People have a right to have a different view about certain mascots and what not but I feel that making teams change them won't solve anything. I feel that these names such as the Fighting Illini are good for our country and tribes because it shows the past and where these people lived and carried their lives. I personally don't understand what all the fuss is about because if there were not these teams out there I know that some people would be even more clueless about the tribes whereabouts and such. Having this actually gives them a name in todays day and age when they have been becoming the minority for many many years. I know that the University here has a policy about playing teams with tribal names, and the only one that we are really allowed to play is Illinois. I was told last year that the soccer team went down to play in a tournament in Florida and was unable to play a team because they had some name that was of an Indian background. I think that is dumb of the university to "discriminate" against playing those types of teams, but in the end it sounds like they are just trying to avoid a big hassle to me.