Oshie kisses his stick after scoring the 4th Caps goal, and his 3rd of the season pic.twitter.com/ew9wb8gjSO— Stephanie (@myregularface) October 21, 2015
Anna Burleson, Grand Forks Herald – A Fargo judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have stopped the University of North Dakota's nickname vote. Court denies request to stop UND nickname vote.I must say that I agree with Rich Becker. There really are some bad nickname choices. Some are worse than others. I also think it's silly to not vote. At least you can have a hand in voting against the less attractive nicknames. I am sure you can figure out which one on your own.
Plaintiffs Lavonne Alberts, Rich Becker and William Le Caine requested in a complaint filed Thursday that the vote stop until UND or North Dakota are voting options and the state's Sioux tribes are included as eligible voters.
A judge denied the request Monday, citing a lack of evidence showing the vote would cause irreparable harm.
"We appreciate the decision of the courts," UND spokesman Peter Johnson said. "The voting process will continue, and we look forward to the results of the vote."
Becker, a Republican state representative from Grand Forks, said he had been told by legal counsel the case's hearing was short.
"We obviously will regroup and consider what our options are," he said.
"It is so obvious these five names inspire nobody really and they're trying to make lemonade out of a lemon," Becker said. "It is what it is. We're disappointed but the sun will come up tomorrow and we'll see what we're going to do next."
The University of North Dakota opened voting Monday for a new nickname, with the ballot offering five choices to replace Fighting Sioux, and former UND hockey star Zach Parise has weighed in.
That nickname was erased in 2012 under pressure from the NCAA because of its potential to offend American Indians. New nickname options are: Fighting Hawks, Nodaks, North Stars, Roughriders and Sundogs.
Parise, a member of the Minnesota Wild who proudly wore the Sioux name on his jersey, said Monday that he doesn’t care for any of the names on the ballot.
— Tim Brubakken (@timbrubakken) October 19, 2015
— Ryan Dunphy (@azsioux) October 19, 2015
Nodaks it is. #UNDnickname #NodakNation
— Tom Mroz (@tom_mroz) October 19, 2015
Sad day. Just voted #nodaks for the new nickname. Please for the love of God, don't vote Sundogs #UNDnickname #fightingsiouxforever
— Dan Riley (@rile0151) October 19, 2015
To anyone eligible to vote for the new UND nickname, please vote the fighting hawks!
— Spencer C (@C1Spencer) October 19, 2015
Words of the only other person from my high school to go to UND on the Nickname vote: "It's the Monte Mohawks thing all over again." #truth
— Sara Folkestad (@saraj323) October 19, 2015
Notch another vote for #Nodaks.
— Steve Drees (@stevedrees) October 19, 2015
Not that I want a new nickname but from the list of names were given I gotta choose Nodaks. Go back to where it all started. #tradition
— Drake Caggiula (@drakecaggiula) October 19, 2015
So I have been successfully co-opted into the process. #Nodaks #newnickname pic.twitter.com/YejTjmkWn9
— Trevor Van Berkom (@OhioSioux) October 19, 2015
I voted #Nodaks but will still call them the Fighting Sioux.
— Brad Boyd (@NDBrad) October 19, 2015
— Tim Brubakken (@timbrubakken) October 19, 2015
Team
|
(First
Place Votes)
|
Record
|
Points
|
Last
Poll
|
|
1
|
North Dakota
|
(16)
|
2-
0-2
|
931
|
1
|
2
|
Nebraska-Omaha
|
(15)
|
4-
0-0
|
927
|
3
|
3
|
Providence
|
(12)
|
2-
0-1
|
902
|
2
|
4
|
Boston College
|
(
4)
|
2-
1-0
|
829
|
4
|
5
|
Minnesota-Duluth
|
(
1)
|
2-
1-0
|
730
|
7
|
6
|
Denver
|
3-
1-0
|
726
|
5
|
|
7
|
Massachusetts-Lowell
|
(
1)
|
3-
0-0
|
665
|
9
|
8
|
Boston University
|
1-
1-0
|
631
|
6
|
|
9
|
Harvard
|
0-
0-0
|
580
|
8
|
|
9
|
St. Cloud State
|
(
1)
|
4-
0-0
|
580
|
12
|
11
|
Michigan
|
2-
0-0
|
525
|
11
|
|
12
|
Bowling Green
|
3-
1-1
|
419
|
10
|
|
13
|
Yale
|
0-
0-0
|
387
|
13
|
|
14
|
Quinnipiac
|
3-
0-0
|
352
|
17
|
|
15
|
Miami
|
2-
1-1
|
312
|
18
|
|
16
|
Michigan Tech
|
1-
1-0
|
205
|
16
|
|
17
|
St. Lawrence
|
3-
1-0
|
180
|
19
|
|
18
|
Union
|
2-
0-2
|
145
|
NR
|
|
19
|
Merrimack
|
2-
0-0
|
70
|
NR
|
|
19
|
Minnesota
|
0-
3-0
|
70
|
15
|
|
Others receiving votes: Bemidji
State 59, Minnesota State 54, Massachusetts 39, Clarkson 29, Western Michigan
27, Notre Dame 25, Penn State 24, Robert Morris 24, Vermont 19, Dartmouth 18,
Michigan State 7, Bentley 5, Colgate 3, Cornell 1.
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Boeser, Caggiula & Stecher got the three stars; Matt Hrynkiw got his first win, the hard hat and the fawning media. pic.twitter.com/VPkzIrgJdB
— Jayson Hajdu (@UNDSID) October 18, 2015
Junior walk-on goalie Matt Hrynkiw spent a lot of time talking to the media this past weekend after being into the fire. Hrynkiw showed great poise this past weekend and successfully met the challenge.
Junior G Matt Hrynkiw meets with the media after making his collegiate debut in relief of an injured Cam Johnson. pic.twitter.com/YCLwN1L2cg
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) October 17, 2015
Congrats Matt Hrynkiw-1st Collegiate Win. To Brock Boeser-1st Career Hat Trick. And our loud and passionate Student Sections. #NoDak Nation
— Brad Berry (@BradBerry29) October 18, 2015
A lawsuit was filed in district court in Grand Forks Thursday in an attempt to stop UND's upcoming nickname vote, though for now the vote will continue as planned.
Plaintiffs Lavonne Alberts, Rich Becker and William Le Caine requested in their complaint that the vote be stopped and held only when UND or North Dakota is on the ballot and members of the Standing Rock and Spirit Lake Sioux tribes are allowed to participate.
UND spokesman Peter Johnson said in an email that the school is aware of what had been filed.
"The university intends to move forward with the nickname vote as planned beginning on Oct. 19 unless otherwise directed by the courts," he said.
A Troll Is Trying To Hijack The University Of North Dakota's Search For A New Nickname(deadspin.com)
North Dakota Football Player Accused of Theft Did So While Wearing Jersey(lostlettermen.com)
University of North Dakota: Nickname vote will stand(bismarcktribune.com)
Herald Letter: Here's hoping Haakenson blocks UND nickname change(ndgoon.blogspot.com)Amy's hard hat is an easy pick tonight, Shelby with the shutouuuuut 💚💚 pic.twitter.com/l5RdJqYn3O— Chip Chipman (@Chips_Corner) October 16, 2015
A limited number of tickets for Saturday's game just became available! Get yours now at http://t.co/U88nHTbquw pic.twitter.com/CehhE3rwAS
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDmhockey) October 15, 2015
Fresh out of the oven! Watch the ALL-NEW episode of #ThroughTheseDoors, “Mother Goose” on Youtube: https://t.co/bD6jzSTQjZ
— UND Insider (@undinsider) October 16, 2015
That's some talent, @Jason_Zucker16. Stick went through BOTH skates. #mnwild pic.twitter.com/u1L8AhnmZS
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) October 16, 2015
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) October 16, 2015
Sundogs. Unique, durable, sustainable, and leaves options for mascot and logo wide open.
Sundogs. I envision a logo of the head of a dog wearing sunglasses and I think that would be pretty cool.
Sundogs, due to it sounding best when introducing teams and being geographically relevant. The other options have too many negatives, including too many like mascots and mocking relevance.
sUNDogs. I like the UND in the middle, and that it has a bit of a Native American connection. "Part of the time we marched in the teeth of a biting storm of snow, and at every hour of the day the sun could be discerned sulking behind soft grey mists in company with rivals, known in the language of the plains as 'Sun-dogs', whose parahelic splendors warned the traveller of the approach of the ever-to-be-dreaded 'blizzard'." [Bourke, John (1966). Mackenzie's Last Fight with the Cheyennes. Argonaut Press Ltd. p. 10.]
I plan on voting for Sundogs because I think it is unique for the area, has UND in the name, and would lend itself to an interesting logo. - Casey Stittsworth, attended UND 2003-2007, men's hockey season ticket holder.
I'm an alum who has been watching this debate rage for 25 years. Let's pick a name and get it behind us. Yes, in our hearts, we will always be Fighting Sioux, but we need an official nickname for the generations to come. My choice is the sUNDdogs. It's unique. It's timeless. It has ties to the region. We can educate people about our climate. I think a well-designed logo could make this something special for UND.
The vote will be held Oct. 19 - 23. Voters will be asked to choose the Nodaks, Sundogs, Roughriders, Fighting Hawks or North Stars.
Those who can vote are UND students, faculty and staff, retirees and alumni who attended the school for any length of time. Donors—those who have ever given any monetary amount—and season ticketholders as of Aug. 31 are also eligible.
UND spokesman Peter Johnson said 82,121 individual email accounts are now on file and will be sent information on how to vote through the external survey company Qualtrics, though that number wasn't exact as of Tuesday because some duplicates are still being filtered and removed.
UND spokesman Peter Johnson said 82,121 individual email accounts are now on file and will be sent information on how to vote through the external survey company Qualtrics, though that number wasn't exact as of Tuesday because some duplicates are still being filtered and removed.
A $129 million renovation of downtown Minneapolis' Target Center is slated to begin later than previously expected, spanning from summer 2016 through summer 2017.While they're working on the Target Center, they might want to improve the ice conditions and the class and boards surrounding the ice.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the city-owned arena on Tuesday morning, Timberwolves officials said the project will require the Minnesota Lynx to relocate to another facility in summer 2017.
As late as March, Timberwolves officials still hoped to begin the project in 2015 and complete it by fall 2016. Tuesday's announcement was intended to represent the first concrete timeline of construction, however.
They also announced that a longstanding naming rights agreement with Target -- one of the first for a professional sports arena -- will be extended. Target and Timberwolves officials declined to release the terms or length of the agreement at a press conference Tuesday.
The renovation project will begin with a new scoreboard and acoustic improvements next summer. In late 2016, work will begin transforming the building's concrete exterior into a more glassy, inviting façade. Other changes include larger loading docks, improved public spaces and restrooms, and more club suites.
I'm starting to think the Sundogs nickname might be the one chosen by a majority of UND voters in the coming vote.
Years ago, it was obvious the Sioux nickname was going to have to be abandoned. I spent a considerable amount of time thinking about a new nickname, one that would be unique, strong, powerful, reflective of North Dakota and UND, and easy to use with sporting events' cheers, slogans and logos.
In a letter I sent to the Herald in 2007, I suggested Sundogs. I also was among those who entered the name in the recent UND "contest," and was pleased but not surprised when it came out as one of the five finalists.