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U of I can't move on if Chief still lightning rod

March 10, 2013

Banned by the NCAA since 2007 but still beloved by some students and alums, Chief Illiniwek won't be put to rest at the University of Illinois until officials find his replacement. "People are going to cling to it as long as there is nothing in its place," says recent U of I graduate Thomas Ferrarell, a Hawthorn Woods native and Lake Zurich High School graduate who led a so far unsuccessful...

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130310/news/703109902/
 
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