Barry Striegel, who will be giving a talk titled "Cowpreneurs: Lessons from a Pasture Classroom in Opportunity Recognition, Risk, and Reward" at TEXxGrandForks. Photo by Chester Beltowski/The Dakota...

Sexual Assault We felt the need to respond to Kjerstine Trooien’s article entitled “IMPACT may actually have negative impact” published Dec. 9 in The Dakota Student.  In doing so, we want to...

    As the end of the semester is winding down (yay!), this will be my last blog until next year. Due to these circumstances, I have been reflecting on my semester and looking forward to my vacation...

"The Pact" by Jodi Picoult is my favorite book, by far. I wouldn’t consider Picoult one of my favorite authors, but this specific book of hers is captivating. I have read many books for leisure, but...

Over the next couple of days, Grand Forks and many of its surrounding communities are in a winter storm warning, preparing to be dumped on by anywhere from three inches to a foot of snow. As I sit here...

I visited Austin, TX over the weekend. Austin has a massive population of artists, many who are musical, obviously, but there is also a fair amount of urban street artists. It’s no surprise since Daniel...

Let me give you some unsolicited advice about college. Pick a school you like. Four-plus years is a long time, and if you get to choose where you spend them, you may as well choose a place where...

And no, I’m not talking about the holiday season quite yet. Starting two weeks ago in Minnesota and North Dakota, deer hunting season began. Now in most areas of Minnesota, the season is over but in...

From the burly baritone voice of Matt Berninger--who also writes all of the lyrics of their songs--to the band's consistent use of the keyboard, "The National" creates the most beautiful, melancholy, emotional,...

Now, let’s talk about something that everyone can connect on in some way….music! We all have a favorite song, favorite band, favorite genre, etc. What we listen to defines us, in a way. It is the...

As you all probably know, there has been a lot of buzz lately about Black Friday shopping this year. Memes are littering Facebook saying things like, “Black Friday, ‘cause only in America people trample...

If you're looking for a way to turn someone from a reasonable adult into a whiny, squeamish baby within seconds, try dropping the word "moist" into your conversation. Ugh, even typing the word makes me...