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In a September 2016 photo that circulated on social media platforms, UND students posed in black charcoal masks with the caption Black lives matter.

One year later

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer February 26, 2018

Are students to blame for misconduct, or is an institution to blame for refusing punishment?  In fall 2016, social media was the focus of the University of North Dakota after two racist incidents occurred...

Graphic by Shiny Mahlum

B. J. Armani’s drag show

Aimee Coons, Arts & Community Writer February 26, 2018

I had never been to a drag show before, but when a good friend invited me to come to  B.J. Armani’s Cabaret I couldn’t pass up the opportunity.   We arrived at the American Legion in East Grand...

Members of the UND soccer team recently signed certificates for the Set The Expectation pledge, which states that sexual assault and physical violence are never acceptable.

Set the Expectation

Madison Overby, Sports Writer February 26, 2018

On Tuesday, February 6, University of North Dakota student-athletes filed into the ballroom at the Memorial Union for the spring all student-athlete speaker. Groans and eye rolls were apparent throughout...

President Mark Kennedy speaks to the media after being confirmed to be the next UND President by the State Board of Higher Education.

“Kennedy says he may leave UND to serve as university president in Florida”

Diane Newberry, News Editor February 15, 2018

President Mark Kennedy sent an email to University of North Dakota faculty, staff and students this morning alerting them to the possibility that he will leave UND for the University of Central Florida...

A pipeline installation between farms, as seen from 50th Avenue in New Salem, North Dakota on August 25, 2016.

ND valve turner sentenced

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer February 11, 2018

Michael Eric Foster, who is vegan, said one of his biggest concerns in prison is a dietary one. He said he doesn’t plan on going on a hunger strike or starving while serving, but said he’s considering...

Despite frigid temperatures, the Grand Forks community offers outdoor events during the fall and winter months such as the Holly Dazzle Festival of Lights. Nick Nelson / Dakota Student

In Defense of North Dakota

Bilal Suleiman, Opinion Columnist February 11, 2018

  As a son of North Dakota, it irks me to hear my fellow university students trash our great state. Maybe its because it’s the only place I have ever lived in, but I don’t think it’s bad...

UND goalie Peter Thome celebrates Shane Gersichs goal in the second period of Saturdays hockey game against Colorado College at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

It’s Thome time

Nick Erickson, Sports Writer February 11, 2018

  The night started out just like any other night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Except this time, there was a different number in net. Peter Thome took over the game Saturday night against Colorado...

Peace in motion

Peace in motion

Maddie Ardelean, Arts & Community Writer February 11, 2018

Right now, all eyes are on Pyeongchang, South Korea, as the winter Olympics begin. Even with the whole country fixated on Korea, many people do not know much about the culture and traditions of the country...

Ayla Rubenstein (right) assists Kaycie Ebert with a paper at the UND Writing Center in Merrifield Hall.

Student fee breakdown

Andre Marquis Washington
, News Writer February 4, 2018

Is UND a research institution, hockey school or liberal arts university?  That was the question posed randomly to more than 300 UND students.  For some, the answer is obvious.  But for most UND...

Little Bangkok recently opened in the former Terrace Dining Center space in the Memorial Union basement. Trevor Alveshere / Dakota Student

Little Bangkok

Maddie Ardelean, Arts & Community Writer February 4, 2018

Little Bangkok is a well known part of the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks downtown, and recently they expanded to a new location in the basement of the Memorial Union. This new addition to our community...

Liam Coons spars with a lightsaber combat instructor at LudoSport Grand Forks on Friday, February 2, 2018.

Move like a Jedi, sting with the Force

Aimee Coons, Arts & Community Writer February 4, 2018

I felt as if I were stepping into an alternate universe as the hum of lightsabers met my ears.  I watched the lightsabers glow and dance as I waited for my first lesson in lightsaber combat to start....

UND head coach Brad Berry leads the mens hockey team in a practice last season at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Bye, Bye, Bye

Nick Erickson, Sports Writer February 4, 2018

UND sat idle on a bye week this past weekend and it seems to be coming at a good time for them. They’re 12-8-8 while being tied for fourth place with the University of Minnesota Duluth in the NCHC with...

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