Newberry Indians
Posted on 10/27/2005 1:57:25 PM PDT by aomagrat
Newberry College president Dr. Mitchell Zais on Wednesday said the NCAA’s decision to bar the school from hosting postseason events and bear its Native American nickname on uniforms was “unjust, coercive and perhaps illegal.”
The school can participate in postseason events as long as its nickname, the Indian face or the arrowhead spear are not displayed in any form.
“We are disappointed in this unjust, coercive and perhaps illegal ruling from the NCAA,” Zais said as a part of the school’s formal response to the NCAA’s ruling. “We are sorry that the NCAA feels that Newberry is unfit to host postseason play because of a nickname that our athletic teams have borne for nearly a century.”
That said, Zais reiterated the school would stand firm despite the ban.
“Newberry College has no intention of changing its nickname,” Zais said. “Changing at this time would indicate that we did not truly believe in the validity of our appeal, or that our moral compass was subject to be swayed by the collective opinion of the NCAA Executive Council.”
On Aug. 4, the NCAA released a list of schools whose Native American nicknames were deemed offensive and barred those schools from displaying related nicknames and logos during postseason events. Several of the programs, such as the Florida State Seminoles, received a waiver upon appeal because Native American tribes portrayed in their logos had given consent.
In its Sept. 12 appeal, Newberry argued that its nickname, first used in 1901, “honors the history and culture of the American Indian, his bravery and tenacity in battle.”
To back its case, the school referred to a Harris Research poll that indicated 81 percent of Native Americans support the use of “Indian” nicknames in high school and college athletics.
On Tuesday, the NCAA rejected Newberry’s argument, stating it “misses the point because it values intent over effect.”
Newberry uniforms do not depict the “Indians” nickname or any other marks the NCAA deemed offensive, but the use of the arrowhead spear and other marks are ubiquitous around campus and on related sporting-goods apparel.
The ban on hosting postseason activities will take effect in March unless the school changes its nickname.
“I don’t foresee anything that could change it,” Newberry athletic director Andy Carter said. “The NCAA says we have nobody speaking on our behalf, but that’s part of the problem. Nobody specifically has said that the Newberry Indians is offensive, either.”
Another South Atlantic Conference member, Catawba, shares the Indians nickname and is under the same ban. School officials have said they will file an appeal as soon as its fact-finding commission has finished its study. The major difference between Newberry and Catawba is the existence of the Catawba tribe.
M. Brand is a worthless coward.
He was a worthless, PC president of IU. Kissed the asses of any and all liberal crybabies. Opposed all conservative or sensible reforms.
Then he took on Knight and trumped up bogus charges against him for basically nothing: he verbally corrected a punk kid who was being rude to him in Assembly Hall. Brand got Knight fired but it was a "Pyrrhic Victory" as he might observe.
He is such an effeminate girly-man. It was so great when he got canned from IU. He was roundly despised.
But, true to form in this PC world, once elites get up to a certain level of status, then, the other elites close rank. Even for a numb-nuts like him. About a day after he was canned from IU, the NCAA announced that he would be their glorious new president.
Another position for this worthless POS to botch up. And he has. In true cowardly fashion, he announces the absurdity that any name of any mascot in any college of the United States, that refers to Indians, will not be tolerated.
This coming from the NCAA, headquarters: Indianapolis, Indiana. What a maroon.
And the Seminole alumni tell him to stick it, and several other huge powerful alumni blocks do too, and so, sniveling person that he is, he starts zeroing in on powerhouses such as Newberry College. "We'll show them!"
You might ask, what sort of training would an imbecilic egghead liberal dweeb like M. Brand have, that would make him behave so inflexibly and stupidly?
He is a philosophy professor by trade. That is great! A professional cartoon character of a professor. A philosophy professor. We sure need more of them nowadays.
By rights, because of his general attention-seeking and trouble-making tendencies, he should be tarred and feathered and sent out of town on a rail.
Maybe, on the Santa Fe Super Chief, if it still goes through Indianapolis.
Why is it that this article refers to the school's "Indian nickname" but never once tells us exactly what that nickname is? Or is it simply "Indians"?
Newberry Indians
"Newberry College president Dr. Mitchell Zais on Wednesday said the NCAA’s decision to bar the school from hosting postseason events and bear its Native American nickname on uniforms was “unjust, coercive and perhaps illegal.” "
LOL. Hard to believe that Dr. Zaius is the same guy who played Rosemary's neighbor/satanist in "Rosemary's Baby."
Thanks for the ping.
As usual, someone somewhere has to have something to do and it usually has repercussions on southerners. What is their problem!!
I hope anyone as upset as I am will donate to Newberry. http://www.newberry.edu/giving/default.asp
This is not a wealthy school that can afford an expensive fight. Its a small Lutheran college.
Mick Zais has done a great job since he took over five years ago. Y'all would like him: A conservative West Point grad and retired Brig. General.
Mick will fight this for as long as their finances allow.
"...the NCAA’s decision to bar the school from hosting postseason events and bear its Native American nickname on uniforms"
Who are you people?
Way to go Newberry College!
That's it?????
I was expecting something that provoked such outrage must have been more in the vein of "Newberry Wagon-Burners" or the like.
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