600 ESPN EL PASO » University of North Dakota http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:22:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 University of North Dakota to Drop Its Fighting Sioux Nickname http://krod.com/university-of-north-dakota-to-drop-its-fighting-sioux-nickname/ http://krod.com/university-of-north-dakota-to-drop-its-fighting-sioux-nickname/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:31:16 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=36599 The “Fighting Sioux” will be all but gone by the end of the year.

That was the ultimate decision that University of North Dakota officials made, heeding the call of the NCAA which said the term is offensive to Native Americans. They will retire the nickname of its athletics program and implement a new name for the school early next year. After private meetings were held with leaders of the NCAA, and amid mounting pressure, the school opted to back down and accept a name change.

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