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UND approved for UAS testing

UND approved for UAS testing

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer April 28, 2014

A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, similar to the ones used at the Grand Forks air base. Photo submitted. In 2011, the United States Congress passed a law allowing the Federal Aviation...

New VP position filled

New VP position filled

Ashley Marquis, Staff Writer April 28, 2014

Sandra Mitchell Last week UND announced it had chosen Sandra Mitchell to fill the new position of Associate Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity. Mitchell, who is currently the Chief Diversity Officer...

Graduate student dies unexpectedly

Graduate student dies unexpectedly

Staff Report April 28, 2014

Kassman. Photo courtesy of Twitter. Last Thursday, President Robert Kelley sent out an email informing the UND community of the death of a student. Kyle Kassman, a graduate student in psychology,...

Parents file lawsuit

Emmy Erbes, Staff Writer April 28, 2014

The parents of a UND student who died in a rail yard accident two years ago are suing the involved parties. Blake Ayling, 20, was found dead on the morning of March 24, 2012 at the rail yard located on...

Franklin, Johnson win election

Franklin, Johnson win election

Emmy Erbes, Staff Writer April 25, 2014

Tanner Franklin (left) and Brett Johnson (right). Photo courtesy of facebook.com. Tanner Franklin will serve as Student Body President for the 2014-2015 academic year along side his running mate Brett...

Forum held for Budget Model Redesign

Forum held for Budget Model Redesign

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer April 25, 2014

Students and faculty gather in the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl to discuss the upcoming budget redesign. Photo by Chester Beltowski/The Dakota Student. An open forum on April 14 invited members of the...

Campus celebrates Earth Day

Ashley Marquis, Staff Writer April 25, 2014

On Wednesday, UND celebrated Earth Day a day late with a vendor fair in the Memorial Union and a campus-wide meeting held by the Council on Environmental Sustainability. The meeting discussed ways in...

Wiz Khalifa to perform at Alerus Center

Wiz Khalifa to perform at Alerus Center

Ashley Marquis, Staff Writer April 14, 2014

Wiz Khalifa. Photo courtesy of Nathan Wind (flickr). After a semester of working hard, UND students will get a chance to play hard at the annual Spring Jam concert held at the Alerus Center, May 3 at...

Meeting called after veto

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer April 14, 2014

Tensions ran high during an emergency senate meeting on April 10 to discuss Student Body President Nick Creamer’s veto of a bill that would allocate an additional $2,000 to UNDIA for its buffalo feed...

Sorority banner sparks controversy

Emmy Erbes, Staff Writer April 14, 2014

Gamma Phi Beta sorority found itself skating on thin ice after hanging a controversial banner to support UND Men’s Hockey in the Frozen Four. The sorority created the banner to participate in the “Tweet...

Provost promises to prevent library deficit

Provost promises to prevent library deficit

Marie Monson, Multimedia Editor April 11, 2014

Photo by Jennifer Friese/The Dakota Student. After students and faculty expressed concern over UND’s Chester Fritz Library potentially losing resources, university Provost Thomas DiLorenzo has clarified...

Engineers win competition

Engineers win competition

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer April 11, 2014

Photo submitted. A group of UND students recently took part in an annual engineering design competition and won first place, giving them the chance to take their design to an international competition...

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