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MONROE, La. (AP) - Louisiana-Monroe has changed its mascot from Indians to Warhawks. The school, which used the Indians nickname for 75 years, picked the new mascot from votes in an online poll after the NCAA banned the use of Indian names and imagery.
Louisiana-Monroe was among 18 schools deemed by the NCAA in August to have nicknames, mascots or logos that are "hostile or abusive" to American Indians.
This spring, the school retired the cartoonish mascot Chief Brave Spirit from appearing at ULM events. References to the campus as "The Reservation" were also stopped.
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