William & Mary Will Be Dropping the Feathers
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It seems the feather-fight such that it was is now over. President Nichol wrote a letter to the community today announcing that the college would have a new logo by Fall 2007. Nichol’s primary reasons for moving on were to 1) not punish current W&M athletes from “competing at the highest level, 2) that the college needs to focus on more important issues “such as assuring access to students, supporting faculty research and classroom instruction, and providing the campus with state-of-the-art facilities” and 3) concern over the college’s reputation “I am unwilling to allow it to become the symbol and lodestar for a prolonged struggle over Native American imagery that will likely be miscast and misunderstood — to the detriment of the institution.” While I do not disagree with the president on any particular point, I would like to see something done about how far the NCAA has moved away from what its primary mission should be. |
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W&M News Article - William and Mary to change athletic logo before Fall 2007
President Nichol’s Letter to the Community
:shrug: Can’t blame the guy, but it’s just damn silly (as everyone outside of the NCAA has already noticed.
Are there any logos with feathers left on them in the college bookstore, or do you think that they’ll continue to make the feather-logo items and just leave them off of jerseys, etc.?
Comment by DrFaulken — October 10, 2006 @ 8:38 pm
I suspect they will continue producing at least some feather gear until the new logo comes out next fall. There was a decent selection of feather gear at the Campus Shop at lunch today anyway.
Comment by roclar — October 10, 2006 @ 10:14 pm