(THE COLLEGE FIX) — Chief Illiniwek has not been the official University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign mascot for 12 years. It also banned the “war chant” at games two years ago, in a bid to be “inclusive.”
But the chief’s legacy continues to loom large over Illini sports, and 39 current and former professors argue that this tolerance for the past is a violation of NCAA rules.