UND nickname voting scheduled for 5 days in late October
The University of North Dakota has scheduled the voting for a new school nickname.
The online voting will begin at 8 a.m. Central time on Monday, Oct. 19, and close at midnight Central time on Friday, Oct. 23.
UND has been without a nickname the last three years after the state Board of Higher Education retired the controversial Fighting Sioux moniker that the NCAA deemed offensive. A committee this summer finalized five nickname options: Roughriders, North Stars, Fighting Hawks, Nodaks and Sundogs.
Voting is open to UND students, faculty and staff; school alumni and retirees; donors; and athletic event season ticket holders. People who fall into more than one of the categories may vote only once.
UND expects to announce the voting results early the week of Oct. 26.
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