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Perscription drug monitoring increasing in ND

Sean Cleary, News Editor November 3, 2015

President Obama visited Charleston, W. Va., in late October to address the problem of prescription drug abuse and heroin use in the United States. In the White House’s press release accompanying the...

Runoff announced for nicknames

Staff Report October 28, 2015

UND announced on Oct. 25 that Fighting Hawks, Roughriders and Nodaks will be included in a runoff vote to determine the next UND nickname. According to an email from UND, Fighting Hawks received the...

UND celebrates partnership with Tokai

UND celebrates partnership with Tokai

Elliot Golden, Staff Writer October 28, 2015

UND celebrated the ten year anniversary of its aviation partnership with Tokai University on Oct. 22. Photo by Nick Nelson/The Dakota Student The University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace...

Senator introduce textbook legislation

Journey Gontjes, staff writer October 27, 2015

College costs have risen much higher than inflation over the past several decades, and students have had to take into account the rising costs when they make the decision whether to further their education....

Model League comes to UND

Elliot Golden, Staff Writer October 27, 2015

UND will host the Upper Midwest Regional Model Arab League (MAL) Conference on Oct. 23-25, according to a UND news release. The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program designed...

Input sought for presidential search

Input sought for presidential search

Tony Watson, staff writer October 27, 2015

Janice Fitzgerald and James H. McCormick of ABG Search met with members of the UND community at the Memorial Union to discuss the presidential search on Oct.19. Photo by Nick Nelson/ The Dakota Student. The...

Online UND communications program ranks high nationally

Tony Watson, News writer October 23, 2015

UND ranks tenth in the nation for online bachelors degree in communication programs for the 2015-2016 school year, according to the website superscholar.org Super Scholar’s ranking of the best undergraduate...

University announces nickname instructions

Staff report October 23, 2015

UND sent out an email this week containing the link students must use to vote in the upcoming nickname vote.  Students need to keep the email with the link in order to participate in the voting process. The...

Student senate review plans

Journey Gontjes, Staff writer October 23, 2015

The UND Student Senate  discussed a variety of future plans for UND at a meeting this past Sunday. One major topic was the ongoing UND Space Utilization Study. Laurie Betting, UND’s associate vice...

Fraternity cleared of allegations

Fraternity cleared of allegations

Sean Cleary, News Editor October 23, 2015

The alleged incident outside Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity in late August was reported to be false last week. Photo by Nick Nelson/ The Dakota Student The Grand Forks County State’s Attorney Office announced...

Liberty in North Korea comes to UND

Liberty in North Korea comes to UND

Elliot Golden, News reporter October 23, 2015

Speaker Kyle Johnson addresses UND students on Oct. 12. Liberty in North Korea, a non-profit organization, held a meeting Monday afternoon at UND. The meeting outlined the struggles North Korean people...

Fencing club holds open tournament

Fencing club holds open tournament

Amanda Hefner, Staff Writer October 20, 2015

Clay Willoughby and Quinn Shynkaruk duel on Saturday at the UND Wellness Center. Photo by Nick Nelson/ The Dakota Student Last Saturday, the UND Wellness Center was filled with sword combat as the UND...

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