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UND supports student needs

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff Writer April 14, 2014

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....

DS View: Culture

Larry Philbin, News Editor April 14, 2014

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...

Letter to the Editor

April 14, 2014

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,”...

Offense taken too easily

Offense taken too easily

Mike Rauser, Columnist April 11, 2014

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...

Sex-Ed programs inadequate for student needs

Sex-Ed programs inadequate for student needs

Steph Gartner, Columnist April 11, 2014

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...

Optional hall events, better

Mary Ochs, Columnist April 11, 2014

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,...

Court rulings favor bribery

Hunter Erickson, Staff Writer April 11, 2014

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...

DS View: Success

Will Beaton, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2014

Perceived cuts to the Chester Fritz Library have had students — especially graduate students and those who regularly use the library to conduct research — on edge all semester. But after sitting down...

Fight fears for fulfilling future

Fight fears for fulfilling future

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist April 7, 2014

Illustration by William Rerick/The Dakota Student. Over the past few days, I’ve been on quite the adventure. I presented at a conference, got lost in the middle of the freeway...

Student athlete unionization costly, detrimental

Student athlete unionization costly, detrimental

Margaret Upton, Columnist April 7, 2014

Northwestern athlete Cain Kolter speaks on unionization. Photo courtesy of David Banks/Getty Images. While I enjoy a rousing game of softball, I’m certainly not an athlete. I’m concerned...

Options open for counseling

Steph Gartner, Columnist April 7, 2014

The topic of mental health care and availability awareness has been on the rise. However, there’s still a stigma associated with needing and receiving treatment for mental health. Unfortunately, the...

Games with Russia risky

Hunter Erickson, Columnist April 7, 2014

Ukraine’s interim Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said Russia declared war with Ukraine on March 2. At the same time, the U.S. reported Russia had taken control of Crimea. The game of risk had become...

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