ASU panel recommends dropping Indians mascot.The Arkansas State University's Mascot Review Committee unanimously adopted a resolution last week to officially retire the name Indians and drop all the Native American imagery connected with its athletic program. The committee left it to the ASU ASU Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) ASU Appalachian State University ASU Arkansas State University ASU Angelo State University ASU Alabama State University ASU Australian Services Union Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. to set the date for the change. When the board takes that action, the university will be removed from the non-compliance list of colleges and universities that are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Organization that administers U.S. intercollegiate athletics. It was formed in 1906 but did not acquire significant powers to enforce its rules until 1942. Headquartered at Indianapolis, Ind. . The NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association had adopted a policy against using Native American mascots and said members who used such imagery would be barred from NCAA post-season championship events. To continue its participation in the NCAA, ASU was forced to change. The review committee, chaired by Jim Pickens, did not deal with the selection of a new name and mascot for the school's athletic teams at its meeting. |
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