The Fighting Sioux Will Fight No More [College Sports]
Deadspin —
... North Dakota will drop its Native American-inspired nickname and logo next year. My vote for the new mascot: The Communists. [FOXNews] ...
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With Leather —
... 2. The Fighting Flickertails. “Flickertails” was the mascot for the University of North Dakota before switching to the Fighting Sioux in 1930. With the current mascot under fire from Native American advocate group, the timing is perfect for a flickertail revival. ...
The University of North Dakota Something or Others
Sabretooth's House —
... The team has long been known as the Fighting Sioux, one of our country's seemingly endless list of logos and team names that uses human beings as a mascot. It seemed, as with the Blackhawks, Indians, Braves, etc. etc. that these teams will just continue to offend for generations to come. However, according to Fox News, in an effort to be more politically correct and less culturally and historically offensive, the University of North Dakota will no longer use the nickname the "Fighting Sioux," or the accompanying logo: ...
Links of the Day 5/17/09
The Victoria Times —
Pete Rose thinks A-Rod should be in the Hall of Fame, despite all the steroid stuff. Of course, he thinks he should be in the Hall too. Well, this is good, I guess. Congratulations, Mr. Ochocinco. UND has buckled and will be changing their nickname. ...
