This is it. The home stretch. The end of an era - or Fall semester. I know, I know. It’s something to look forward too, not that big a deal. By this age I’ve experienced so many endings and breaks,...

Gorecki Alumni Center. Photo illustration by Chester Beltowski/The Dakota Student. Alumni, faculty and community members enjoyed a candlelight dinner and private concert at the Gorecki Alumni Center...

Director of Multicultural Student Services Malika Carter poses in the Multicultural Center on Friday. Photo by Ethan Arlien/The Dakota Student. Tucked away in a building facing demolition, UND’s Multicultural...

This Thanksgiving, I, for the first time, did not spend the beloved holiday with my family. The break was so short, it wasn’t worth flying home to New Jersey and back. I was graciously hosted by...

“Catching Fire” movie poster. Photo via fanspired.com The latest film installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, “Catching Fire,” is a movie worth seeing once — or in my case, twice. The...

Adviser Valerie Bauer discusses with student Adam Grimsley in the nursing building. Photo by Ethan Arlien/The Dakota Student. With the fall semester coming to an end, students turn to academic advisers...

Vanessa Burkel discusses Thanksgiving plans at the Memorial Union. Photo by Ethan Arlien/The Dakota Student. While many students are getting ready to go home for the Thanksgiving break, UND sophomore...

A barista prepares a drink at Archives Coffee House. Photo by Ethan Arlien/The Dakota Student. Three coffee shops compete for student business on campus, each offering a blend of atmosphere, deals and...

Ah...boys. The smell of sweat, genital jokes, junk food, and dirt. Or, the smell of Calvin Klein cologne, beards (or no beard), chopsticks, and Hemingway. It’s got to be one or the other. Or somewhere...

Twamley Hall tower houses the equipment that plays the bells. File photo. The familiar and comfortable chiming of the bells on campus are not actually physical bells, and haven’t been for the last...

I have never used the phrase, “I think we got off on the wrong foot." Because I don’t get off on the wrong foot. I mean, yes I do, but I let the situation worsen and fizzle or pretend like it didn’t...

Project Assistant Lisa Casarez explains American Indian Heritage Month events in the Memorial Union. Photo by Chester Beltowski/The Dakota Student. Native communities at UND and in Grand Forks have...