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ULM buries the hatchet

It’s a sad day for Indians everywhere.  No, the US Government hasn’t annexed tribal land or brought jobs back from India.  Something else is going on that has hit close to home.  Yesterday, I received a letter from ULM informing all alumni that Indian mascots across the country are facing extinction.  The last I had heard about this issue before leaving Monroe was that ULM had the support of the Coushatta tribe and shouldn’t have a problem keeping their namesake.  Well it appears that the NCAA thinks otherwise.  They fired back at ULM saying “. . .while the support of the Coushatta Tribe would likely be sufficient to endorse the university’s use of the official tribal name (Coushatta), it does not suffice as an endorsement of the use of the generic term “Indian.” What does this mean for ULM?  Well if they would like to continue playing NCAA teams, they’re going to have to pick a new mascot and namesake.  They are forming a Mascot Committee to come up with a new mascot.  What suggestions would you give if you were on that committee?  How about the Loafers since there’s nothing to do in Monroe except for loafing?  Nobody takes our football team seriously anyway so why not name them the Fighting Nurses (ULM is known for their nursing program after all)?  There’s always the ULM Rednecks!  That should keep the university safe until the redneck population takes offence to being exploited by the likes of Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy and we’re right back where we started.

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