John Chaske, member of Spirit Lake Sioux tribe, expressed support for the UND use of the logo in 2012. Photo courtesy of mprnews.org.
You may have heard about the recent controversy involving the UND...
I’ve come to realize living on-campus has many more benefits for students than living off-campus.
It offers much more convenience, involvement and focus, which helps students in the long run. There’s...
None of us are truly immune to the expectations of body image that society and media so blatantly put on a pedestal. Even if we don’t conform to all of these ideals, it’s nearly impossible to escape...
Illustration by William Rerick/The Dakota Student.
Indoctrination is always a bad concept.
Indoctrination is defined as teaching someone to fully accept the beliefs of a group without considering any...
Ohio State students host a rally to support free contraceptives. They purchased $600 in Ramen to represent the amount spent annually per woman on contraceptives. Photo courtesy of thepulse-mag.org.
Health...
In February, I caught a cold. I missed a few classes to keep from getting worse. After about two weeks, it developed into one of the worst cases of pneumonia I’ve ever had.
I spent over a month in bed....
As I’m sure everyone already knows by now, Student Government recently announced that rapper Wiz Khalifa will be coming to Grand Forks and that students had the opportunity to get free tickets to the...
Library
There are still questions about our library, but we certainly have a new football coach. If our university had to choose between the “student” and the “athlete” in the proverbial “student-athlete,”...
Photo courtesy of comedycentral.com.
Stephen Colbert is a well-known and popular comedian on Comedy Central, who was recently the subject of quite a bit of controversy.
For those unfamiliar with his...
Illustration courtesy of Daryl Cagle/MSNBC.
Sex has been and will always be a hot topic in society. After all, “sex sells.” As a controversial topic, its role in society changes with how its portrayed...
I have to give props to the Resident Assistants (RAs) we have on campus. They put a lot of time and effort into our residence halls, and much of it goes unnoticed and unappreciated.
Many of their duties,...
Money can buy many things, and as of the ruling on April 2, money can buy a little bit more than before.
On April 2, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of eliminating donation caps for political...
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