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...by this week's overwhelming statewide vote - would finally stick.The move became official when the state Board of Higher Education voted to get rid of the University of North Dakota's moniker and Indian head logo, which had sparked lawsuits...

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Students file lawsuit over UND's nickname

...settlement between UND and the NCAA that retired the logo. The students want a court order directing the state Board of Higher education and UND to drop it for good."We want the legislation stricken," said Carla Fredericks, a New York attorney...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-08-11/students-file-lawsuit-over-und%E2%80
News
Fighting Sioux nickname to be gone by year's end

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Board of Higher Education decided Monday to retire the University of North...during postseason appearances by UND teams.The Board of Higher Education had previously ordered UND President Robert Kelley...

http://brainerddispatch.com/sports/2011-08-16/fighting-sioux-nickname-be-gone-ye
Sports
Online pledge against offensive cheers at UMD

...gathered enough petition signatures to temporarily restore a state law that had required its use. The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is challenging the law that says University of North Dakota's sports teams have to keep their Fighting Sioux...

http://brainerddispatch.com/sports/college/2012-02-24/online-pledge-against-offe
College
ND Supreme Court to hear Fighting Sioux case

...ballot. North Dakota's Board of Higher Education wants to block the vote...the constitution. The (Board of Higher Education) seeks to short-circuit...general who represents the Board of Higher Education, argued in court filings...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-03-15/nd-supreme-court-hear-fighting-sioux
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Fargo residents adding up damage

...Manager Dennis Walaker said of the estimates. State University Chancellor Larry Isaak and members of the state Board of Higher Education toured NDSU, and Isaak said he was surprised at the extent of the damage. Despite the problems, he said...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/062300/new_0623000004.shtml
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Board of Higher Education abruptly decides to keep UND nickname

BISMARCK, N.D. -- The University of North Dakota should keep its "Fighting Sioux" nickname, the Board of Higher Education abruptly decided Thursday. Its vote took the issue away from UND President Charles Kupchella as he was nearing...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/122200/nne_1222000003.shtml
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UND president says NCAA mascot policy unclear

...the controversy. In December 2000, he sent an e-mail to William Isaacson, who was then president of the Board of Higher Education, saying that he saw "no choice but to respect the request by Sioux tribes that we quit using their name...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/081305/spo_0813050048.shtml
Sports
Universities condemn use of American Indian nicknames

...pledged funding for a new hockey arena if the university decided to change its nickname. North Dakota State Board of Higher Education members, some of whom argued the moniker honored American Indians, voted unanimously to keep the name. "We...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/032201/sne_0322010004.shtml
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Business Notes

CAREER Klosowski appointed to women's initiativeLITTLE FALLS - Robin Klosowski, an Edward Jones financial adviser in Little Falls, was appointed as an area female recruiting leader for the firm's women's initiative in Minnesota. Klosowski will lead a group of Edward Jones financial advisers who work closely with women in Minnesota interested in a career with the global financial services firm. Mounted Eagles gains executive director

http://brainerddispatch.com/business/2011-03-04/business-notes
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