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Catcalls less than complimentary

Steph Gartner, Columnist March 14, 2014

A car slows down next to you and a voice or two shout out something unintelligible, linger, waiting for a response and drive off. It’s not an uncommon occurrence, especially on fair weathered days along...

DS View: Vacation

Larry Philbin, News Editor March 14, 2014

After a miserably cold winter, it is finally the time of year that people have been looking forward to since the first snowfall — spring break. Although lots of people probably already have their bags...

Letters to the editor

March 14, 2014

Preserving this Landscape for Future Generations For the past 25 years, I have had the great pleasure of calling North Dakota my home. I have always been proud of my roots and am so glad that I chose...

Resting, essential for health

Resting, essential for health

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist March 11, 2014

Illustration by William Rerick/The Dakota Student. Staying home sick means I miss out on a lot of class, work and extra-curriculars. I was so fed up that last week when I was feeling...

Series much better when both read, watched

Series much better when both read, watched

Mike Rauser, Columnist March 11, 2014

Illustration courtesy of Dexter P./Deviant Art. “Game of Thrones” is amazing. For those of you who are already familiar with this series, you probably don’t need much convincing....

Chronic ills a tough battle

Steph Gartner, Columnist March 11, 2014

  There are countless illnesses people can be diagnosed with. Some are mild and easily cured, some severe and life threatening, some very well known and some that are rare and unrecognized.   One...

Lent provides benefit for all

Mary Ochs, Columnist March 11, 2014

As I write this, there are 37 days until Easter. It’s easy to keep track of the days prior to Easter when you are participating in Lent; especially when you give something up for those 40 days. Someone...

DS View: Spring

Sam Wigness, Features Editor March 11, 2014

This weekend marked a new beginning at UND and in Grand Forks as a whole — we finally have reason to believe that spring will in fact come this year. Spring is great in every place in the Midwest, but,...

Violence, taught not inherent

Violence, taught not inherent

Mike Rauser, Columnist March 7, 2014

Illustration courtesy Ted Rall/Ted Rall Blog. I’ve heard people claim mankind is brutally violent and men specifically, are  inherently violent. At first this might make sense. Look at crime statistics,...

Feminism, a long way from equality

Feminism, a long way from equality

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist March 7, 2014

Illustration courtesy K Funk/KFunkComics. March is Women’s History month. Throughout the week many events were hosted at UND. We have come a long way toward reaching equality. In the past century American...

Criticism proves beneficial

Mary Ochs, Columnist March 7, 2014

Think of some moment in your life when you achieved something you were proud of and worked hard at something you loved. Now think back to what inspired you to accomplish that. It was always criticism that...

Yoga, not just stretching

Steph Gartner, Columnist March 7, 2014

With all the buzz about health and wellness, a lot of people are looking for alternative ways of getting in shape, whether it be Crossfit, cycling, Pilates, Zumba or yoga. All are unique and focus on different...

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