State is right to force high schools to drop Native American nicknames
2012-05-21T23:46:53Z

The Oregon Board of Education cited the growing body of research about the harmful effects of such nicknames in deciding to end their use at Oregon public schools. (The ruling does not affect private schools nor federally funded schools such as ...

WHAT'S IN A NICKNAME?
2012-05-31T06:38:33Z

Sometimes political correctness supercedes logic. Which is precisely what has happened with the Oregon Board of Education's recent decision to prohibit Native American-themed nicknames at our state's high schools. The board voted 5-1 to force schools to ...

The Native American Mascot: Tribute or Stereotype?
2012-05-29T02:51:52Z

In yet another chapter of a continuing debate, the State of Oregon announced last week that its public schools must discontinue the use of Native American nicknames and mascots. The Board of Education gave state schools until 2017 to stop using team names ...

Readers overwhelmingly oppose decision to ban Native American mascots
2012-05-28T23:52:54Z

Education is the key, and the stereotypical image that ... have until 2017 to bring themselves into compliance with the new law by adopting new nicknames and team logos.

Oregon bans Native American mascots in schools
2012-05-17T23:58:47Z

Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames and logos.

State bans Native American mascots
2012-05-17T23:58:47Z

The Rogue River School District must retire the Native American nicknames, mascots and logos of its two schools within five years or risk losing state funding, the Oregon Board of Education ordered Thursday. The six-member board has determined ...

Ed board bans Indian mascots
2012-05-17T21:35:37Z

SALEM Eight Oregon high schools w ill have to retire their Native American mascots after the state Bo ard of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation s toughest restrictions on such mascots, nicknames and logos.

Vote Thursday on banning Native American mascots
2012-05-17T17:03:37Z

The Oregon State Board of Education is scheduled to meet Thursday to vote on a ban on Native American nicknames and mascots in public high schools in Oregon. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Michael Sullivan, File) SALEM, Ore. (AP) The Oregon ...

Oregon schools have 5 years to replace Native American mascots
2012-05-18T03:40:42Z

(AP) The Oregon Board of Education has voted to require Oregon schools to ... The vote Thursday gives Oregon some of the nation's toughest restrictions on American Indian nicknames, mascots and logos. Eight high schools will need to change ...

Nicknames rule in TN
2012-05-24T19:32:47Z

Even though the quality of the state s footballers isn t comparable with the likes of Pele, their nicknames help people enjoy a banter ... knowledge): The centre-back worked as a physical education teacher before joining AGORC.

Oregon board issues statewide ban on Native American mascots
2012-05-18T08:48:30Z

(AP) Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames ...

Oregon goes overboard with tough ban on Indian-themed mascots
2012-05-29T17:53:48Z

This month the Oregon State Board of Education adopted what might be the nation s toughest ban on Indian-themed mascots for public high schools. Schools must drop such nicknames as Braves, Chiefs or Indians, or risk the loss ...

Oregon bans Native American school mascots, images
2012-05-17T23:58:47Z

Public schools in Oregon must discontinue the use of Native American names, symbols or images as mascots following a State Board of Education vote ... In 2005, the NCAA ordered 20 schools whose nicknames and mascots they deemed "abusive in ...

Oregon schools must change Native American mascot names
2012-05-18T00:41:44Z

(AP) Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames ...

A mile in their moccasins
2012-05-25T08:11:34Z

The Oregon Board of Education's ruling that Rogue River High School and 14 other Oregon schools must retire Native American nicknames, logos and mascots has generated predictable anger. Resentment of the state board's edict is understandable ...