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Truth and reconciliation

Hannah Balderas and Luis Calvo February 3, 2017

Remember your first Welcome Weekend? Students being dropped off at the residence halls, meeting their roommates, attending various events, and maybe even attending a college party for the first time. Students...

Why college students fail at adulting

Breanna Roen, Staff Writer January 31, 2017

As a twenty-year-old in my third year of college, I am so thankful my mom has taught me the basics of balancing a checkbook, cooking, cleaning and other life skills in order to be a functioning human....

Trump’s promises being put to the test

Dave Owen, Staff Writer January 31, 2017

It has been an interesting couple of weeks for local politics in the state of North Dakota. We have had no less than three comically bizarre laws covered by The Dakota Student, and I could have easily...

Women’s March emphasizing unity

Elizabeth Fequiere, Opinion Writer January 27, 2017

After multiple sexist comments Trump has made about women throughout his campaign, it’s only fitting that millions of women around the world chose his inauguration day to unite and march in support of...

Calling all Disney movie lovers

Emily Gibbens, Opinion Editor January 27, 2017

If you’re a college student who still watches children’s movies (like me), you were a fan of the recent Disney princess movies Tangled or Frozen, or you like feel-good movies that make you smile and...

Self-defense laws are vague

Dave Owen, Opinion Writer January 27, 2017

Our legislature has continued to take the ridiculous approach of using a fire axe to open an unlocked door as opposed to merely using a more nuanced and slight adjustment to correct a perceived flaw in...

Truth and reconciliation

Tyson Jeannette and Michael Hendrickson January 27, 2017

Broken Treaties ‘This land is your land…’ but we will take it from you and leave you with a trail of tears… As we continue with our truth series we take a brief look here at how treaties...

The recovery that never was

Dave Owen, Staff Writer January 24, 2017

As residents of Grand Forks, we now have the dubious honor of remembering the 20th anniversary of the great flood of 1997, wherein the Red River crested above 50 feet and destroyed a large portion of the...

Truth and reconciliation project series #3

Kyle Simonson and Gavin Nadeau January 24, 2017

How American Indian boarding school contributed to feelings of mistrust This article is a part of the wider Truth and Reconciliation series of articles, and seeks to provide some historical context about...

Witnessing history in D.C.

Emily Gibbens, Opinion Editor January 24, 2017

On Friday, Jan. 20, I had the opportunity to witness a historical event in person that millions of people across the world tuned in to. I watched the inauguration of our 45th President of the United States,...

Sticking with your resolutions

Breanna Roen, Staff Writer January 24, 2017

The end of the first month of 2017 is about to arrive. New Year’s resolutions vary from person to person and place to place. Whether it’s becoming more organized or doing your homework the night before...

Graffiti, art or destruction of property

Breanna Roen, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

As a resident of Grand Forks, chances are you or someone you know has been stuck waiting for a train to exit the town. We all get frustrated if there is somewhere we have to be and the train starts moving...

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