Two University of Illinois students, including graduate student Charlene Teters, member of the Spokane nation, begin protesting the Chief. Teters stands silently outside UI basketball games with a sign reading, "Indians are human beings." llinois House passes a resolution supporting the Chief, co-sponsored by state Rep. Timothy Johnson, R-Urbana. U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., signs petition calling for the elimination of the Chief, inspiring cries of "Keep the Chief, Dump Simon."
