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Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas)
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News
June 27, 2007 Wednesday
Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan., Chuck Woodling column: Offensive mascots must go
BYLINE: Chuck Woodling, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.
SECTION: SPORTS
Jun. 27–Add Arkansas State to the growing list of universities agreeing to scrap an ethnically offensive nickname.
A couple of weeks ago, ASU officials, bowing to NCAA pressure, reluctantly agreed to drop Indians and pursue another school mascot, joining Dartmouth, Stanford, St. John’s and Marquette among others that have junked Native American nicknames.
Then there are some Kansas high schools.
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And what’s the deal with Manhattan? The home of Kansas State University was named after the famed borough of New York City that was purchased from Indians. That’s certainly no reason for Manhattan High to be known as the Indians. Manhattan College doesn’t use an Indian mascot. They’re the Jaspers. Jaspers??? Oh, well.
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LOAD-DATE: June 27, 2007
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