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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
STAFF BLOG BISON MEDIA BLOG Sounds familiar
Had to raise my eyebrow over aparagraph in Grand Forks Herald story this morning on Rep. Al Carlson and the UND nickname issue: "(Carlson) also suggested last week that Kelley or others at UND encour...
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:12 AM
THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Fighting Sioux legislative hearing
Here's my video story from today's Fighting Sioux hearing. The hearing started at 9 a.m., took a two-hour break and is still going strong at 6:20 p.m. Read a Forum Communications newspaper tomorrow f...
Posted on 1/26/11 at 6:39 PM
THE CITY BEAT Follow the nickname lawsuit online
Heads up: That lawsuit over UND's Fighting Sioux nickname is coming to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Here are all the relevant documents, courtesy of the court's awesome Web site. Notice the link to t...
Posted on 3/18/10 at 12:44 PM
Fighting Sioux nickname issue to kick off ND higher ed board meeting today 
FARGO — The state Board of Higher Education plans to kick off its monthly meeting Thursday by talking about the on-again, off-again University of North Dakota nickname.
By Associated Press , June 14, 2012
Court's Sioux ruling surprises ND higher ed board president
BISMARCK — The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education says legal arguments against the Fighting Sioux nickname law are still strong.
By Associated Press , April 04, 2012
Higher ed board wants ND Supreme Court to declare Sioux nickname law unconstitutional
BISMARCK - The state Board of Higher Education today asked Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to seek a declaratory statement from the North Dakota Supreme Court declaring the Fighting Sioux nickname law adopted in April 2011 to be unconstitutional.
By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , February 13, 2012
Alumni leader says UND's future at stake if nickname is sustained
GRAND FORKS – The University of North Dakota’s future, “athletically, academically, in stature and in reputation,” is at stake if Fighting Sioux nickname supporters prevail and force the university to keep the name and corresponding logo, UND alumni head Tim O’Keefe writes in a strongly worded letter posted today to the state’s newspapers.
By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , February 10, 2012
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ND higher ed board to meet with Stenehjem on Fighting Sioux issue
BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota's Board of Higher Education is meeting with Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to discuss a possible lawsuit over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
By Associated Press , February 10, 2012
Judge: Sioux nickname petitioners can't use Engelstad Arena
GRAND FORKS - Sponsors of petition drives aimed at restoring UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo may not seek petition signatures inside Ralph Engelstad Arena this weekend, a judge has ruled.
By Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald , January 13, 2012
Nickname supporters: UND, Big Sky misled Legislature
GRAND FORKS - A conservative blog that has championed efforts to save the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname alleges in a blog posting today that UND officials and others deliberately misled the North Dakota Legislature about UND’s status within the Big Sky Conference and how the fight over the nickname could affect that status.
By Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald , December 27, 2011
Sioux nickname supporters to seek public statewide votes on issue
GRAND FORKS – Two veteran players on North Dakota’s political scene said today that Spirit Lake Sioux supporters of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname face an uphill climb in their effort to put the question to a public vote statewide. One said it would likely take "an army" to get the 27,000 signatures to force a vote on a constitutional amendment.
By Chuck Haga , November 17, 2011
Spirit Lake group plans initiative to keep Fighting Sioux nickname
BISMARCK (AP) — A lawyer for a group of Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members says they're planning a ballot measure to keep the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
By Associated Press , November 17, 2011
Iowa decision just latest in UND's scheduling woes, and more could be coming
GRAND FORKS – The University of North Dakota women’s basketball program thought it had completed a scheduling coup – a home-and-home series against the University of Iowa.
By Wayne Nelson / Forum Communications Co. , June 12, 2011
Schnepf: Nickname issue could get Sioux lost in space
FARGO - Take a look at the map on the front page of today’s sports section. It’s the one packaged with Jeff Kolpack’s story that compares the Big Sky Conference, future home for University of North Dakota athletics, and the Summit League, the five-year-old home for North Dakota State athletics.
By Kevin Schnepf , June 12, 2011
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Turtle Mountain tribal council adopts resolution opposing Sioux nickname, logo
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has told UND President Robert Kelley that they, too, want the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo to pass into history.
By By: Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald , April 22, 2011
UND resuming Fighting Sioux merchandise licensing
BISMARCK — The University of North Dakota is going to keep licensing Fighting Sioux merchandise next year.
By Associated Press , April 15, 2011
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UPDATED: NCAA cancels ND meeting on Fighting Sioux nickname
BISMARCK — A meeting between two top NCAA executives and North Dakota state officials to discuss the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname has been cancelled.
By Associated Press , April 15, 2011
Attorney general won’t rule on Fighting Sioux meeting
Stenehjem says he can’t address open-meeting issue in advance
GRAND FORKS – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has declined an Associated Press request that he issue a legal opinion on whether the April 22 meeting involving North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education, state officials and the NCAA should be open to the public.
By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , April 06, 2011
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