ing the years 1971 and 1972 numerous other colleges were also pressured to drop their Native American themed mascots, including Marquette ("Willie Wampum"), Stanford ("Indians"), Dickinson State ("Savages"), and the University of North Dakota ("Fighting Sioux"). (4) The issue seemed to die down a little, as no other changes were made in collegiate mascots until 1979. In that year, Syracuse University dropped its "Saltine Warrior" mascot, St. Bonaventure did away with its "Brown Indians" mascot, and Southern Oregon University retired its "Red Raiders" mascot. (4) In the 1980's, numerous other colleges with offensive mascots began to follow suit, including Sienna College ("Indians"), Saint Mary's College ("Red Men"), and the University of Illinois ("Chief Illiniwek"). (4) Most of these changes came as a result of pressure on the school from their student body, and Native American organizations, such as the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). (4)
             During the late 1980's and early 1990's, local officials at various schools around the country began to recognize the growing movement to change derogatory mascot names. In
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