Colleges grapple with Indian mascot names .
University President Charles Kupchella was preparing to decide the issue when Engelstad wrote him in December, saying he was prepared to withhold financial support of the arena. Members of the state Board of Higher Education were sent copies, and the board voted to keep the nickname the next day. NPR had a story on the Bush Administration's approach to democracy. Pork producers voted to eliminate the checkoff program, wherein each producer pays a little tax, which goes to advertising, etc. So the government decided to keep the checkoff program, anyway.