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U of ND Faces Deadline on Fighting Sioux Name

by Dave Kolpack, Associated Press Writer , September 28, 2009

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Fans Cheer the Fighting Sioux Hockey Team
Fans wearing Fighting Sioux jerseys cheer the University of North Dakota's hockey team. (AP Photo/Grand Forks Herald, John Stennes)

Some UND students and graduates, including one very well-known former student, have urged the school to adopt a new nickname. Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson, returning to his alma mater to accept an honorary degree last year, urged UND to drop the name, saying the change could be made gracefully.

 

Students Sarah Molde, Chelsey Hill and Alison Spicer, three seniors studying social work, said they believe students will wear Fighting Sioux gear even if the name is changed. All of them want to see the logo stay.

 

"I'm one of them who is sick of the argument, I'm not going to lie," said Molde, from Bemidji, Minn. "If I could just sweep it under the rug, I would."

 

 

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