And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: "Robert Eurich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Three articles this morning covering the ongoing University of North Dakota logo/nickname controversy Article1 http://www.northscape.com/news/docs00/1124/27B8585.htm <clipped excerpt> Published: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 Alternative logo is all about money Column by Kevin Fee UND loves controversy, doesn't it? In the past two years: UND President Kendall Baker gets fired for, among other things, heat he receives for changing the Fighting Sioux logo from the Blackhawk Indian head to the Fighting Sioux geometric Indian head. UND Athletic Director Terry Wanless gets fired for, among other things, heat he receives for being part of Baker's move to get rid of the Blackhawk Indian-head logo. UND President Charles Kupchella gets hired and, a few months later, unveils a new Fighting Sioux logo that bears a striking resemblance to the former Blackhawk Indian-head logo. UND Athletic Director Roger Thomas gets hired and, a few months later, suggests that Kupchella use the new logo to complement the geometric representation. I'm not a Native American, so I don't know how it would feel to have UND teams named the Fighting Sioux. Many of them say it's offensive. Many also say any new Indian-head logo would be offensive. Let's take them at their word <end excerpt> Article 2 http://www.northscape.com/news/docs00/1124/27B4D1D.htm <clipped excerpt> Jeanotte: Sioux nickname, logo dehumanize Native American Programs director says he didn't approve new logo By Ian Swanson Herald Staff Writer UND Native American Programs Director Leigh Jeanotte said Tuesday his "heartfelt belief" is that UND's use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo is "dehumanizing." Jeanotte made that statement in an open letter to UND President Charles Kupchella in which he criticized Kupchella for suggesting Jeanotte had approved of the new logo. In the letter, Jeanotte said neither he nor any member of his staff had ever approved or condoned the Indian-head logo unveiled by UND on Monday. "While the logo/team name issue has been around for a long time, the rather explosive reactions of the recent days from our students are the direct result of your new administration's actions, i.e., the unveiling and the stated and published misinformation related to the unveiling," Jeanotte's letter stated. <end excerpt> Article 3 http://www.northscape.com/news/docs00/1124/27B3A5D.htm <clipped excerpt> New logo may not be used this year But UND officials say they're not backpedaling on issue By Ian Swanson Herald Staff Writer UND officials said Tuesday the school's controversial new Indian-head logo unveiled on Monday may not be used at all after a third day of heated complaints from some students, faculty members and staff. "The president wishes to have more conversations that relate to this issue before any decision is made," said Bob Boyd, UND's vice president for outreach and student services. "There will be no use of the image on hockey uniforms during this winter," said Boyd, who told a group of UND students, faculty and staff members that UND Athletic Director Roger Thomas has told coaches the school is not sure how or if the logo will be used. Boyd spoke Tuesday afternoon on behalf of UND President Charles Kupchella during a meeting at the Native American Center with students critical of the new logo and UND's Fighting Sioux nickname. Kupchella, who will be out of town until after Thanksgiving weekend, had conferred with Boyd via telephone after about 60 students, faculty and staff members, many of whom were Native American, rallied against the logo in Twamley Hall on Tuesday morning <end excerpt> MILTON, WISCONSIN http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=81124111 Published Wednesday, November 24, 1999 Recall election for members who voted to rename mascot Statewire MILTON, Wis. (AP) -- School board members who favored changing a high school nickname because it might offend women and American Indians are named in recall petitions. The petitions contained nearly 2, 150 signatures, about 250 more than required for an election, officials said. A group called Citizens for Better Representation organized the petition drive after the school board retired the " Redmen" nickname and logogram for Milton High School sports teams in July. The group wanted the board to submit the question to a referendum. Some illegible spellings and questionable addresses found in the documents won' t hurt the recall election, said Al Roehl, a deputy clerk. " Even if such signatures were removed from the petitions, those exclusions would not render the total number less than that required to proceed with a recall, " Roehl said. Candidates must file nomination papers at the school district office by the end of the day Dec. 7 for a recall election scheduled Jan. 4. The three board members, Mike Pierce, Wilson Leong and Dale Beaty, are automatically on the ballot. When the l election was announced at Monday' s school board meeting, members rejected a challenge to the petitions by Pierce and Leong. They challenged the petitions because they said a clear reason for the recall was not indicated. <<<<=-=-= =-=-=>>>> "We simply chose an Indian as the emblem. We could have just as easily chosen any uncivilized animal." 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