Chief Illiniwek
A person dressed as the University of Illinois mascot Chief Illiniwek, performs during halftime of a men's basketball game against Michigan State, Jan. 30, 2007, in Champaign, Ill. University of Illinois has dropped its 81-year-old American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, following the last men's basketball home game on Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/The Daily Illini, Amelia Moore)