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The Associated Press
Grand Forks, N.D.

Univ. of North Dakota narrows list to 5 potential nicknames

University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota in Grand Forks
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The school said in a news release that the committee agreed at its last meeting Tuesday night on a final list of names. Still in the running are the Fighting Hawks, Nodaks, North Stars, Roughriders and Sundogs.

State residents voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to get rid of the school's "Fighting Sioux" nickname, which the NCAA considered "hostile and abusive."

The university said it would announce details of the voting process in the near future.