Eastern New Mexico University's board of regents has approved the school dropping the use of the Zia sun symbol and name for the women's sports teams.
University officials say the cost of discontinuing use of the symbol will be minimal and the policy will go into effect as soon as possible.
Both the ENMU men's and women's teams now will be called Greyhounds.
The Portales-based university has used the "Zias" name for women's sports teams since 1981.
The Zia symbol is a circle with four lines in each cardinal direction. It accompanies a Greyhound in some university logos.
ENMU president Steven Gamble says the university is taking the action out of respect for the sparsely-populated Zia Pueblo, which originated the Zia sun symbol.
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