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Students drink and bounce in the bed of a pickup at Tailgate Village prior to Saturday's Potato Bowl football game.

Tales from the gate

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer September 12, 2017

The smell of charcoal. Ear-deafening music. Food, food and food. There is no better way to start a Saturday. Tailgating is one of the most institutional traditions for football. While players are in the...

The Famous Armadillos perform Friday night in downtown Grand Forks as part of Potato Bowl week.

Rock the Streets lights up downtown

Stephanie Hollman, Staff Writer September 12, 2017

On Friday night, the community was brought together by JLG Architects at their second annual “Rock the Streets” dance party in the town square of downtown Grand Forks. Families, students and community...

Alexandra Heisler and Lexi Grinolds are the ambassadors for the 2017 Potato Bowl.

Ambassadors of the Potato Bowl

Cameron Cloyd, Staff Writer September 12, 2017

The Potato Bowl is known for the french fry feed, the parade and the annual football game to follow, but there are also Potato Bowl ambassadors. These ambassadors are students who are children of potato...

John Santiago breaks away to score a touchdown in the second quarter of Saturday's Potato Bowl game against Missouri State.

Higher than the hype

Nick Erickson, Staff Writer September 12, 2017

Saturday’s game only brought smiles to UND football fans as they cheered loud and proud for the astounding victory over the Missouri State Bears. The only other time that the Bears and Hawks met, coach...

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