Public input sought on mascot

To the editor:

As chair of the Southeast Missouri State University Mascot-Nickname Study Committee, I would invite all students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the community to attend one of two public forums scheduled on the campus. At these meetings, the committee, charged to consider the retiring of the Indian nickname-mascot and finding a suitable replacement, will make comments relative to the decisions making that led to the committee's recommendation to retire the current Indian-Otahkian nickname-mascot.

We also would invite all people to attend these meetings and express their opinions, concerns and comments relative to the Indian nickname-mascot.

The first public forum will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the University Center ballroom. The second public forum will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 12 in Academic Auditorium.

Anyone unable to attend either of these public forums can send written comments to me at Southeast Missouri State University, No. 1 University Plaza, MS 7650, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 63701.

ED LEONI, Chair

Mascot-Nickname Study Committee

Southeast Missouri State

University

Cape Girardeau