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Student Government: A voice for students

Student Government: A voice for students

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor May 3, 2016

Chief of Staff Blake Andert (right) and Student Body Vice President Taylor Nelson address the Student Senate. The Student Senate meets weekly throughout the academic year. Roughly 15,000 students are...

We need to be a welcoming state

‘We need to be a welcoming state’

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 29, 2016

Photo courtesy of legis.nd.gov Rep. Marvin Nelson of Rolla is running for governor after receiving ND Democratic-NPL Party’s endorsement. North Dakotans will choose a new governor this November. The...

Time Out week end with wacipi

Time Out week end with wacipi

Lucas Amundson and Haley Olson April 26, 2016

RJ Morin, wacipi participant, receives recognition for his efforts to Time Out week proceedings. photo by Nick Nelson/The Dakota Student.  The 46th annual Time Out Wacipi was hosted by the UND Indian...

Pulitzer winner delivers Hagerty Lecture

Pulitzer winner delivers Hagerty Lecture

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 22, 2016

Pulitzer Prize winner and Grand Forks native Rob Kuznia speaks at the Empire Arts Center for the 2016 UND Hagerty Lecture Series. Kuznia disussed the state of the journalism industry. Photo by Nick Nelson/The...

Relay for Life raises money for cancer research

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 19, 2016

A Relay for Life event at UND last Friday raised more than $11,500 for the American Cancer Society. The 12-hour relay started at 6 p.m. in the Hyslop Sports Center and wrapped up Saturday morning. UND...

Muslim scholar speaks on Shariah

Muslim scholar speaks on Shariah

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 17, 2016

Ahmed Khatar addresses a crowd as part of UND's Interfaith Week. Khater discussed details of Islam's religious law, Shariah. Photo by Lucas Amundson/The Dakota Student.   As part of UND’s Interfaith...

Economics professor retiring after 26 years

Lucas Amundson April 13, 2016

Fathollah Bagheri, professor of economics at UND, is set to retire at the end of this academic year. He has taught at the university since 1990. Bagheri was born in Taft, Iran. His father was a businessman,...

Art and science converge at UND

Art and science converge at UND

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 12, 2016

Author and physicist Brian Greene (right) addresses fellow panelists Frank Huyler and Allison Leigh Holt at the 47th annual UND Writers Conference. The theme of the panel was “Other Worlds.” Photo...

Run, bike, climb in UND Wellness Cup

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 12, 2016

The UND Wellness Center is hosting the first Wellness Cup competition on April 17. The event will have three-person teams compete in six events, including running, biking and rock climbing. Registration...

Perfecting the art of innovation

Perfecting the art of innovation

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 8, 2016

Bruce Gjovig stands in a Center for Innovation hallway that displays a few pieces from his art collection. Gjovig started the center, which operates as an outreach center for entrepreneurs, in 1984. Photo...

UND represented at physics conference

UND represented at physics conference

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 1, 2016

UND professor William Schwalm (left), student Pragalv Karki, student Albert Schmitz and professor Yen Lee Loh attended the American Physical Society’s March Meeting last month. Photo by Lucas Amundson/The...

Investing in the future

Lucas Amundson, Features Editor April 1, 2016

The Dakota Venture Group is a student-run venture capital investment fund based out of UND’s Center for Innovation. DVG invests in high-growth companies started by entrepreneurs. What makes DVG unique...

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