It’s the last stand for Chief Illiniwek, the University of Illinois very popular mascot.

Political correctness gone wild ended the 81 year tradition of the “Chief”, as the U of I finally bowed to the NCAA. In 2005, the university was banned from hosting post season NCAA championship events because of the controversy.

Read the story titled “U of I makes the call: Last dance for Chief Illiniwek” here.

What’s next? Maybe “Hail to The Chief” will be renamed “Here Comes The Prez”.

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Dan England’s posts can also be found at Getting Elected Blogline and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.

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