October 23, 2012 in The Daily Republic
GRAND FORKS, N.D. The timing was coincidental, but Russell Means would have appreciated it: On the day he died, workers began removing the prominent “Home of the Fighting Sioux” signs from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks.
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August 7, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO (AP) A federal judge has relegated the political fight over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux to the history books, but supporters of the retired moniker say they won’t back down. Continue Reading
June 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
There’s one part of the North Dakota-North Dakota State rivalry that will never be settled on the field. That’s the longstanding debate between which flagship program at each school is a bigger deal: UND hockey or Bison football. Continue Reading
June 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A phone call came to the office earlier this week from the Dalai Lama.
The Tibetan leader was asked for advice on the following topic: What is better, UND hockey or NDSU football? Continue Reading
by WDAZ
June 14, 2012 in WDAZ
(AP) North Dakota’s flagship university dropped its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname for the third time Thursday, and officials expressed hope that the latest retirement fueled by this week’s overwhelming statewide vote would finally stick.
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June 14, 2012 in WDAZ
(AP) 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.
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by WDAZ
June 14, 2012 in WDAZ
STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION, N.D. (AP) As North Dakota residents resoundingly decided to scrap their flagship university’s Fighting Sioux nickname, the response was far murkier in Sioux County home to a tribe that had gone decades without staking a clear position on the divisive question.
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June 13, 2012 in WDAZ
(AP) The state Board of Higher Education is expected to vote Thursday on whether to direct the University of North Dakota to resume efforts to retire the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname.
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by WDAZ
June 13, 2012 in WDAZ
(AP) North Dakota residents say they’ve had enough of a decades-old controversy on its flagship university’s nickname.
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June 12, 2012 in West Central Tribune
Voters approved a measure Tuesday that lets the University of North Dakota dump its controversial Fighting Sioux nickname and avoid NCAA sanctions Continue Reading
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