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Drop the puck on cancer

February 5, 2016

Four UND fraternities will face off Saturday, February 6th at the Fido Purpur Arena in a charity hockey tournament to benefit the American Brain Tumor Association. The first puck drops at 3pm with Sigma...

Graphic team recommends firm to design new UND logo

February 5, 2016

UND’s Graphic Identity RFP Evaluation and Recommendation Team has recommended SME Inc. to President Schafer to be selected to design the Fighting Hawks Logo, according to UND spokesman Peter Johnson....

Dakota Student awarded fourth place at convention

Staff Report February 3, 2016

The Dakota Student received fourth place in the category of four-year weekly newspapers at the Associated Collegiate Press’ Best of the Midwest Journalism Convention this past weekend in Minneapolis....

DS View: Studying abroad

November 24, 2015

With more than 300 locations and more than 40 programs of study, UND’s study abroad program is great for students eager to travel while in school, understand a different culture and make worldwide connections....

UPD officer arrested

Staff Report November 12, 2015

On Wednesday, the University Police Department initiated termination proceedings for Officer Paul Meagher. According to a press release by the UPD, Meagher was the subject of a criminal investigation by...

Runoff announced for nicknames

Staff Report October 28, 2015

UND announced on Oct. 25 that Fighting Hawks, Roughriders and Nodaks will be included in a runoff vote to determine the next UND nickname. According to an email from UND, Fighting Hawks received the...

University launches program to prevent personal violence

Staff Report October 7, 2015

UND launched a personal violence prevention program known as Green Dot last Thursday. According to a UND press release, “Green Dot is a nationally recognized program that aims to engage community members...

VIEW: Presidents

October 2, 2015

UND is currently searching for the 12th president in the university’s history. With president Robert Kelley retiring in January, an interim president will take over for the remainder of the 2016 spring...

Professor to lead trips abroad

Staff Report September 30, 2015

Wayne Seames of the UND Chemical Engineering program will be leading three groups of UND engineering students to the United Kingdom over the next three summers to study technology designed to mitigate...

McLean named as department chair

Staff Report September 30, 2015

UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences has been named Dr. Andrew Mclean to be chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, according to information posted to UND’s website last...

Students perform in musical showcase

Students perform in musical showcase

Staff Report September 30, 2015

Ryan King performs accompanied by Matthew Sebald and John Clodfelter. Photo by Nick Nelson.

VIEW: Enrollment

Staff Report September 30, 2015

UND announced its enrollment numbers for the Fall 2015, and they are pretty impressive. The 14,951 student total is the largest in the university’s history. There were also increases in transfer...

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