North Dakota, NCAA Reach Out-Of-Court Settlement In Nickname Dispute

[USCHO Newsbot]

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The NCAA and the state of North Dakota have agreed to an out-of-court settlement over the use of the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. The agreement gives UND three years to obtain permission to use the nickname from two Sioux tribal governments within the state on the Standing Rock and Spirit Lake reservations. After both sides sign the settlement ...

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[missing_eric]

As was said on a TV show "maybe if they allowed the Sioux to put some slot machines at the rink all would be forgiven"...what a bunch of nonsense this all is.

[gaffz]

I am an Irish-American. Maybe I should protest the use of the "Fighting Irish" as a mascot for Notre Dame? How ridiculous does that sound?

I am not offended by the mascot "Fighting Irish." It is a term of endearment that to me says, "The Irish people will fight for anything they believe in." I feel the same way about the "Fighting Sioux" mascot. It isn't used to be disrespectful to the Sioux people, rather, it says to me that the Sioux people will fight for anything they believe in or value.

Stop the "Political Correctness." It is silly.

Bob
Philadelphia, PA