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Louisiana-Monroe: Indians To Petition NCAA On Nickname



Louisiana-Monroe Petitions NCAA: Louisiana-Monroe has announced that the school will appeal to the NCAA the new rule banning Indian names and imagery. The Louisiana-Monroe Indians are one of 18 schools listed by the NCAA determined to have a mascot that was “hostile or abusive.” Two days ago Florida State won its appeal to the NCAA to use its Seminole mascot in NCAA postseason appearances. Prior to the NCAA edict, the school stopped the use of the Chief Brave Spirit logo and stopped referring to campus as “The Reservation,” which can only help. The University of North Dakota, a D-II school with a D-I hockey program, announced it will also appeal the NCAA ruling. [8/25/05]

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