A breakdown of the battle: Fighting Sioux nickname

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The history:

The University of North Dakota debuted the “Sioux” part of its nickname more than 80 years ago. UND’s student newspaper on Oct. 3, 1930, hyped the change with a front-page headline reading: “‘Sioux’ replaces ‘Flickertail’ as Captain of University Sports Teams.” Flickertail, the previous nickname, referred to a type of ground gopher. Apparently, school officials decided the rodent didn’t instill appropriate fear in opponents.