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Friday, November 17, 2006
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UND Nickname: Dartmouth ‘regrets' invitation
By Susanne Nadeau, Herald Staff Writer - 11/25/2006
It's with deep regret, according to the Dartmouth College director of athletics
and recreation, that the “Fighting Sioux” nickname and logo were not considered
before scheduling UND to play in a hockey tournament there this season.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=18221
(See also:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2675315)
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University of North Dakota Indian Association pres resigns
By the Associated Press, 11-16-2006: news-update - Bismarck Tribune
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The president of the University of North Dakota Indian
Association has resigned, saying his view in favor of the school's Fighting
Sioux nickname may not sit well with other members of the group.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2006/11/16/news/update/doc455ca7fb944f3477167616.txt
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NICKNAME DISPUTE: Court
rules in UND's favor
By Kyle Johnson, Grand Forks
Herald - 11/12/2006
UND's preliminary injunction against the NCAA was approved Saturday night, North
Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said.http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=16698§ion=News
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Forum editorial: Ruling
was a victory for UND
The Forum - 11/16/2006
The decision by Northeast Central District Judge Lawrence Jahnke earlier this
week was good news for the University of North Dakota.The decision, contained in
Jahnke’s 21-page written order, temporarily allows UND to continue using its
controversial Fighting Sioux nickname and to host post-season athletic events.
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/printer.cfm?id=146428
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NCAA 'support rally'
held outside GF courthouse
By Susanne Nadeau,
Herald Staff Writer - 11/09/2006
Some UND students, staff and members of the public gathered in front of the
Grand Forks District courthouse this morning to rally support for the NCAA
before the start of a hearing regarding the university's "Fighting Sioux"
nickname.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=16308§ion=homepage
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Too few Native women
toss their beaded headgear into ring
Dorreen Yellow Bird,
Grand Forks Herald - 11/11/2006
There's
shuffling feet and creaking chairs as politicians take new positions, now that
the Democrats have made big gains in the federal and state governments. Changes
took place on reservations, too, but not along party lines.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=16486§ion=News
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Wells is
new chairman of Three Affiliated Tribes
By Lauren Donovan, Bismarck Tribune - 11/9/06
Not long after dawn following Tuesday night's election closing, a new chairman
of the Three Affiliated Tribes was sworn in and a victory song drummed at the 4
Bears Casino events center at New Town. Marcus Wells Jr., formerly a tribal
councilman, has taken over the chairman's post, after defeating two-term
chairman Tex Hall in a hard-fought race.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2006/11/09/news/local/123624.txt
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Attorneys to gather more
info on lawsuit
By James MacPherson, Associated Press
Writer - Bismarck Tribune 11/9/06
Attorneys for American Indian farmers and ranchers in a discrimination case
against the federal government are slated to meet in Fort Yates to gather more
information and witnesses. The lawsuit, filed in 1999, alleges the U.S.
Department of Agriculture discriminated against Indians in the granting of loans
beginning in 1981.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2006/11/09/news/state/123604.txt
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NDSCS celebrates
Cultural diversity
By Anna Jauhola, Daily News
- Wahpeton Daily News 11/17/06
The United States has always been considered a melting pot or a great big salad
of different cultures. The North Dakota State College of Science Cultural
Diversity Team helped the community celebrate the many people found here through
the annual Festival of Culture.
http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/articles/2006/11/17/news/news01.txt
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Event honors Latinas
By Melinda Rogers, The Forum, Published Sunday,
November 12, 2006
For several hours on Saturday, city, state and community leaders paid
tribute to the accomplishments of Latinas at the Mujeres Unidas/Women United’s
annual celebration of women.
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World culture exchange
By Kim Winnegge, The Forum -
11/05/2006
The smells of tacos, chicken curry and fry bread all filled the air as “Pangea –
Cultivate Our Cultures,” took place Saturday at the Heritage Hjemkomst
Interpretive Center. The second annual event boasted more than 10 different
ethnicities represented in the showcase, which featured dancers, bazaar booths
and a broad buffet of ethnic food.
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=145134
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VIEWPOINT : An American
Indian cabbie surveys GF
By Mike Eshkibok, Published Sunday,
November 12, 2006 - Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS - As an American Indian, I love driving a cab because
more than anything else in the world, I like being appreciated and needed - so
that's the place where I will always go.
Although I am sensitive to racism because of the negative experiences I
encountered growing up with my dark skin, I can honestly say I have never openly
encountered racism in Grand Forks. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist;
racial discrimination is against the law, but prejudice is not.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=16618§ion=News
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Minority population increases in N.D.
The Forum - 11/08/2006
North Dakota has more minority residents, though their total number remains
relatively small, the director of the state Data Center says. The Data Center
analysis shows the state’s minority population grew slightly more than 8 percent
between 2000 and 2005, to 49,173. The latest figure is about 7.7 percent of the
state’s total population of 636,677. At the same time, the state’s Caucasian
population declined 1.5 percent, the Data Center figures show.
http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/145527
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Other Views: Helping
Hispanics
Houston Chronicle, Thursday, November 02, 2006 - Mitchell Republic
The
U.S. Census Bureau has marked the birth of the 300 millionth American,
statistically predicted to be a baby born of immigrant parents in Los Angeles.
The occasion should be a wake-up call for Texans to began preparing for a
doubled population three decades hence, with a surging Hispanic majority that
will confront the state with new challenges.
http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/articles/index.cfm?id=17084§ion=Opinion
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Panel Suggests Brown U. Atone for Ties to Slavery
By Pam Belluck, New York Times Education, October 19, 2006
Documenting Brown University’s 18th-century ties to slavery, a panel called for
the institution to make amends by creating a center for the study of slavery and
increasing efforts to recruit minorities.
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Justices to weigh school
diversity
USA Today: "Amy Ruth remembers her first drive to the inner city, mostly black
neighborhood where her sons were assigned for elementary school under a program
designed to make campuses racially diverse."
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20061114/a_deseg14.art.htm
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IN THE MAIL: Couples'
rights should transcend gender, sexuality
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006 - Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS - In October, the New Jersey Supreme Court acknowledged that
homosexual couples have the right to be legally recognized as couples, although
the court declined to accept the term of “marriage” as the union of same-sex
couples.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=16629§ion=News
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National Public Radio:
Weekend Edition Saturday, November 18, 2006
President Bush appointed Dr. Eric Keroack as deputy assistant secretary for
family planning programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. Keroack
is a Massachusetts gynecologist who works at a Christian pregnancy counseling
organization. Critics say the doctor's views against contraception run counter
to the mission of the agency he is supposed to head.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6506891&ft=1&f=1012
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NDSU ordered to pay
$250,000 in age lawsuit
By Brittany Lawonn,
The Forum - 11/18/2006
North Dakota State University has been ordered to pay more than $250,000 in
wages and attorneys fees in itsOct. 31 loss of an age discrimination lawsuit
brought by the school’s former sports information director.
http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/146666
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Pastor will shut down
controversial kids camp
By Religion News Service and The
Associated Press - Seattle Times 11/7/06
The summer camp featured in the documentary "Jesus Camp," which includes scenes
with disgraced preacher Ted Haggard, will shut down for at least several years
because of negative reaction sparked by the film, according to the camp's
director.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003365311_jesuscamp08.html
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Justice Kennedy in
spotlight during abortion arguments
Law.com: "Constitutional arguments took a back seat to medical details Wednesday
as the Supreme Court heard arguments in a pair of hot-button cases challenging
the federal ban on 'partial birth abortion.'" - New York Times: Justices hear
arguments on late-term abortion. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1162980318283
and
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/washington/09scotus.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=us&adxnnlx=1163085176-S8jT2zTlxCbZMzTSE8CKrw
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Buddhism becoming popular in Fargo
11-12-2006: news-state - Bismarck Tribune
FARGO (AP) - Buddhism is budding in North Dakota's largest city.
A Buddhist study group formed in Fargo earlier this year. Weekly meditation
sessions are held in different settings. And last week, four Buddhist monks
visited the area, speaking at North Dakota State University and Minnesota State
University Moorhead.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2006/11/12/news/state/123804.txt
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Child custody measure,
loses, eminent domain comes up big
By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press Writer
- Bismarck Tribune 11-8-06
Voters have rejected a proposal to revamp North Dakota's child custody laws, but
approved constitutional measures to limit the government's right to acquire
private property and adjust the way the state manages trust funds.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2006/11/08/news/state/123564.txt
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Fair Housing
investigates landlords
By Andrea Domaskin, The Fargo
Forum - 11/02/2006
More Fargo-area women are telling a housing rights group that they’ve been
sexually harassed by their landlords. This year, Fair Housing of the Dakotas has
filed or referred three sexual harassment complaints about one Fargo landlord to
the North Dakota Labor Department. Fair Housing is looking into allegations
involving two other area landlords, said Amy Schauer Nelson, executive director.
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=144776§ion=news
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Chief justice: Boldness
not an attribute on Supreme Court
Gainesville.com/AP: "Chief Justice John Roberts made the case Monday for caution
rather than boldness on the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that it produces
stronger decisions for lower courts and lawyers alike."
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061113/APN/611132950
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Hoeven: Houdek To Take
Position With Board Of Medical Examiners, Bernstein To Serve As Governor's
Counsel
Gov. John Hoeven Wednesday announced that Duane Houdek, his legal counsel and
policy advisor on social services issues, has taken a position as executive
secretary of the North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners, effective Dec.
15. Ryan Bernstein will replace Houdek as the Governor's legal counsel and
advisor, effective Nov. 30.
http://www.governor.state.nd.us/media/news-releases/2006/11/061115a.html
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Court lets Minnesota
churches continue bans on firearms
Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Churches in Minnesota may continue to ban firearms
from most of their property, including parking lots and spaces leased to
tenants, under a religious freedom exception to the state's liberalized handgun
law, a judge has ruled."
http://www.startribune.com/462/story/813330.html
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Trenbeath named ND's
chief deputy attorney general
G.F. Herald: "North Dakota attorney general Wayne Stenehjem [Nov. 15] named
District 10 state Sen. Thomas Trenbeath of Cavalier, as the state's chief deputy
attorney general." http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=17018
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Judicial
independence remains under fire
S.F.
Chronicle/AP: "Efforts to curb judges' independence suffered some Election Day
setbacks, but supporters pledged to keep fighting against a judiciary they say
has lost touch with America."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/11/10/national/a220547S93.DTL&hw=judge+independence&sn=001&sc=1000
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