BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate has voted to order the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.
Senators voted 28-15 on Friday to approve a bill that requires the university to keep the nickname and a logo that shows a profile of an American Indian warrior.
The House already passed the measure. A spokesman for Gov. Jack Dalrymple (DAL’-rim-puhl) says the governor will sign the bill.
The NCAA considers the Fighting Sioux nickname hostile to American Indians and has promised sanctions against UND if the school keeps the name.
School officials worry the dispute will complicate the school’s plans to join the NCAA’s Division I Big Sky Conference next year.
