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News :: Miscellaneous
Chief Illiniwek Poll at News-Gazette Webpage, Vote Now Current rating: 0
20 Mar 2002
Modified: 25 Mar 2002
help increase awareness!
Dear Friends,

The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana's daily newspaper) is holding an online poll about "Chief Illiniwek." Please take a moment to vote against the "Chief."

The poll can be accessed from the main page of the News-Gazette website at www.news-gazette.com. The choices are: "Find a new mascot/symbol," "Keep him as he is now," and "Continue to try to find a compromise."

We do not know how long the poll will be online, so please vote NOW! And please forward this message to your friends, family, co-workers, etc. and urge them to vote against the "Chief."

We know that issues of racism and social justice cannot and should not be decided by popular opinion alone, but it never hurts for the anti-"Chief" movement to make a good showing, so please vote!

Thanks,
The PRC
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chief poll accurate?
Current rating: 0
20 Mar 2002
Check out the numbers! Get rid of the Chief is 58% and keep is like 28%. (at this point in time)
More 'Chief' News on Madison IMC
Current rating: 0
20 Mar 2002
Check out the feature story on the use of racist mascots at the Madison IMC:
http://madison.indymedia.org/

Lots of info there. Madison IMC has done a feature story on the issue because the University of Wisconsin is hosting the regional tournament NCAA men's basketball games this weekend in which the University of Illinois team is participating.

The 'Chief' could find himself in trouble when the homies call him out if he shows his paleface up there.
Protest Against the 'Chief' Scheduled in Madison
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20 Mar 2002
Here's the info:

http://madison.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3438&group=webcast
Polll Results
Current rating: 0
21 Mar 2002
As of 11:40am on March 21, the results are:
Get a new mascot: 56%
keep the mascot we have: 37%
make a compromise mascot: 8%
More Poll Results
Current rating: 0
21 Mar 2002
As of 11:25pm on March 21, the results are:
Get a new mascot: 53%
keep the mascot we have: 43%
make a compromise mascot: 4%
Further Results
Current rating: 0
22 Mar 2002
As of 7:45am on March 22, the results are:
Get a new mascot: 57%
keep the mascot we have: 40%
make a compromise mascot: 3%
Friday Afternoon Results
Current rating: 0
22 Mar 2002
As of 4:25pm on March 22, the results are:
Get a new mascot: 56%
keep the mascot we have: 41%
make a compromise mascot: 4%
Saturday Morning Results
Current rating: 0
23 Mar 2002
As of 9:30am on March 23, the results are:
Get a new mascot: 55%
keep the mascot we have: 41%
make a compromise mascot: 4%
Early Sunday Morning Results
Current rating: 0
24 Mar 2002
As of 12:30am on March 24, the results are:
Get a new mascot: 57%
keep the mascot we have: 39%
make a compromise mascot: 4%
Must Be Broken
Current rating: 0
25 Mar 2002
It seems the News-Gazette poll is broken or that the population has been voting consistently anti-"Chief" for the last 24 hours. The polling percentages remain the same as they were in my last update, as they have during several checks I have made in the since then.
Final Results
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25 Mar 2002
The percentages stand as noted above. The total number of votes cast was 7,541. This is the largest numbers of votes cast in all the polls that the N-G website has run since last July, as far back as the records are listed at the link below. This "turnout" is approximately ten times larger than typical polls run in the past.

The community has spoken to the News-Gazette editorial board. Will we see the N-G now call for the retirement of the "Chief"?

I'm not holding my breath on that one.
Link to N-G Past Poll Results
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25 Mar 2002
http://www.news-gazette.com/polls/pastpolls.cfm