Presidential Search
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
September 24, 2019
With former president Mark Kennedy’s recent depart from UND, the hunt for a new president is underway. The new search committee, made up of 11 scholarly people, are currently reviewing applicants for the next president of UND. After the UND Presidential Search Committee began their search for a new pre...
Refinery Bombing
Mason Dunleavy, News Editor
September 24, 2019
Drones and their capabilities have been demonstrated throughout the years, helping or hurting communities. The destructive force of drones is often the one being spoken about in news cycles. A recent drone bombing on Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery, Abqaiq Oil Refinery, has sent oil p...
Trump Admin to Ban Flavoured Vape Products
Mason Dunleavy, News Editor
September 17, 2019
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Trump administration announced an effort to ban all flavored nicotine e-cigarettes. Alex Azar, the Health and Human Services Secretary for the Trump administration, made the announcement along with the Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Norman Sharpless. They were als...
Circle of Friends Renovations
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
September 17, 2019
With over 2,400 pets coming through Circle of Friends last year and even more this year already, the Grand Forks Humane Society is anxiously looking forward to their new renovations and facility updates. Circle of Friends will soon be anticipating a new cat room with family-friendly furniture. Wi...
Chester Fritz Library Update
Brianna Mayhair, News Writer
September 17, 2019
On Sept. 12, Stephanie Walker, Dean of Libraries and Information Resources described the future plans for the Chester Fritz Library. “The planning started in 2015,” Walker said, “we had a couple of options. One option was to have a full renovation, but we would have had to do quite a bit...
Exploring The New Squires Dining Center
Brianna Mayhair, News Writer
September 11, 2019
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Edward Martin, the retail dining operational manager at Squires Food Court explained the changes that students will face when dining there. Since the Union is no longer present, Old Main Market Place replaced Squires, once a dining hall to accommodate students like they once had...
New Developments come to light a year after Mac Miller’s death
Mason Dunleavy, News Editor
September 11, 2019
Saturday, Sept. 7, marked the first anniversary of Mac Miller’s overdose. Malcom James McCormick, more commonly known by his rap name “Mac Miller”, established his presence in the rap game in 2007 with his first rap name, “Easy Mac,” and his first mixtape But My Mackin’ Ain’t Easy, all at the age o...
Campus Construction Changes
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
September 11, 2019
All of the new changes stirring up UND’s campus, parking and office locations, you may be wondering what exactly has been going on around here. With the memorial union being torn down, the relocation of offices and meeting areas, there have been many changes to the UND campus within the last few m...
New Student Leadership
Theresa Hanley, News Writer
April 30, 2019
On Wednesday, April 17, students voted on their next student government leaders. There was a total of 37 students who ran for positions within student government. The newly elected Student Body President and Vice President are Gracie Lian and Matthew Ternus. The two won the position by a 62% majority....
UND Celebrates volunteering with the ‘Big Event’
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
April 30, 2019
UND’s big event is where around 1,000 students gather together to help their community without being paid a cent. The big event really is a big event, not only for the students, but for the community. The big event is a student organization where students of all ages, majors and backgrounds join t...
A year of controversy
Madison Feltman, News Editors
April 30, 2019
This school year started with controversy and has come to a close with yet again more controversy. In the beginning of the school year we took a look at the faltering relationship between UND’s President Mark Kennedy and Kris Engelstad McGarry, trustee of the Engelstad Family Foundation. Recently, we...
North Dakota Combats Distracted Driving
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
April 16, 2019
Texting while driving kills 11 teenagers every single day and causes more than 1.5 million motor vehicle accidents each year, according to UND’s distracted driving information brochure, and that is only one type of distracted driving. In 2016, nationally, there was nearly 3,500 people killed...
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