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freshnesschronic · 02-21-2007, 10:21 PM

So today I went to the last U of I basketball game where Chief Illiniwek performed during half time. The NCAA has banned him; read about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Illiniwek.

I can understand both sides, like we are honoring the Illini but it's a sacreligious practice. It doesn't really affect me and I am not passionate either way; I just am disappointed we can't be the Fighting Illini anymore. That was coined during WWII when we sent off our boys to the European theatre, not about hostile Native Americans. Anyway I just hope we get a better name than, let's say, the Illinois....Illinoisians.

02-21-2007, 10:21 PM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Chief Illiniwek So today I went to the last U of I basketball game where Chief Illiniwek performed during half time. The NCAA has banned him; read about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Illiniwek. I can understand both sides, like we are honoring the Illini but it's a sacreligious practice. It doesn't really affect me and I am not passionate either way; I just am disappointed we can't be the Fighting Illini anymore. That was coined during WWII when we sent off our boys to the European theatre, not about hostile Native Americans. Anyway I just hope we get a better name than, let's say, the Illinois....Illinoisians.