Large crowd gathers at Assembly Hall for Chief's 'Next Dance'

URBANA – For just over four minutes on a cold, windy Saturday, Chief Illiniwek was back.

As a dozen protesters rallied outside, thousands of supporters rallied inside at the Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon to watch University of Illinois student Logan Ponce, dressed in a replica Chief Illiniwek costume, dance to the song played by a band of alumni, not the alumni band – an event billed as "The Next Dance."

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