New York’s ban on Native American mascots violates federal civil rights law, according to the Department of Education. But state education officials rejected their findings as legally flawed and ...

However, the University has not moved to adopt an official mascot. Wilken-Hulsey is now a doctoral student studying physics at the University and remains a dedicated proponent of her original idea.

A proposed state bill could make Freeburg High School change its controversial mascot, the “Midgets,” a term many people with dwarfism consider a slur.. State Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford ...

The idea came to Spencer Hulsey in a doodle. During a physics discussion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she idly sketched out a belted kingfisher, a blue and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new bill could potentially ban all fossil fuel investments made by the University of Illinois.

Western Illinois University and Northern Illinois University Announce “Goodest Boy in Illinois” Mascot Challenge August 29, 2024. DEKALB, IL – In the spirit of friendly intrastate rivalries, Western ...

The University of Illinois archives have the answers. Illini is believed to have originated as a reference to Native Americans, though the university says that is "open to interpretation." ...

Watch the NCAA Tournament and you will come across some interesting team nicknames, some of which will cause curiosity about their origin. Teams such as the Illinois Fighting Illini, for example ...

Illinois formally retired Illiniwek in 2007, and have not replaced him with an official mascot since. One option to replace him in recent years as been the unofficial Kingfisher mascot .

Illinois lawmakers are looking to ban K-12 schools from using Native American mascots or logos. House bill 5617—sponsored by state Rep. Maurice West—would require schools to alter logos ...

URBANA — Nine years after it retired Chief Illiniwek under pressure from the NCAA, the University of Illinois will begin the search for a new mascot, interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said ...

University officials confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle this week that they will consider replacing the mascot that has represented the school for more than 90 years after a student-led ...