Not Over It Yet: Chief Illiniwek Will Not Die

Reader Comments

Back to blog

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

THE CHIEF WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!!!!!

rprio23(former illini) of IL 6:08PM September 24, 2008

Long live the Chief! Let's scalp Miles Brand!!!

John Parker of IN 5:17PM August 31, 2008

Long live the Chief! Let's scalp Miles Brand!!!

John Parker of IN 5:16PM August 31, 2008

Thank God someone is doing something about this matter. We need our chief!!!

Barb Fuqua of IL 9:04AM January 21, 2008

Add Your Thoughts
Your comment will be posted immediately, unless it is spam or contains profanity. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

Back to blog

The Paper Trail

Nobody knows a college better than its student newspaper. And nobody knows campus newspapers better than this blog. We sift through thousands of student newspaper headlines every day to bring you the latest, most important, or just plain weirdest news from campuses across the country. Heard bigger news or a crazier story? Send tips to papertrail@usnews.com.