11. Schools that choose not to change Indian nicknames could see their funding cut. 12. Several universities changed nicknames in recent years. 13. Similar objections have prompted several major colleges to change such nicknames as Indians, Redmen and Warriors and replace menacing Native American mascots with less offensive images. 14. The club will also change its nickname. 15. The leading Afrikaans language newspaper Beeld has come up with a novel and light-hearted reason to change the nickname. |