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College sports on the chopping block

Nick Erickson, Staff Writer August 29, 2017

It’s the start of a new school year. The campus is bright with new faces, green shrubbery and grass. Everyone here is looking forward to specific things that will soon enough be upon us. Some anticipate...

UND Financial Wellness was recently announced to cease operations and close on May 31, 2017.

Financial Wellness closing this year

Diane Newberry, News Editor May 3, 2017

The Financial Wellness Center, created in 2013 to provide free financial counseling and education to students, will be closing permanently on May 31. The news came suddenly for Shafiq Khan, who was hired...

Chris Maiello, former head coach of the swimming and diving teams, recently signed on to coach at UConn.

Title IX woes

Adam Demoulas, Staff Writer April 28, 2017

Following the sports cuts at the University of North Dakota, an investigation is underway regarding the controversial federal code Title IX. In the wake of cutting the women’s hockey team and men’s/women’s...

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...

The Terrace Dining Center will be closed at the end of the spring 2017 semester.

Resident hall budget

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer February 24, 2017

The University of North Dakota’s Association of Residence Halls passed an upgraded budget last week for next year, as stated by member Amanda Cook. The budget, ARH-R1617-03, will come into effect next...

Upcoming budget cuts at UND

Liz Kacher, Staff Writer February 10, 2017

The impending budget cuts have put President Kennedy and the administration in a difficult situation when making decisions about UND’s future. This process began after Governor Doug Burgum presented...

Tami Carmichael (right) speaks during a question an answer session last year. File Photo/ Dakota Student

Integrated Studies Program faces the danger of being cut

Nick Sallen, Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2017

On Thursday Feb. 2, Debbie Storrs, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, in response to a university-wide requirement for all areas to propose budget reductions, announced her plan to lower the number...

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