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Madison IMC reporting on CheifIlliniwek! |
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by rebel with a cause
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22 Mar 2002
Modified: 24 Mar 2002 |
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chief illiniwek |
This weekend, the Sweet Sixteen NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament comes to Madison on the Road the Final Four. Home to the Midwest Regional, UW-Madison's Kohl Center will host two games on Friday and the regional's championship on Sunday.
One of the teams, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, uses a derogatory Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek to represent its sports team. Subject to years of protest, the University of Illinois is considering abandoning this demeaning caricature, but still faces tremendous alumni and community support in keeping Chief Illiniwek.
go to the website for the complete story. |
See also:
http://madison.indymedia.org/
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Chief Illiniwek |
by Ben Klink
skewballearth (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified) |
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22 Mar 2002
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I appreciate the un-bios information, but personally I would need to see the maskot to make a firm decision.
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Don't Forget to Vote |
by ML
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Current rating: 0
22 Mar 2002
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You can still vote in the News-Gazette's electronic Quick Poll on what to do with the "Chief" mascot:
http://www.news-gazette.com
Follow this link to the IMC story and comments on the poll:
http://www.ucimc.org/front.php3?article_id=4690&group=webcast |
