U. of Kentucky Faculty Seek Rupp Arena Name Change

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Among 10 recommendations to improve the racial climate on the University of Kentucky campus, faculty in UK's African American and Africana Studies program are calling for a change in name to Rupp Arena, home of Wildcat basketball.

The arena is named for Adolph Rupp, who coached all-white teams at Kentucky from 1930 to 1969. By the time Rupp signed his first Black player, the university had been integrating its athletic teams for six years. His all-white team lost the 1966 NCAA championship to Texas Western, which started five black players.

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