UI-jNW need our help!

by IcersGuy on Apr 1, 2009 6:25 PM EDT

So it looks like the Illinois Fighting Leman's and jNW need a new trophy of sorts.

https://illinois.edu/formBuilder/Secure?id=1538377

In this time of a down economy, I feel it is best that we help our Big Ten brethren out. I suggest we donate the ~~eyesore~~ epitome of craftsmanship known as the Land Grant Trophy to this cause. If they feel it best to change the name, I'm sure we're all okay with that - in fact, I think the name plates are just velcro'ed on, so that will make it easier for them.

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And if they want to call it the "Land of Lincoln" Trophy

Well, I’m all for it. Because we’ll finally have the “Beard of Lincoln” Trophy -a trophy worth fighting for!

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by IcersGuy on Apr 1, 2009 6:42 PM EDT reply actions

my question is this...

…who in their right mind would retire such an awesomely named trophy as the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk?!?!?!?

by hbeach08 on Apr 1, 2009 6:55 PM EDT reply actions

I guess it's no longer PC

You know – weapons and Native Americans

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by NJ lion on Apr 1, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

right

because Indians didn’t have tomahawks, we just injustly stereotyped them.

JoePa in '09

by JGuiher on Apr 1, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

What is the bigger problem...

the tomahawk or Sioux? A tomahawk is just a weapon, but many Native American tribes feel that Sioux is a slur. I say remove the offensive Sioux from the title and keep the sweet tomahawk trophy.

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by rahpsu92 on Apr 2, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux#Name_origins

Isanti (“Knife,” originating from the name of a lake in present-day Minnesota): residing in the extreme east of the Dakotas, Minnesota, and northern Iowa, and are often referred to as the Santee or Eastern Dakota.

I don’t think they’d accept Sweet Santee Tomahawk either. The argument probably being that it demeans the tribe to have their name placed on a football trophy.

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by ReadingRambler on Apr 2, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions