Friday, 05 October 2007

In Passing

"...a perfect storm of institutional contortions..."

So says Lileks. About this:

The University of North Dakota's affirmative action officer says campus departments and programs that oppose the school's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo might create an "unwelcome" environment for nickname-supporting students.

Sally Page says in a Sept. 24 memo that such an environment might expose the university to a lawsuit...

Page's memo references a newspaper advertisement that lists 27 UND programs, departments and governing bodies that have stated their opposition to the nickname and logo...
 -- AP Story posted at WCCO.com [highlighting mine - o.g.]

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