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Nabil Suleiman, associate professor of civil engineering, serves rice during a Lunch with a Muslim event in the Memorial Union as part of Interfaith week.

Examining cultural differences

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer February 3, 2017

The University of North Dakota participated in an online seminar Tuesday, January 31, in the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl. The seminar, part of the school’s Interfaith Week, discussed the issues that...

First Leadership series event kicks off, discusses conflict management

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer January 31, 2017

Emily Holth of Sustainable Solution Services LLC, held a lecture Wednesday, Jan. 25 in the Memorial Union’s River Valley Room. The lecture, discussing proper conflict management, was the first of a series...

Dr. Ronald Marsh, associate professor and chair of the computer science department at UND, is one of many NDUS staff working on the OpenOrbiter Small Satellite Development Initiative to develop CubeSat (satellites in the shape of small cubes).

Open Orbiter

Connor Johson, Staff Writer January 27, 2017

The University of North Dakota is scheduled to launch its first independent spacecraft this year. The University of North Dakota’s Open Orbiter Small Satellite Development Initiative has prepared a satellite...

Leadership series

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer January 24, 2017

A series of upcoming lectures aim to help students become better leaders. The lectures, known as the Spring Leadership Series, are being hosted by the Student Involvement and Leadership Office, and will...

Spending Thanksgiving at the Dakota Access Pipeline

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

In 1620, a group of colonists arrived at Plymouth Rock, Mass. The voyage in their ship, the Mayflower, had been brutal, and they were ill-prepared for the harsh New England winter. If it weren’t for...

Thanksgiving at Standing Rock

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer November 22, 2016

As winter approaches, the protests surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline continue at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, located an hour south of Bismarck, N.D. With the deadline for the government...

Ears of corn hang at a camp near the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site.

Dakota Access Pipeline

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer November 8, 2016

The battle over the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline continues in Cannon Ball, N.D. Over the last week, its influence reached campus at the University of North Dakota. Chalk messages, proclaiming...

FedEx exits GFK

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer November 1, 2016

On Monday, Oct. 31, FedEx Express Flight 877 departed Grand Forks International Airport for Memphis, Tenn. This flight marks the end of FedEx cargo operations at the airport, as they move to Fargo Hector...

GI Bill changes

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer October 28, 2016

Changes being considered to the GI Bill would leave veteran aviation students tight on funding, if the bill creating them is passed into law. Congressional bill H.R. 3014, or the Veterans Employment,...

Fire safety week

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer October 18, 2016

The Grand Forks Fire Department was busy all last week spreading awareness about fire prevention. Oct. 9-15 was proclaimed as Fire Prevention Week, part of a national effort to spread awareness about...

Piper Seminole

Goodbye, hawks

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer October 11, 2016

"Cost is not number one (when considering aircraft), in fact, cost is way down the list when we look at that."- Dick Schultz The University of North Dakota will be changing its primary training fleet...

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