SEMO student government to vote on nickname

Some Southeast Missouri State University students make an extra effort at the school's basketball games -- painting their faces, stomping their feet and performing their version of an Indian dance.

But a bigger noise is sounding now throughout the campus and the community as alumni and student groups suggest dropping the Indian nickname and coming up with another one that can be depicted on T-shirts and as a school mascot at athletic events.

The Southeast student government will vote on the issue Monday.

For more on this story, read Monday's Southeast Missourian.