Fate of the Sioux nickname

I was reading in the Grand Forks Herald about the "fate of the Sioux nickname Unknown" article. The Fargo Forum as an article about the Sioux nickname to. The article talks about about the UND nickname "Fighting Sioux" might be changing to something else. According to the Feb. 19 Fargo Forum "the date is taken from a university lawsuit settlement with NCAA, included University of North Dakota athletics nickname that it said were "hostile and abusive" to American Indians." I don't think the UND nickname is hostile and abusive to the American Indians. I think it is a honor for them to use the nickname. Other states wouldn't even know the Sioux Indian tribe exist if it wasn't for the UND nickname. The nickname promotes their name to the Nation. The lawsuit was settled in October 2007 that UND was given until Nov. 30 2010 to discard the nickname or obtain permission from North Dakota's Standing Rock and Spirit Lake Sioux tribes to continue using it. Last April, 67% of the tribe supported the nickname. So only a few of the tribe members want UND to change the nickname. The name does not make the women, men, and children become invisible because of the historical images of the male warrior. When I hear "Fighting Sioux" I think of the whole tribe fighting or the whole team fighting to win. If they do change the nickname it's going to cost the university alot of money and time. UND is moving to NCAA Division I status and wants to join the 10-school Summit League. The Summit League officials will not consider UND's application until the nickname dispute is resolved. The officials will meet by phone in March and than again in June face-to-face. If UND is unable to apply by June they will have to wait tell 2011 to try to apply again. UND will be out a year in that process and who knows something could happen in that year where they won't allow UND in the Summit League when they do have this nickname dispute resolved. The nickname should stay the same. The town of Grand Forks thrives on the Fighting Sioux nickname.

Thompson woman sues ammo company

I was reading the Fargo forum and I say an article "Thompson woman sues ammo company." I want to read and find out more about it. The article is about a woman that shoots a gun and the bullet supposedly blew up. "Sheri Sponsler age 46, says a defect in the design or production of the shell caused her injuries" (forum C4). Her attorney says "the shell's brass casing holding the powder failed and exploded, blowing out the bottom of the gun's chamber and sending shrapnel into Sponsler's face, eye, and hand." There's many things that could of caused the exploding. The gun could have had a weak spot in it, the barrel could have been plugged, wrong shell for the gun, and others. There will have to be more evidence to prove it was the bullet that blew up. The ammunition company denis any wrongdoing and has asked to dismiss the case. The two sides are scheduled to meet on Feb. 25. She is seeking more than 75 thousand dollars for her pain and emotional distress. I do not think she should get the money, she knew the risks she was dealing with when she was shooting that gun. In today's society everyone is just sue happy. They know they can get money out of the big company's so they try all they can to do so.