An Honored Symbol to Some, a Racist Mascot to Others.

Authors :: Selingo, Jeffrey
Source :: Chronicle of Higher Education. 6/18/2004, Vol. 50 Issue 41, pA20-A23. 3p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: Reports on the protest against Chief Illiniwek as mascot of University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Impact of the issue on the educational effectiveness of the university; Popularity of the mascot; Opposition of cell and structural biology professor Stephen J. Kaufman to the depiction of the Chief as a mascot; Arguments in favor of the use of the mascot. INSET: Long Island U. Settles With EPA Over Hazardous Waste.