Fighting Sioux Name Fight

Attorney General andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/wayne-stenehjemandamp;quot; ...  More »

Attorney General andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/wayne-stenehjemandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Wayne Stenehjemandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; thinks the state Board of Higher andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/educationandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;educationandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; should extend its deadline for deciding the fate of the University of andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/north-dakotaandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;North Dakotaandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;'s andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/fighting-sioux-nicknameandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Fighting Sioux nicknameandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;. The state board voted to abolish the name and logo unless it gets tribal support by Oct. 1. Stenehjem says new members of the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/standing-rock-ndandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Standing Rockandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; Sioux council may need time to work in the nickname issue. An election is set for Sept. 30. The state Board of Higher Education will meet next week at UND, but no discussion of the Fighting Sioux nickname is planned.  « Less