| WILLIAMSBURG, Va. � The NCAA has added William & Mary to its list of schools subject to restrictions on the use of Indian mascots, names and imagery in the governing body's championship events. William & Mary will be allowed to keep its "Tribe" nickname, but can't use it in NCAA championship competitions and also is barred from holding NCAA events. "The good news is that we are forever going to be the Tribe," William & Mary spokesman William T. Walker said Tuesday. The school had submitted a review, in which it argued that the Tribe nickname was consistent with the NCAA's policy of nondiscrimination. It claimed the nickname "is designed to communicate ennobling sentiments of commitment, shared idealism, community and common cause," that it appropriately highlights the school's founding mission to educate indigenous peoples and that regional tribal leaders had indicated they do not consider the school's nickname hostile or abusive. Read More. |
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