Opinion Corner: Nickname worth the fight
February 15, 2012 at 1:07 am in The Jamestown Sun
Well friends, the Fighting Sioux nickname lives on.
Many thanks to the folks that did the hard work getting petitions signed, and to my fellow North Dakotans who did the signing. This is more than just a fight over a simple nickname and logo. This is about telling an outsider, a bully named the NCAA, that we will not fold like so many others have before us. And believe me, politically correct stormtroopers like the NCAA are not accustomed to getting resistance when they come knocking on your door with their demands.
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Great column, Mark!!!
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in addition, the Board of Higher Ed. needs to be reigned in. They need to realize that they are not above the law, that they are subject to the laws of the state too. They are not an independant 4th branch of government that can do whatever and spend however much they want to. An opinion from the Supreme Court might help start that process.
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As much as I agree with much of what you said about the bullying aspect of this debate, I have to take issue with at least one thing you said. If in fact a ‘history’ lesson is needed, perhaps we should start by remembering that no such ‘Sioux Nation’ existed. C’mon. Really? The author can say what he wants to about how the nickname is meant to honor Native Americans. He may very well be right. But to say that the word ‘Sioux’ was ever anything but the construct of the others is ignorant at best, disingenuous at worst. Regardless of how this turns out, at least be true to the ‘history’ you suggest others learn.
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