June 18, 2004
An Honored Symbol to Some, a Racist Mascot to Others
A 15-year battle over U. of Illinois's Chief Illiniwek finally may be coming to a closeColloquy: Join an online discussion about whether colleges with American Indian mascots, such as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Chief Illiniwek, should retire them as divisive and even racist symbols.By JEFFREY SELINGO
The movement started without much fanfare at a University of Illinois men's basketball game in 1989. Charlene Teters, then a graduate student at the flagship
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