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The 2010 U.S. Womens Hockey team celebrating a win

USA women’s hockey gets a raise

Jack Harvey, Staff Writer April 4, 2017

After long negotiations and a protest of the upcoming world championship, the USA women’s hockey team is getting a raise. For those who don’t know what has been going on for USA hockey, nothing is...

Volunteering helps promote a sense of community and support for everyone involved.

Athletes break volunteering record

Adam Demoulas, Staff Writer April 4, 2017

UND takes pride in the service its student athletes put into the community. UND has recorded community service hours every year since the 2008-2009 seasons across all of the sport teams. In the past...

Students walk through the Tunnel of Oppression Thursday morning at Johnston-Fulton Hall.

Tunnel of Oppression

Ben Godfrey, Staff Writer April 4, 2017

Last week, from March 28 through 30, the UND Women’s Center invited students to “step out of your comfort zone and into the tunnel.” The “Tunnel of Oppression” is a tour that engages students...

North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp speaks during Fridays Kennan Conversation at Clifford Hall.

The Arctic Circle and America’s relationship with Russia

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer April 4, 2017

Relations between Russia and the United States may become even more confrontational in the next decade due to climate change in the Arctic, and UND could play a role in how they play out. At the Kennan...

During spring break, UND increased Fighting Hawks logo presence on-campus with graphics inside the Memorial Union and elsewhere. Nick Nelson/ Dakota Student

Hawks logo perched across various campus sites

Diane Newberry, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

Students returning to classes after spring break might have noticed a change in their familiar stomping grounds: an impressive smattering of the university’s new Hawks logo across campus in the form...

Brian Idalski is the head coach of the UND womens hockey program, which was eliminated as part of a 1.3 million budget cut for the Athletics department. File photo.

One step forward, two steps back

Allyson Bento, Sports Editor March 31, 2017

In a large sunlit room, there was nothing bright about the mood as people walked into the Gorecki Alumni Center with somber faces and heavy hearts. Standing behind the podium, UND Athletic Director Brian...

John Quiñones, host of television show What Would You Do?, spoke Monday night at the Chester Fritz Auditorium as part of a Delta Gamma Foundation event. Daniel Yun/ Dakota Student

What would you do?

Ben Godfrey, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

The Chester Fritz was packed with students on Monday night for an installment of the Delta Gamma Foundation’s Lectureship in Values and Ethics Series. The keynote speaker for the evening was John Quiñones....

Susan Felege is an assistant professor of biology at UND. Kyle Zimmerman/ Dakota Sudent

Major of the week

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

This is a program where students are taught to work with animals in nature and use technology to do their jobs. Going outdoors is one of those things you either love or dread. These students love it. Students...

Sophomore Matej Tomek is one of three goalies slated to play for the UND mens hockey team next season. Nick Nelson/ Dakota Student

The future between the posts

Thomas McCullough, Staff Writer March 28, 2017

On Friday, the defending NCAA Men’s Hockey champions began the weekend with a soul-crushing loss to Boston University in the NCAA West Regional Tournament, thus ending their season. But whether or not...

Tatsuya Koyama is a UND exchange student from Japan who has become recently interested in the Christian faith. Daniel Yun/ Dakota Student

Radically Changed

Jake Andersen, Staff Writer March 28, 2017

“Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun.” -2 Corinthians 5:17 Tatsuya Koyama did not expect to learn this verse. In fact, he had never heard...

Parks and Rec in retrospect

Parks and Rec in retrospect

Liz Kacher, Staff Writer March 28, 2017

Last week, an article came up on my Facebook which announced which TV series and movies will be leaving Netflix by July. My favorite TV shows are usually safe, while those I’m not interested in are usually...

The 2017 UND Writers Conference included events such as readings by authors, question and answer sessions (pictured), guest panels, workshops and other activities. Photo courtesy of Sheila Liming.

Valley Voices speak during 48th annual Writers Conference

Sheldon Hatlen, Staff Writer March 28, 2017

For the fourth consecutive year in a row, the Voices of the Valley (VOTV) have participated in the annual Writers Conference. This years theme for the conference was “Citizen,” and the writers associated...

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