDAHL: Sioux logo petitions threaten UND sports
(North Dakota) -- Like children playing in a mud puddle, we will keep stirring the Fighting Sioux logo issue until we are so dirty that no one will want to play...
12/25/2011
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LETTER: Nickname votes promise a ‘dead end’
(North Dakota) -- To ensure the way forward, North Dakota must do what it promised the court it would do: abide by the terms of the 2007 settlement agreement.
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NCAA: Fighting Sioux Lawsuit Should beThrown out of Federal Court
(North Dakota) -- The NCAA says a lawsuit sparked by the UND Fighting Sioux nickname controversy should be thrown out of federal court.
12/23/2011
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NCAA asks court to dismiss nickname lawsuit
(North Dakota) -- As expected, the NCAA has asked a federal court to toss the lawsuit brought against the association by Sioux Indians who support UND retaining its...
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NCAA says lawsuit by tribes over American Indian imagery should be thrown out of federal court
(North Dakota) -- The NCAA says a lawsuit that was sparked by the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname controversy should be thrown out of federal court.
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Nickname petitioners plan legal action to access REA
(North Dakota) -- Backers of petition drives aimed at preserving UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname said Friday they will seek a court order next week to force Ralph...
12/19/2011
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Wrong fight for NCAA? Writer on Time.com says UND nickname ‘harmless,’ even ‘positive’
(North Dakota) -- The long and continuing fight over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname has caught the attention of Time.com, which reports...
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MORON ALERT: NCAA Blunder: Changing North Dakota's Tribal Nickname
(North Dakota) -- For years, college and pro sports teams have taken heat for caricaturing Native Americans with their nicknames and mascots. Sometimes, teams do the...
12/14/2011
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ND Fighting Sioux support petitions ready
(North Dakota) -- In a final attempt to preserve the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname, its supporters on Tuesday began two initiative campaigns...
12/13/2011
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Campaign begins to keep UND Fighting Sioux name
(North Dakota) -- Two campaigns began Tuesday that would let voters decide whether the University of North Dakota should keep its Fighting Sioux nickname in spite of...
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MORON ALERT: Petitions to retain Fighting Sioux nickname for UND begin circulating
(North Dakota) -- Advocates for the University of North Dakota retaining its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo began circulating petitions today to force statewide votes...
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PUNCH SHOTS: Some mascots not worth fighting for
(Pennsylvania) -- In a welcome break from the coach-turned-accused-pedophile beat, some fine folks in North Dakota have provided something else about which to be...
12/12/2011
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MORON ALERT: Fighting Sioux petitions almost ready
(North Dakota) -- Secretary of State Al Jaeger says two petitions to support the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname are almost ready for signatures.
12/9/2011
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VIRG FOSS: Without the nickname, it’ll be awkward
(North Dakota) -- Fighting Sioux, Fighting Sioux, Fighting Sioux, Fighting Sioux, Fighting Sioux, Fighting Sioux, Fighting Sioux. There will soon come a time when those...
12/7/2011
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Fade out: UND's Kelley explains Fighting Sioux transition on campus
(North Dakota) -- UND President Robert Kelley's memorandum, which recounts recent legislative action allowing the transition to proceed, states that he has “...
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UND starts transition from Fighting Sioux nickname
(North Dakota) -- University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley sent a memo across campus this week outlining the process for ending use of the Fighting Sioux...
12/6/2011
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MORON ALERT: Searching for a ‘dislike’ button
(North Dakota) -- UND has advised fans on its “University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux” Facebook page that the popular page will be retired shortly, and...
12/5/2011
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MATTERS AT HAND: Herald will end use of Fighting Sioux nickname and logo
(North Dakota) -- Beginning this week, the Herald will phase out use of the terms Sioux and Fighting Sioux to describe UND’s athletic teams. We’ll also stop...
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MORON ALERT: Sioux nickname supporter: Take pride in the name
(North Dakota) -- A former Standing Rock tribal council member who supports the University of North Dakota keeping the "Fighting Sioux" nickname says the Sioux...
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Sioux Tribal Members Push UND Nickname Debate
(North Dakota) -- Representatives of Sioux Indian tribal members dropped off petitions last week to the Secretary of State in an attempt to make UND keep its Fighting...
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THAT REMINDS ME: UND nickname raises concerns — in 1986
(North Dakota) -- The debate over UND’s Sioux logo and Sioux nickname is being put to rest in 2011. In order to comply with NCAA guidelines, the name is being...
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UND nickname backers file petition with state
(North Dakota) -- Backers of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo have filed petition forms and sponsor lists with the state, hoping to...
12/2/2011
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Nickname supporters present petition forms to secretary of state
(North Dakota) -- People opposed to retirement of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo today presented petition forms and sponsor lists for a referendum and an...
12/1/2011
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MORON ALERT: On nickname, majority should (but doesn’t) rule
(North Dakota) -- “Why are you for the Sioux logo? Why are you leading a petition drive to save the UND nickname? After all, you’re not Indian.”
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Nickname backers to file petition forms Friday
(North Dakota) -- Fighting Sioux nickname supporters from the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe said they will file petition forms and affidavits of committee members with the...
11/29/2011
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Last day for nickname: State law repeal takes effect Thursday, transition from ‘Fighting Sioux’ begins
(North Dakota) -- Wednesday is the last day that state law requires UND’s athletic teams to be called the Fighting Sioux, and UND officials are preparing a...
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MORON ALERT: Activist joins nickname defenders
(North Dakota) -- As Fighting Sioux nickname supporters at the Spirit Lake and Standing Rock Sioux reservations prepare to launch their petition drive to force a...
11/25/2011
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Use of the Sioux nickname will continue long past official end
(North Dakota) -- Dec. 1 will mark the official end of the Fighting Sioux nickname at North Dakota. The unofficial use of the controversial nickname will live on. In...
11/23/2011
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IRON EYES: The Fighting Sioux Fight That Never Ends
(North Dakota) -- I have been paying attention to the University of North Dakota (UND) Fighting Sioux ordeal for over 10 years and I am becoming fatigued with every...
11/18/2011
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In Nickname Flap, Some Sioux Keep Fighting
(North Dakota) -- The Sioux keep fighting for “Fighting Sioux.” Well, at least one Sioux tribe does, anyway. Despite North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple...
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North Dakota brings its fight to Bradley
(Illinois) -- North Dakota is 2-0, its best start to a season in seven years, heading into its men’s basketball game at Bradley on Saturday at Carver Arena.
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North Dakota Fighting Sioux: Nickname May Face Statewide Vote
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota may be the next state where voters will be asked to slap down their local legislature. The bone of contention is nothing less than the...
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