Would it be less painful for the institution to just make the change?
I don't believe so. Because a lot of the evidence and case for changing the Fighting Sioux name has been based in half truth, deceit and miss information.
Do you have any evidence that can be used to support your claim? Just wondering?
Go ahead and read the Grand Forks Herald, daily they are the leading/cutting edge of missinformation, today there is an article on a study that was conducted, the Herald failed to even mention that the person that conducted the study was a known name change activist, that person can't be object nor should his study be disguised as being objective. All along during this process or lack of process there has been claims of harassment but the docket that is supposed to be full of evidence only contains acedontal evidence.