Original sentence: "Building Roads Into Diverse Groups Empowering Students" website.Guest editorials that appeared at that time in the Dakota Student noted that (1)"Sioux are a good exterminating agent for Bison" (the mascot of the nearby North Dakota State University team), (2)"They are warlike, of fine physique and bearing", and (3)"The word Sioux is easily rhymed for yells and songs".However, following a written threat by wealthy alumnus and Fighting Sioux benefactor Ralph Engelstad, the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education froze discussion on the issue by insisting that the team name remain the same.In 2000, twenty-one separate Native American-related programs, departments, and organizations at UND signed a statement opposing the continued use of the nickname and logo, saying that it did not honor them or their culture.Over the years, controversy has arisen over the name and the logo used by the teams.Today, critics of the name say that it is a racist stereotype, while supporters say that it is unoffensive and is a source of pride.UND's nickname was originally "The Flickertails", but was changed to "The Fighting Sioux" officially in 1930
Edited sentence: Bulding Roads Into Diverse Groups Empowering Students.Controversy has arisen over the name and the logo used by the teams.Critics of the name say that it is a racist stereotype, while supporters say that it is unoffensive and is a source of pride.Guest editorials noted that (1) "Sioux are a good exterminating agent for Bison" (the mascot of the nearby North Dakota State University team), (2) "They are warlike, of fine physique and bearing", (3) "The word Sioux is easily rhymed for yells and songs".However, following a written threat by multi-millionaire alumnus Ralph Engelstad, the State Board of Higher Education froze discussion on the issue by insisting that the team name remain the same.In 2000, twenty-one separate Indian-related programs, departments, and organizations at UND signed a statement opposing the continued use of the nickname and logo, saying that it did honor them or their culture.The only documented reasons given for the name change are found in the student newspaper, the Dakota Student.UND's nickname was changed in 1930 from the Flickertails to the "Fighting Sioux", at a time when there were no Native American students attending UND