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For seniors – Enjoy it while it lasts

Jill Morton, Columnist April 22, 2018

Graduation is just three short weeks away. For seniors, the end of their time at UND is coming with with either dread or delight. Once you graduate, it’s time to go out into the real world where “adulting”...

Runners near the halfway point of the 2018 Boston Marathon near Wellesley, MA on April 16, 2018.

Boston marathoners:

Madison Overby, Sports Writer April 22, 2018

Marathon Monday, the day of the Boston Marathon, is a day that draws attention from runners and general sports fans from across the world. The Boston Marathon is considered to be a showcase of the “best...

Student body presidential candidate Erik Hanson (second from left) speaks during an election forum at Wilkerson Commons as (from left) Abbie Morlock, Theresa Hanley and Kaleb Dschaak listen on Wednesday, April 4, 2018.

Ballot blackout

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer April 16, 2018

University of North Dakota students’ ability to vote was delayed Wednesday due to a glitch in the online program, paralyzing campaigns and voters for hours.  When the election opened at 8 a.m. on...

Members of the Fighting Hawks womens basketball team pick up rakes and other tools prior to volunteering for The Big Event last year.

Bringing the community together through athletics

Madison Overby, Sports Writer April 16, 2018

Growing up, my dad was an alumni of the University of Minnesota. As a die-hard Minnesota sports fans, we went to countless Gopher basketball, football and hockey games. We once travelled four hours just...

Medium Melinda Vail speaks with Dakota Student arts & community editor Devon Abler in an interview at the Staybridge Inn and Suites on Monday, April 9, 2018.

Melinda Vail: The medium that makes a difference

Devon Abler, Arts & Community Editor April 16, 2018

Here in North Dakota, if someone says they are receiving a message from a deceased loved one, there is a high chance that they would be ill for a mental evaluation. For Melinda Vail, an intuitive therapist,...

Presidential victory for Hanson

Presidential victory for Hanson

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer April 16, 2018

Current Student Body Vice President Erik Hanson will get a promotion this summer.  When the polls closed on Wednesday night, Hanson defeated challenger Theresa Hanley for the student body presidency...

During UND student elections held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Sigma Chi hosted advertisements for Blake Andert and Nico Hanson as well as a food trailer and free popsicles.

Vote for Chase Johnson

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer April 10, 2018

Every year, the UND student government hosts an election system so rigged and compromised it makes George Washington roll in his grave. Tomorrow, the student body will send an email containing a link...

Thousands of books are slated to be disposed of from the Chester Fritz Library in the near future.

Library to discard thousands of books

Diane Newberry, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2018

Until a few months ago, the Chester Fritz Library still counted among its collection a 1958 edition of the book “Fabricating with Formica.” Dean of Libraries and Information Resources Stephanie...

VP of University Relations slot to be filled

Madison Feltman, Staff Writer April 8, 2018

As of this last week, the university has closed in on its search for a new Vice President of University Relations. Three candidates have been invited to campus for interview: Tom Hutton, Joe Brennan and...

Kids and technology

Jill Morton, Columnist April 8, 2018

I recently visited an elementary school through a pen pal program and got to experience an hour in the life of a fourth grader. I haven’t been in a fourth-grade classroom since I was in elementary school...

Minneapolis musician Joe Kopel (left) and David Allen, from Hatton, N.D., took the stage Friday night at Half Brothers Brewing Company in downtown Grand Forks.

Breweries: Not just for beer anymore

Devon Abler, A&C Editor April 8, 2018

It’s 8:30 on a Friday night and Half Brothers Brewing Company is alive with the sound of voices and laughter flirting with one another through the air. It may feel like the second arrival of winter in...

For Alcohol Awareness Month, UND held a Root Beer Olympics event at the Gorecki Alumni Center on Friday night.

Root beer olympics

Maddie Ardelean, A&C Writer April 8, 2018

April is alcohol awareness month, and in celebration of that, UND public health nursing clinical students, with a grant from Altru, are working to affect change on campus. As part of their clinical, they...

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