[Peace-discuss] Chief Illiniwek will no longer perform after 2/21

[Karen Medina]

The University of Illinois today announced that Chief Illiniwek will no longer perform at athletic events on the Urbana-Champaign campus after this season’s last men’s home basketball game in Assembly Hall on February 21.

www.uillinois.edu/chief



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>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:08:16 -0600 (CST)
>From: "Chancellor Richard Herman" <chancellor at uiuc.edu>  
>Subject: MASSMAIL - Chief Illiniwek  
>To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff & All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody at uiuc.edu>
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>To members of the campus community,
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>A decision has been made regarding the Chief Illiniwek tradition. For more information, go to: www.uillinois.edu/chief.
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>If you receive any questions or concerns regarding the decision, please feel free to use the following reply.
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>"Thank you for your comments about the recently announced decision on Chief Illiniwek. For more information, please refer to this web page: www.uillinois.edu/chief
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>You can email comments [InfoSource at uillinois.edu]
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>This mailing approved by:
>The Office of the Chancellor