The University of Miami(Ohio) has announced a change in name of its sports team...

Washington Post
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Miami's Teams To Become RedHawks

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -- Miami University's board of trustees adopted ``RedHawks'' today as the nickname for the school's athletic teams.

The name was adopted on a unanimous voice vote. There was no discussion. Miami used z,a href="redskin1.htm">Redskins as a nickname for 68 years. But last year, the Miami Indian tribe of Oklahoma withdrew its support and asked the school to drop the name because some perceived it to be a racial slur.

``I don't think it was a politically correct move, I think it was a humanly correct move,'' trustee Wayne Embry, a former Miami basketball star and general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers, saidafter the meeting. Trustee William Gunlock, who had been a vocal opponent of the change, adopted a new position andvoted with the other trustees.

``I objected mostly to the process that took place,'' Gunlock said. ``I'm a businessman and I know that sometimes you have to modify your position and give in, so I've given in a little bit.''

Harold Paul, a former trustee, expressed the frustration of many supporters of the old nickname.

``It's typical of what's going on in the world today; the majority did not rule,'' Paul said. ``The overwhelming opinion of the student body, the overwhelming opinion of the alumni, was that there should not be a change of any kind............"