During the summer, and most of the preseason, the Washington Redskins found themselves between a rock and hard place with newspaper headlines and critics talking about how the team’s namesake mascot inaccurately represents a culture of people who are passionate about their ancestors’ story.

Many citizens are concerned that the name “Redskins” will never be changed. Now that the football games are finally underway, it seems like the organizations that are raising the question are ignoring the issue.

“I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten out of hand. Normally things like this start riots and uprisings. It is crazy to think that something hasn’t happened yet. In my opinion, I do not think it will ever change unless something really bad happens where people start becoming in danger with threats,” said junior Ben Hermes.

The Redskins debate is a controversial topic that relates to Antioch’s very own mascot: the Sequoit.

“My understanding of the term Sequoits is that it is a word for a winding creek.  It’s not a derogatory name referring to a specific group of people and, therefore, I think it should be okay.  It certainly is worth a discussion, though. But to have a professional sports franchise use the nickname Redskins in 2014 is particularly baffling. They won’t change it because the debate generates interest in the Washington NFL franchise and people will continue to buy merchandise. However, changes like this have occurred and the world continues to spin,” said social studies department chair Grant Murray.  “Many colleges and universities have changed their nicknames without massive riots and explosions. Most recently, the Cleveland MLB franchise, which also uses a nickname that some Native Americans found offensive, took the ‘Chief Wahoo’ logo off of their hats and used the letter ‘C,’ for Cleveland instead.  They did this without fanfare and without making a big deal out of it. Last I checked, people still go to games and buy their merchandise.”