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California Arab mascot debate sparks national questions
In Coachella Valley High School, the Arab nickname remains but the mascot is under pressure to shed its caricatured image amid objections from Arab Americans and civil rights groups. The district formed a committee to redesign the mascot while keeping the nickname, reflecting a broader national clash over ethnic symbols in schools.
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Los Angeles
Thermal
Mecca
Oasis
Coachella Valley High School
Lowell Kemper
Cardinal
Stanford
University
Chieftains
Redhawks
Seattle University
Oregon
Board of Education
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
National Football League
Washington Redskins
Ning
E. Newton Jackson
University of North Florida
Coachella Valley
Abed Ayoub
Darryl Adams
Desert Sun
Adams
Middle East
Alhambra
Yasmin Noah
Council On American-Islamic Relations
Greater
Noah
Alhambra Unified
Laura Tellez-Gagliano
Ellen J. Staurowsky
Drexel University
Philadelphia
NCAA
University of Illinois
Chief
Illiniwek
Fighting Illini
Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages
Savage Storm
College of William & Mary
Boese
Florida State
Utah
Utes
Rich Ramirez
Ramirez
Barbara Munson
Wisconsin Indian Education Association