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Casa Mexico, its a dive but the food is wonderful

Casa Mexico, it’s a dive but the food is wonderful

Dave Owen November 1, 2016

When I first walked into Casa Mexico, I was a bit concerned about how “authentic” Mexican food could possibly be in northeastern Minnesota or North Dakota. As I first walked in, I was further worried...

The problem with the Supreme Court; ideology over law

Dave Owen, Opinion Editor October 28, 2016

As the election approaches, many conservatives have had concerns about an increase in gun control as a result of the likely president, Hillary Clinton, and the constitutionality of such a “gun grab,”...

Is taxation theft!? An exploration of the extreme libertarian position

Dave Owen, Opinion Editor October 11, 2016

"As a result of their hope and courage my father was fortunate to have been born into the freest nation in the history of the world. But when he passed away on Oct. 16th, 2015 at the age of 87, a political...

Go ahead, throw your vote away! A discussion on the “wasted vote”

Dave Owen, Opinion Editor October 7, 2016

We need to understand, that even though a particular 3rd party candidate has no legitimate chance at winning the presidency, that doesn't matter in a democracy. Democracy is not about who wins or loses,...

Vote against government control

October 4, 2016

vote no to Measure 4 and the concept of legislated morality This article is a response to Bryan LaBore’s letter to the editor voicing support of Measure 4, citing a variety of reasons, but primarily...

Edward Snowden: A comprehensive conversation

September 27, 2016

“As a result of their rubber stamp court, the intelligence community has, in essence changed, the constitutional requirements of the Fourth Amendment from requiring probable cause, to if we want to we...

Members of Ska Skank Redemption performs at the JLG Rock The Streets concert in downtown Grand Forks on Friday, September 16, 2016. Photo by Alley Stroh/ The Dakota Student

Another week, another dance

Dave Owen, Opinion Editor September 21, 2016

As seems to be the tradition with The Dakota Student, we have yet another one last street dance and festival downtown, this time sponsored by JLG Architects. JLG, a prominent development company...

The UND Pride of the North marching band crosses the Sorlie Bridge into East Grand Forks during the Potato Bowl Parade on Saturday, September 18, 2016. Photo by Nick Nelson/ The Dakota Student

UND celebrates 51st Potato Bowl

David Owen, News Editor September 21, 2016

Festivities occur all across campus in celebration of agricultural and athletics The 51st Potato Bowl occurred this week, and Grand Forks, North Dakota pulled out all the stops in its annual celebration...

Earth-Cycle launched for the month of September

David Owen, News Editor September 18, 2016

Each September for the past few years the department of Geology and Geological Engineering has sponsored an event designed to encourage students to become more active and healthy while at the same time...

Members of the Interfraternity Council, a collective of 13 UND fraternities, is represented by these students (from left): Keegan Hilmer, Matt Jenson, Steven Patton, Shane Schuster, Ryan Bruno, Shae Johnson and Kyle Perry. Photo courtesy of UND

Greek Rush begins with bang

David Owen, News Editor September 18, 2016

A look at the social event of the semester, recruitment On a cold September day, arguably the most important social week of a male freshman’s UND career began, rush week was upon us. For those unaware,...

The street fair featured artisans aand vendors from around the country. Photo courtesy of visitgrandforks.com

Last festival before the frost

Dave Owen, News Editor September 13, 2016

This past weekend, we had one last festival in the city of Grand Forks, over one year in the making. The Downtown Street Fair hosted by the Downtown Development Association, was a textbook example of a...

Eric Basile could face up to forty years in prison if he is found guilty. Photo courtesy of Eric Basiles Twitter page

UND professor arrested

David Owen, News Editor September 13, 2016

On Friday, yet another member of the Grand Forks community was indicted on chargers related to child pornography. Eric Basile, a UND professor for the aviation department, was indicted for having images...

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