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...former mascot—the Indian—have lingered for years, but a series of events brought the issue to the forefront of campus debate this fall.In November, Athletic Director JoAnn “Josie” Harper publicly apologized for inviting the University of North Dakota??s Fighting Sioux hockey team to a tournament being held at Dartmouth.The University of North Dakota??s continuing use of a Native American mascot “is offensive and wrong,” she wrote in a letter to the editor published in The Dartmouth, the student...
According to The New York Times, a spokesman for Senator McCain said that he “would have signed South Dakota??s extremist anti-abortion law.” HB1215, signed into law on March 6 by S.D. Governor Mike Rounds, prohibits all abortions in the state. The law also criminalizes the sale of any drug that could lead to the termination of a human embryo...
Florida State has earned an exemption because its Seminoles nickname and mascot is endorsed by that selfsame local tribe; North Dakota??s Sioux have issued no such pardon. But an accurate threshold can not be express approval. What then of the Bears, a perennial Dartmouth opponent? Does Brown have the consent of our ursine friends? You think I’m kidding...
...design isn’t always used in one piece or one form of art. Cultural Survival allows us to express this diversity to the rest of the world,” Sehgal said. Timothy Swallow of the Oglala Sioux Tribe came all the way from South Dakota??s Pine Ridge reservation to help raise money for the organization. “It’s about the world and keeping culture alive, saving it,” said Swallow, who proudly displayed his handmade dream catchers. The funds raised from the weekend’s bazaar will...
...photographs have the same black background, gray concrete floor, and vertical dimensions. Some of the photographs—such as “Sierra”—are interesting for the props they include, and others—such as “Dakota??—are captivating because of the expressions captured. However, compared to the films, the photographs, due to their lack of context, disappoint. Though Lockhart has arranged some creative combinations of photographs into diptychs and triptychs, they fail to transcend the stagnancy of their studio setting.Perhaps even more disappointing than...