UI asks prof to pay for postage meter use

URBANA – A University of Illinois professor used a UI postage meter to send letters to universities asking them not to schedule sports competitions with the UI or other schools using American Indian mascots.

Stephen Kaufman, a UI professor of cell and molecular biology and vocal opponent of Chief Illiniwek, sent the letters – on UI letterhead – earlier this month to presidents, chancellors and athletic directors at more than 300 NCAA Division I schools. The letters were also signed by 90 people, many of them faculty members at the UI and the University of North Dakota.

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