November 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Recently, some UND athletics department news releases and some Herald sports stories have used “Green and White” to refer to the university’s athletes. Continue Reading
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
July 7, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
Dickinson has been crowned “The Queen City of the Prairies” for more than a century, but it begs the question: Where did the name come from? Continue Reading
June 14, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO 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. Continue Reading
June 13, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS Many of the headlines suggested it’s over. Continue Reading
June 12, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS Early returns in the statewide vote concerning UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname show North Dakotans favoring retirement of the name. Continue Reading
June 7, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
FARGO Traffic was slow in the Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot Thursday morning, slow to nothing, actually, in terms of people stopping by to visit or sign a petition. But that didn’t mean Eunice Davidson, an advocate for UND to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname, wasn’t busy. The vote is just days away. Continue Reading
May 16, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS People working to persuade North Dakota voters to allow retirement of University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname next month say they’re encouraged by poll results released Wednesday showing their side with an edge among likely voters. Continue Reading
May 15, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS A month before the electoral showdown over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, a new statewide poll shows likely voters inclined toward allowing the university to retire the historic name and logo. Continue Reading
April 19, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO (AP) An attorney for an American Indian group suing the NCAA in hopes of saving the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname said Thursday that a 2007 settlement should be thrown out so namesake tribes can be heard. Continue Reading
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