North Dakota Combats Distracted Driving
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
April 16, 2019
Filed under Cortnie Cottrell, Grand forks, ND, News, North Dakota, Showcase, Student Life, Trevor Alveshere, UND
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
Filed under News, North Dakota, Showcase, Student Government, Student Government Elections, Student Life, Theresa Hanley, UND, UND Election, UND Student Gov, Vote
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
Filed under Cortnie Cottrell, News, North Dakota, Showcase, Student Life, UND
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
Filed under Allyson Bento, News, North Dakota, Showcase
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 ...
The Premiere of “Home”
Molly Andrews, Arts & Community Writer
January 29, 2019
Filed under Arts & Community, Arts&Comm, Molly Andrews, ND, North Dakota, Showcase
Imagine spending the day outside in the cold, windy weather and not having a warm place to go to rest your head at night. This image you are creating is a reality among the homeless community not only in Grand Forks, but in North Dakota. On Wednesday at the Empire Arts Center, The Human Family ha...
The Hype Was Real
Kyle Kinnamon, Sports Writer
January 29, 2019
Filed under Fighting Hawks, Hockey Talk, kyle kinnamon, North Dakota, Showcase, Sports, UND, UND Hockey, UND Sports
The University of North Dakota had their hands full when the number one team in the nation, St. Cloud State Huskies, stormed into the Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND would do their best to contain the high flying Huskies, ending the series in an even split overall. The crowd at the Ralph stood behind UND, ...
Higher Education Board Changes
Madison Feltman, News Editor
November 20, 2018
Filed under Dakota Student, Madison Feltman, ND, News, North Dakota, Showcase, Student Life, UND
Last November, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed an executive order that led to the creation of a task force comprised of himself and 14 members which he appointed. The task force was formed to evaluate the governance structure for North Dakota’s higher education system to determine if opportun...
The scary reality of Gun Violence in the United States
Bilal Suleiman, Opinion Writer
October 30, 2018
Filed under Grand forks, ND, North Dakota, Opinion, Showcase, Student Life, UND
Halloween is nearly here. But who needs halloween when you’ve been scared all year? There seems to have been an uptick in violent shootings in this country. Every week there seems to be a school shooting, racially motivated shooting, or police officer shooting of an unarmed suspect to get outraged about...
Fighting Hawks Football Continue to Prove Themselves
Alex Kelly, Sports Writer
October 23, 2018
Filed under Alex Kelly, Dakota Student, ND, North Dakota, UND Sports
The Fighting Hawks Football team went into Sacramento as hungry as can be for a win, and that is exactly what they got. The Hawks dominated all facets of the game for a 41-15 victory over Sacramento State putting UND at 5-2 on the season. Many UND fans felt slighted in the rankings leading up to the Sa...
Crime on the increase
Sasha Leibold, News Writer
October 16, 2018
Filed under ND, News, North Dakota, Sasha Leibold, Student Life, UND
On Wednesday Oct. 10, a UND student Alyssa Maesse was a victim of a robbery at Ganesha Yoga. Alyssa was attending a yoga session when she realized that someone had gone through her purse and stole her wallet. “My heart just sank,” Maesse said. Alyssa was not the only one who was a victim. Two oth...
Defying Gravity on Ice
Maddie Ardelean, Writer
September 27, 2018
Filed under #dakotastudent, Arts & Community, Arts&Comm, Maddie Ardelean, ND, North Dakota
Cirque du Soleil is turning the Ralph Engelstad Arena into an ice covered set this week until Sept. 30 with their show Crystal. The home of UND Hockey became the local pond in a small town. Cirque du Soleil may be known for their acrobatic feats, but with Crystal, they pushed their boundaries into...
Aviation instructor shortage
Madison Feltman, Staff Writer
April 22, 2018
Filed under Dakota Student, Madison Feltman, News, North Dakota, Showcase
As the spring semester comes to a close, there’s one thing looming around UND’s Aviation program: an instructor shortage. Despite the rather large success of the university’s aviation program and it’s multitude of resources, the scramble for instructors is on. As the widely known generat...
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