Saturday, November 25, 2006
The NCAA Is Apprised Of Where It Might Put It (09:36 PM) - Readers commend to me and to you this memorandum from University of North Dakota President Charles E. Kupchella to the NCAA—an organization which, for its own political reasons and in ignorance of the will of North Dakotans, has attempted to…
The Nature of Offense (09:34 PM) - Sparked by the latest Dartmouth imbroglio, the Power Line trio ruminate on offense in this post….
Hanover, Meet Grand Forks (05:35 PM) - Journalist Susanne Nadeau for The Grand Forks Herald reports on Dartmouth’s nose-in-the-air slap—provoked by the Native Americans at Dartmouth club and their savvy media strategy—at the University of North Dakota for its longstanding ‘Fighting Sioux’ mascot. Ms. Nadeau writes in…
The Associated Press Covers the Condescension (05:17 PM) - For reporters, the sexiest element of the Native Americans-Dartmouth-Indian-Offense-Free Speech-Political Correctness debacle is quickly becoming clear: The fact that Dartmouth’s Athletic Director, in an official capacity, apologized to Dartmouth for the possibly-offensive ‘Fighting Sioux’ team name of the University of…