Not Over It Yet: Chief Illiniwek Will Not Die

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The Chief needs to come back to the U of I. How is the chief going to get banned for a dance or two but the florida state seminoles come out on horseback and throw a spear into the ground yet we are still considered hostile or abusive.A whole lot of bs is going on with this topic

Ryan Kingery of IL 3:46PM December 10, 2008

The DAMNED Alumni office keeps calling! Send us your money, they invite! To wit, I reply, "Bring back the Chief and I'll will you my estate! Otherwise don't call this number again!" As an alumni of the Marching Illini, 'not enough blood to get anything' "Cherokee Nation member", I find all this totally disgusting! If enough alumni cut off the funding, perhaps the Administration will get the message. Further the NCAA has put up with bribes, graft, "under the table perks", grade-fixing, etc. for just about every one of its members. It wouldn't know "degrading to Native Americans" with or without peyote!

Dr. Bill Gerber of IL 8:17PM October 09, 2008

The DAMNED Alumni office keeps calling! Send us your money, they invite! To wit, I reply, "Bring back the Chief and I'll will you my estate! Otherwise don't call this number again!" As an alumni of the Marching Illini, 'not enough blood to get anything' "Cherokee Nation member", I find all this totally disgusting! If enough alumni cut off the funding, perhaps the Administration will get the message. Further the NCAA has put up with bribes, graft, "under the table perks", grade-fixing, etc. for just about every one of its members. It wouldn't know "degrading to Native Americans" with or without peyote!

Dr. Bill Gerber of IL 8:16PM October 09, 2008