Last Dance for the Chief

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS OFFICIALS SAY CHIEF ILLINIWEK'S LAST DANCE WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY AT THE FINAL MEN'S BASKETBALL HOME GAME. BOWING TO N-C-DOUBLE-A PRESSURE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAY THEY ARE RETIRING THE CHIEF AFTER MORE THAN 80 YEARS. THE N-C-DOUBLE-A THREATENED SCHOOLS USING NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HOST ANY ATHLETIC POST-SEASON EVENTS. LAWRENCE EPPLEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES BOARD SAYS THE DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THE CHIEF IS QUOTE "IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE UNIVERISTY."