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Elizabeth Smart shares her story with full auditorium

Marie Monson, Staff writer April 16, 2015

Elizabeth Smart presents at the Chester Fritz Auditorium. Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student. Elizabeth Smart, a kidnapping survivor and public speaker,  traveled to Grand Forks last Monday...

Writers Conference emphasizes ‘all women’

Writers Conference emphasizes ‘all women’

Marie Monson, staff writer April 3, 2015

Audience members laugh during a Friday reading by author Roxane Gay (pictured at right) during a UND Writers Conference session. Photos by Jackson Smith/The Dakota Student. Last week UND hosted its 46th...

New nickname committee meets for the second time

New nickname committee meets for the second time

Megan Hoffman, staff writer April 3, 2015

UND Athletics Director Brian Faison addresses UND’s nickname committee at its first meeting held March 9. Photo courtesy of the Grand Forks Herald. The second meeting of the UND nickname committee...

Communicating science from the bottom of the world and beyond

Communicating science from the bottom of the world and beyond

Marie Monson, staff writer April 2, 2015

UND alumnus David Bjerklie in Antarctica on a National Science Foundation grant to communicate science. Photo courtesy of undalumni.org. As part one of the annual UND Hagerty Lecture series, UND alumnus...

Elizabeth Smart to speak at UND

Marie Monson, staff writer April 2, 2015

Next week all of Grand Forks will have the opportunity to hear American activist Elizabeth Smart share what it was like to be abducted for nine months when she was 14 years old. Smart is coming to UND...

Senate supports increased student technology fee

Senate supports increased student technology fee

Megan Hoffman, Staff writer March 13, 2015

(From left to right) Student Senator Matthew Kopp talks to Senators Sarah Strube, Leah Larson and Patricia Tedjesukmana at the last senate meeting. Photo by Nicholas Nelson/The Dakota Student. In the...

More UPD shooting  information released

More UPD shooting information released

Marie Monson, Staff writer March 13, 2015

Photo by Nicholas Nelson/The Dakota Student. The shooting that took place Feb. 28 in the Altru parking lot was the end result of a high-speech car chase in which multiple Grand Forks Police officers...

Annual Graduate Scholarly Forum held

Staf report March 13, 2015

This past week was a time for UND graduate students to showcase their research at the annual school of Graduate Studies Scholarly forum, where “Graduate students and faculty and undergraduates will showcase...

Chester Fritz to be renovated

Chester Fritz to be renovated

Marie Monson, Staff writer March 13, 2015

Students walk by the Chester Fritz Library, which will be seeing renovations in the near future. Photo by Jackson Smith/The Dakota Student. Over the last year, the Chester Fritz Library has seen a...

Philippines Night held in the Loading Dock

Philippines Night held in the Loading Dock

Colin Johnson, Staff writer March 13, 2015

A musical performance during Philippines night. Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student. The International Student Services hosted its third culture night this semester with the Philippines Night...

New nickname task force formed

Megan Hoffman, Staff writer March 13, 2015

UND is one step closer to officially having a new nickname, with a new committee meeting on March 10 to begin the final process for picking a name. The committee was formed after the Nickname and Logo...

Student Senate holds budget meeting

Student Senate holds budget meeting

Megan Hoffman, Staff writer March 7, 2015

Taylor Nelson (left) and Patricia Tedjasukmana (right) talk during the senate meeting. Photo by Chester Beltowski/The Dakota Student. The stage was set for a marathon senate meeting on March 1, with...

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