U. of North Dakota to Retire 'Sioux' by Year's End

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University of North Dakota president Robert Kelley announced Monday that he had been directed by the State Board of Higher Education to resume the process of retiring the school's "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo, with the goal of substantially completing the process by year's end.

The directive came on the heels of a meeting Friday between North Dakota and NCAA representatives at which the latter group refused to retreat from the association's stance that continued use of the Sioux name and imagery would lead to sanctions against the university, including disqualifying it from hosting NCAA postseason events.

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