Chuck Haga; Grand Forks Herald --- Rep. Al Carlson, R-Fargo, has written to UND President Robert Kelley and the president of the State Board of Higher Education, objecting to the board’s action Aug. 15 directing Kelley to have the anticipated transition from the Fighting Sioux nickname “substantially complete” by the end of the year.Here is a copy of the Al Carlson letter in question. You can also click on this link to read the letter as well.
Carlson, the House majority leader and author of a law that says UND’s athletic teams shall be known as the Fighting Sioux, called the board’s action “a slap in the face” of the Legislature.
“When we pass a law, you’re supposed to abide by the law until it’s changed,” he said Monday.
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