Should University Students be Required to Wear Masks?
Brooke Kruger, Opinion Writer
September 14, 2020
Since the beginning of COVID-19, health organizations and disease centers have been very controversial about whether masks are effective in reducing the rate of infection. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have shifted their guidelines and now rec...
Groups and Workshops at UND
Destiny Garcia, News Writer
September 14, 2020
The University of North Dakota and its students have a variety of groups and workshops to choose from. Some examples of these are support groups are Qmmunity and Black Voices. Qmmunity is a weekly discussion group for LGBTQIA students to connect, share, and explore personal experiences. We ask that attend...
Study Abroad Fair
Kate Willett, News Writer
September 13, 2020
This week, Monday, Sept. 14 through Friday, Sept.18, the University of North Dakota (UND) is hosting its Study Abroad Fair. Due to Covid-19 concerns, this event will be hosted virtually. Students are encouraged to attend if they have any interest in studying abroad. Those who consider themselves uninte...
Virtual Student Organization Fair
Destiny Garcia, News Writer
August 31, 2020
On Thursday, August 27, the University of North Dakota (UND) held a Virtual Student Organization Fair from 5p.m. to 7 p.m. for students interested in joining some of the many organizations on campus via zoom. They were able to meet with student members in participating organizations on campus to ask questions about orga...
When given the choice, should students choose in-person or online-only instruction?
Brooke Kruger, Opinion Writer
August 31, 2020
Fall 2020 has students all around the globe taking a different approach to college this year. Despite the Coronavirus, a considerable number of universities in the United States have reopened for the fall semester. Most of the students lucky enough to be offered on-campus learning are given the choiceÂ...
How the Art Community is Dealing with COVID-19 at UND
Sarah Larson, Arts and Comm Writer
August 31, 2020
Due to Covid-19, this fall semester has been a new experience for students and faculty here at UND. To ensure everyone’s safety here on campus, everyone has been required to wear masks, especially when indoors. Meaning masks must be worn during all classes, including those where it may be more diffi...
COVID-19: UND and the Situation in North Dakota
Kate Willett, News Writer
August 31, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases, or COVID-19, on campus continue to rise. Unfortunately, after the explosion of COVID-19 in some of the fraternities and sororities, the cases only continued to expand into welcome weekend. According to the UND Coronavirus Dashboard as of 5pm on Friday, August 2...
UND and the Empire Theatre
Allie McAthie, Guest Writer
May 5, 2020
For the past 101 years, Grand Forks has been home to the Empire Theater, a traditional movie theater in the heart of downtown. To someone passing by in recent years, especially after the terrible Red River flood of 1997, it may not have looked so special, but to Hal and Kathy Gershman it seemed a great...
Animal Adoptions on the Rise
Brianna Mayhair, News Writer
May 5, 2020
There is some positivity amongst the chaos. Adoption and fostering for animals have increased due to the pandemic with some shelters now experiencing empty kennels for the first time in years. Through an email, Kaye John the President and Co-founder of Prairie Paws Rescue talks about the adoption process,...
UND Greeks cite charitable activities as a benefit of membership
Natalie Pike, Guest Writer
May 5, 2020
In the fall semester at University of North Dakota, sororities and fraternities welcome new members into their organizations with lofty goals: to develop leadership skills, encourage brotherhood and sisterhood, build up scholarships, and create everlasting friendships for the next four years of college. One tradition...
Common sense vs. rumor
Madie McPherson, Opinion Writer
April 28, 2020
The world is full of interesting people. Whether they possess the I.Q. of a genius or are the most seemingly ‘mediocre’ person someone has ever met, all of us tend to agree more on one major social system: common sense versus rumor. To elaborate, we function in this system of listening to everythi...
Cursive writing + snail mail
Madie McPherson, Opinion Writer
April 21, 2020
With the current state of the world as it is, technology is seemingly becoming the new norm for how education and learning is being effectively completed. Though before quarantine and technology became the root of this relatively effective educational system, there used to be two core subjects of educ...
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