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UI trustees consider remaining options on Chief

By Christine Des Garennes
Saturday, April 29, 2006 11:54 AM CDT

Has Chief Illiniwek danced his last dance at the University of Illinois?

The NCAA on Friday announced the UI cannot host championship events unless it gets rid of its American Indian symbol. But the university has yet to decide the exact fate of the 80-year-old symbol.

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