The End Of The Fighting Sioux

North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple signed a law allowing the University of North Dakota to dump the Fighting Sioux nickname.

The University of North Dakota, officially, satisfies the NCAA edict that it drop the name or risk sanctions. Lawmakers had passed a law back in March requiring the school to keep the name.

In 2005, the NCAA listed UND among a group of schools with "objectionable American Indian nicknames, logos and mascots." UND was the only school still fighting the NCAA over the issue.

The new law says UND cannot adopt a new nickname or logo until January 2015.

Here's the latest action of the Fighting Sioux on the ice- a 3-2 loss to Minnesota
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