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SLOWINGTHERACINGMIND Fighting Sioux Anonymous (FSA)
In most newspapers and their online versions around the country, there is a section listing recovery group meetings, times, and locations. There should be a recovery group formed for those of us who h...
Posted on 6/16/12 at 7:30 AM
FATHER KNOWS LAST Racist Blowhards
News Flash: North Dakota State Bison Football fans still dislike their century old arch-enemy, the Fighting Sioux from the University of North Dakota! News Flash: Some Bison fans still chant Sioux ...
Posted on 1/18/12 at 10:08 PM
STAFF BLOG UND HOCKEY The University of North Dakota
I received a note from the Herald's editor and publisher this afternoon that we will be phasing out using "Fighting Sioux" to describe UND's athletic teams beginning immediately. That means tomorrow'...
Posted on 12/2/11 at 6:16 PM
MONKE BUSINESS A peek behind the curtain
Yesterday afternoon, I received a call from a PR firm informing me that six Native American students had filed a federal lawsuit over UND's Fighting Sioux nickname. The woman on the phone told me the ...
Posted on 8/11/11 at 1:47 PM
UND officials brief campus on retirement of nickname 
GRAND FORKS – The University of North Dakota has until Aug. 15 to formally retire its Fighting Sioux athletic nickname and logo, but officials said Monday that the university already is well along in the process of figuring out what comes next.
By Ryan Johnson, Forum Communications Co. , September 21, 2010
UND’s plan to retire Sioux logo gains approval
GRAND FORKS – The NCAA said Friday it was satisfied with the University of North Dakota’s plan to retire its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, an important step officials say will help the university as it schedules athletic contests and works to get accepted into The Summit League.
By Ryan Johnson, Forum Communications Co. , September 11, 2010
Sioux nickname vote a possibility
GRAND FORKS – In a letter to University of North Dakota President Ken Baker in 1999, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux made his Tribal Council’s position clear:
By By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , June 09, 2010
Nickname issue at UND doesn't have large effect on donations to university
GRAND FORKS – Despite a rash of threats by passionate defenders of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname, the university’s alumni organization reports taking a relatively small hit so far in donations and pledges.
By Chuck Haga , April 29, 2010
More than 400 walk in support of Sioux nickname
GRAND FORKS - More than 400 people walked along University Avenue through the UND campus Friday night to show support for the “Fighting Sioux” nickname and hope that it won’t be taken away.
By Ryan Johnson, Forum Communications Co. , April 17, 2010
Hoeven to review Spirit Lake concerns about Sioux nickname
Members of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe who favor retention of UND’s "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo say they are pleased that Gov. John Hoeven has said he will review their concerns.
By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , April 17, 2010
Nickname supporters have plenty to say
Board of Higher Education members explain their sideGRAND FORKS – In the hundreds of e-mail, telephone and face-to-face comments the two Grand Forks members of the State Board of Higher Education received after last week’s action retiring the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, two angry and anguished questions have predominated: “Why couldn’t you allow more time for Standing Rock to speak?” And, “Is there still a chance to save the nickname?”
By Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald , April 14, 2010
Schnepf: If nickname issue is over, it sure lasted a long time
The decision was as blunt as a UND hockey player checking a Gopher into the sideboards of Ralph Engelstad Arena.
By Kevin Schnepf , April 11, 2010
So long, Sioux
After years of heated debate, UND will replace its nickname and logo
MAYVILLE, N.D. - In the end, the decision came with a shrug and a sigh. The University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, cherished symbols of athletic teams for nearly 80 years, must be consigned to history, the State Board of Higher Education ruled here Thursday.
By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , April 09, 2010
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Supreme Court hearing on UND nickname today
Standing Rock supporters submit signatures for ballotA state Supreme Court hearing that’s been holding up a decision to end the use of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname is scheduled for today.
By Tu-Uyen Tran, Forum Communications Co. , March 23, 2010
Dickinson Midget nickname debate continues
DICKINSON, N.D. – Dickinson is not the only community wrestling with whether the “Mighty Midget” mascot should stay or go.
By By Beth Wischmeyer, Forum Communications Co. , February 23, 2010
Motion to retire Fighting Sioux nickname fails
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – A motion to immediately begin retiring the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname failed this morning during a meeting of the state Board of Higher Education.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , February 18, 2010
N.D. Higher Ed Board votes to keep Fighting Sioux nickname intact while appeal is pending
GRAND FORKS - The state Board of Higher Education voted 5-3 today to keep the status quo with the Fighting Sioux nickname while an appeal is pending.
The board also directed its attorney to request an expedited hearing with the Supreme Court.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , January 21, 2010
UND nickname, mascot fight goes into overtime
Some University of North Dakota officials were hoping that a long-running dispute over the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname would be settled this week. Now it appears it could continue for several months.
By By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press Writer , January 17, 2010
Sioux nickname supporters file appeal with North Dakota Supreme Court
GRAND FORKS – Supporters of the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname who lost their lawsuit against the state last year filed an appeal Friday with the state Supreme Court.
By Tu-Uyen Tran, Forum Communications Co. , January 16, 2010
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