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Gina Uhlir, Tyler Folkedahl and Karter Dolan star in the UND Theatre Arts production of Stephen Karams Speech & Debate at the Burtness Laboratory Theater. Brad Reissig / UND Theatre Arts

UND Theater department tackles controversial issues

Maddie Ardelean, Arts & Communities Writer March 5, 2018

“I was surprised to see this performed in North Dakota,” theatergoer Mike Lukes said in response to “Speech and Debate.” “It was courageous and it gives me hope for this future generation.” This...

The rise of the athletainers

Bilal Suleiman, Opinion Columnist March 4, 2018

Running the fast break, he gets the ball on the left wing. After taking one hard dribble to the basket, he fakes to the left, steps to the right and goes up for the left-handed layup. The sharp sound of...

The afterlife of UND golf

John Gregg, Sports Writer March 4, 2018

After being eliminated by the university in 2016, the Fighting Hawks men’s golf team plays on after the generosity of the community. The teams captain, Jeremy Kirk stated that though the team continues...

Arming teachers is not the solution

Quinn Robinson-Duff, Opinion Columnist March 4, 2018

With the most recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 21, returns the never-ending debate of gun control in the United States. In the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting,...

A self driving Volvo XC90 is parked outside 737 Harrison, the unmarked headquarters of Otto, a San Francisco, Cali. autonomous trucking company acquired by Uber in 2016. Dllu / Wikimedia Commons

Autonomous vehicles are just what society needs

Jill Morton, Opinion Columnist March 4, 2018

Picture this: Your alarm clock goes off at 6 a.m. You jolt out of bed and rush to get ready and out the door, still barely awake. You jump into your car, where you recline your seat and resume your night’s...

Kyley Foster is a pole vaulter on the UND indoor track and field team. Trevor Alveshere / Dakota Student

Foster flies high


Madison Overby, Sports Writer March 4, 2018

Kyley Foster is a junior at UND who has just recently added to her long list of accomplishments by finishing third in the pole vault at the Big Sky Conference Championships for indoor track. Foster also...

UND President Mark Kennedy is a finalist for the vacant president position at the University of Central Florida. Dakota Student File Photo

President Kennedy’s trip to Florida


Andre Marquis Washington
, News Writer March 4, 2018

The University of North Dakota’s president may become the University of Central Florida’s president. Last week, President Mark Kennedy and other candidates for the position were in Orlando on the...

Hayden Galvin (left) and Lenny Nelson (right) recently transferred to the UND football program from junior colleges around the country.

The JUCO way to go

John Gregg, Sports writer February 11, 2018

In recent years, it’s become a norm for many student athletes to be recruited out of high school and receive offers to attend various schools to play their sport. For some, the non-conventional route...

A pipeline installation between farms, as seen from 50th Avenue in New Salem, North Dakota on August 25, 2016.

ND valve turner sentenced

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer February 11, 2018

Michael Eric Foster, who is vegan, said one of his biggest concerns in prison is a dietary one. He said he doesn’t plan on going on a hunger strike or starving while serving, but said he’s considering...

Despite frigid temperatures, the Grand Forks community offers outdoor events during the fall and winter months such as the Holly Dazzle Festival of Lights. Nick Nelson / Dakota Student

In Defense of North Dakota

Bilal Suleiman, Opinion Columnist February 11, 2018

  As a son of North Dakota, it irks me to hear my fellow university students trash our great state. Maybe its because it’s the only place I have ever lived in, but I don’t think it’s bad...

The US Prison System Needs Reform

Quinn Robinson-Duff, Opinion Columnist February 11, 2018

Prisons are supposed to serve four major purposes: rehabilitation, deterrence, retribution and incapacitation. If designed effectively, they can create a stable, law-abiding society that prevents disorder. Prisons...

UND goalie Peter Thome celebrates Shane Gersichs goal in the second period of Saturdays hockey game against Colorado College at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

It’s Thome time

Nick Erickson, Sports Writer February 11, 2018

  The night started out just like any other night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Except this time, there was a different number in net. Peter Thome took over the game Saturday night against Colorado...

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