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Follett settles counterfeit lawsuit

Diane Newberry, News Editor October 29, 2017

On Oct. 10, the Follett Corporation, which operates the University of North Dakota bookstore, agreed to adhere to Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices established by the Educational Publishers Enforcement Group...

Parking changes to continue

Parking changes to continue

Diane Newberry, News Editor October 18, 2017

Like any student running late to class knows: as campus evolves, so too must parking. Over the next ten years, the University of North Dakota plans to make many changes to its buildings and layout. Parking...

Miss North Dakota, Lizzie Jensen, waves to onlookers of the 2017 Homecoming parade Saturday morning in Grand Forks.

New Homecoming court reigns over the weekend festivities

Diane Newberry, News Editor October 8, 2017

This year, the University of North Dakota decided to stray away from the well-worn tradition of crowning a Homecoming King and Queen. It was a more inclusive process as organizations nominated their members...

Making more free books available to students

Making more free books available to students

Diane Newberry, News Editor October 4, 2017

Even amidst budget upheaval, the University of North Dakota has saved students $3.7 million in textbook costs over the last two academic years through a revolutionary new program. Dean of Libraries and...

Some textbooks required for UND courses have yet to be delivered this semester.

Bookstore plagued by problems

Diane Newberry, News Editor October 1, 2017

Roughly two weeks into the semester, Provost Thomas DiLorenzo sent out an email that was described as “cryptic” by creative writing instructor Patrick Henry. The email was short, explaining that the...

WWE wrestler Seth Rollins stands on the ropes during Fridays WWE event at the Alerus Center.

Night of Professional Wrestling at the Alerus

Diane Newberry, News Editor October 1, 2017

Torin Walhood never thought he would find himself at a World Wrestling Entertainment event in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In fact, he was only vaguely aware of what the WWE was when I called him on the...

An ROTC cadet rappels down Columbia Hall as Sergeant Jared Gass (right) watches on Thursday afternoon.

New Heights

Diane Newberry, News Editor September 24, 2017

A pair of electric blue Nikes stand on the edge of Columbia Hall’s roof, the large white “swooshes” wavering in the late afternoon sunlight. Below are dozens of students and onlookers, staring quietly...

WWE superstar Seth Rollins slams Shaemus in a prior match.

WWE comes to Grand Forks

Diane Newberry, News Editor September 15, 2017

On the night of Friday, Sept. 29, the world of professional wrestling will make a brief stop in Grand Forks. Wrestlers such as Braun Strowman, The Miz and Roman Reigns will be performing in WWE Live at...

Amber Flynn is the Coordinator of Sexual Respect and Violence Protection at UND.

The evolution of the Women’s Center

Diane Newberry, News Editor September 15, 2017

Like many institutions on campus, the Women’s Center’s is going through some changes following the upheaval of the last academic year. Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Cara Halgren attributes...

A makeshift memorial to Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind outside the apartment where she lived with her parents in Fargo, N.D. has flowers, a painting, candle and stuffed animal on Aug. 28, 2017. (Dave Kolpack/Associated Press)

The search for Savanna Greywind

Diane Newberry, News Editor September 12, 2017

When Courtney Souvannasacd first heard that Fargo woman Savanna Greywind was missing she, like many Grand Forks residents, found herself thinking of Dru Sjodin. Sjodin, a 22-year-old University of North...

Sit down and cheer

Sit down and cheer

Diane Newberry, News Editor September 12, 2017

Potato Bowl, September 2015: I was young, wide-eyed, naive - it was my first college football game! Ok, so I didn’t care about football. And, ok, so maybe I was only there because all of my newfound...

The rise of Amway on campus

Diane Newberry, News Editor September 4, 2017

“You could tell it was a pyramid scheme the second they started talking,” Steven Gabel, a junior at UND, said about the Amway presentation he was invited to by a friend last year.        This...

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