100th ROTC
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
October 15, 2019
Once a UND industrial engineering student in 1996, now UND’s professor of military science, Lieutenant Colonel Murphy is incredibly honored to be celebrating with UND’s Army ROTC’s 100th year anniversary on campus. When Lieutenant Murphy was enrolled at UND back in 1991-1996 and was activel...
Women’s Soccer pulls out a Victory
Madison Overby, Sports Editor
October 8, 2019
UND women’s soccer kicked off the Homecoming weekend of sports on Thursday, Oct. 3 when they took on the University of South Dakota Coyotes at home. The last time UND played the Coyotes was at the end of their season last year, where it ended in a loss for the Fighting Hawks in Vermillion. This...
UND Hockey Returns
James DeArman, Sports Writer
October 8, 2019
The warm days of summer have since subsided and have been overtaken by the crisp cool days of Fall with the October air encouraging the leaves to meet the ground. This can only mean one thing, it’s hockey season. That means it is time to return to hockey's Palace on the Prairie, the Ralph Engelsta...
Enjoying the Fall Festivities
Olga Kopp, Arts & Community Writer
October 2, 2019
Fall seemed to arrive suddenly this year, which means that fall activities are now in full swing. It is well-known that fall is famous for pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hot cocoa, and pumpkin spice lattes. This year people can come and enjoy Valley Corn Maize which arrived in town of East Grand Forks....
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...
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...
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...
Is the driving age too young?
Megan Vogt, Opinion Writer
April 30, 2019
In most states when you turn 16, you get your driver’s license. Very exciting, right? In North and South Dakota, I recently found out that you get your permit at 14 and license at 15. According to Allstate’s blog, the state with the oldest driving age is New Jersey, and that is 17. T...
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...
UND Senate Candidates for 2019-2020
Theresa Hanley, News Writer
April 16, 2019
Name: Dawson Dutchak Position: Residence Halls Senator Major: Management and Managerial Finance and Accounting Purpose - “Since arriving on campus this past fall, I have been fortunate enough to find multiple opportunities to get involved on campus through the Association of Residence Halls...
UND set to award honorary degrees
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
April 9, 2019
UND is awarding four honorary degrees to former students, the first will be awarded to actor Josh Duhamel at the Spring 2019 graduation ceremony. The other three award recipients are former Senator Heidi Hietkamp, aviation legend Clay Lacy and Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm. The date for rece...
Cold weather care
Allyson Bento, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2019
During the summer months when temperatures hit blistering highs, there is often daily reminders about keeping your pets cool and the dangers of leaving them alone in vehicles, but what about when temperatures dip to deadly lows? Pet owners find themselves bundling up or staying in but often forget ...
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