Melinda Vail: The medium that makes a difference
Devon Abler, Arts & Community Editor
April 16, 2018
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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, hypnotherapist and medium, communicating with those on the other side is just a part of everyday...
Holistic Healing Psychic Fair
Maddie Ardelean, Arts & Community Writer
April 16, 2018
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Psychics: incense, hundreds of varieties of stones, dream interpretations, decks of cards and natural healing. Many may call these individuals “bogus” or “quacks,” but the practitioners strongly believe they are onto something with these alternative healing methods. The Canad Inn hosted a Ho...
Breweries: Not just for beer anymore
Devon Abler, A&C Editor
April 8, 2018
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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 April, yet thanks to the warmth of community that one feels when walking through the front doors, one fo...
Root beer olympics
Maddie Ardelean, A&C Writer
April 8, 2018
Filed under #dakotastudent, Arts & Community, Arts&Comm, Dakota Student, Maddie Ardelean, ND, North Dakota
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 put together the first ever Root Beer Olympics, an event focused on substance safety. This mo...
The Truth and Lies of Art, Politics, Justice and History
Aimee Coons, Arts & Community Writer
March 26, 2018
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This years UND Writers Conference aimed to create discussion about the truth and lies within art, politics, justice and history. No matter what field a person is in they aim to bring light and truth into an area of darkness. Whether it is in researching a cure for cancer or researching what happened to...
UND Writers Conference
Aimee Coons, Arts & Community Writer
March 26, 2018
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As we trudge through a grey and temperamental spring, there is a bright ray of sunshine that the community of Grand Forks looks forward to every year: The UND Writers Conference. Amidst the snow and wind students, UND faculty and community members all flock to the three day conference to participate i...
Jamming in the bluegrass
Aimee Coons, Arts & Communities Writer
March 5, 2018
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Bluegrass music isn’t something one would think to hear in Grand Forks, North Dakota but the Flatt Mountain Bluegrass Boys brought an excellent musical experience to their audience at Half Brothers Brewing Company Friday. Having grown up with bluegrass and country music, I was excited to hear the F...
Embracing Neurodiversity
Bilal Suleiman, Columnist
March 5, 2018
Filed under Arts & Community, Arts&Comm, Dakota Student
For Ryan Majerus, finding out he had autism came as a surprise “I truly did not know I had a disability until like 5th or 6th grade,” Majerus said. “(My social worker) was the one that told me I had autism and that I was different. Despite this revelation, Majerus still had dreams of helping othe...
UND Theater department tackles controversial issues
Maddie Ardelean, Arts & Communities Writer
March 5, 2018
Filed under Arts & Community, Arts&Comm, Dakota Student, Maddie Ardelean, ND
“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 past week, UND’s black box theater, located in the Burtness Theater, was styled to look like a h...
The Feast of Nations
Aimee Coons, Arts & Community Writer
February 26, 2018
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The night was filled with excitement as more than a thousand people filled the Alerus Center for the Feast of Nations. My editor Devon Abler and I dressed to the nines and were very excited for the festivities. Even though it was our first time attending, this was the Feast of Nations’ 56th annual event. To open the event, E...
B. J. Armani’s drag show
Aimee Coons, Arts & Community Writer
February 26, 2018
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I had never been to a drag show before, but when a good friend invited me to come to B.J. Armani’s Cabaret I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. We arrived at the American Legion in East Grand Forks a little after the show started. I was totally surprised to find that all the seating was take...
Peace in motion
Maddie Ardelean, Arts & Community Writer
February 11, 2018
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Right now, all eyes are on Pyeongchang, South Korea, as the winter Olympics begin. Even with the whole country fixated on Korea, many people do not know much about the culture and traditions of the country we are watching so closely. The Olympics were meant to unite and draw the different people i...
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