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Medium Melinda Vail speaks with Dakota Student arts & community editor Devon Abler in an interview at the Staybridge Inn and Suites on Monday, April 9, 2018.

Melinda Vail: The medium that makes a difference

Devon Abler, Arts & Community Editor April 16, 2018

Here in North Dakota, if someone says they are receiving a message from a deceased loved one, there is a high chance that they would be ill for a mental evaluation. For Melinda Vail, an intuitive therapist,...

Holistic Healing Psychic Fair

Holistic Healing Psychic Fair

Maddie Ardelean, Arts & Community Writer April 16, 2018

Psychics: incense, hundreds of varieties of stones, dream interpretations, decks of cards and natural healing. Many may call these individuals “bogus” or “quacks,” but the practitioners strongly...

After graduating from UND, center Carson Shanks transferred to Loyola Chicago to play as a graduate transfer student athlete in his final year of NCAA eligibility.

Sitting down with Shanks

John Gregg, Sports Writer April 16, 2018

Shanks was a part of UND’s historic team that reached the NCAA Basketball tournament for the first time in school history just last year. And after making the tough decision to transfer, he had the...

Trains, trains, trains

Quinn Robinson-Duff, Columnist April 16, 2018

America was originally built by the railroad but somewhere along the way, it slowly became an irrelevant part of our society. Today, trains are used for basically just freight transport because everyone...

Presidential victory for Hanson

Presidential victory for Hanson

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer April 16, 2018

Current Student Body Vice President Erik Hanson will get a promotion this summer.  When the polls closed on Wednesday night, Hanson defeated challenger Theresa Hanley for the student body presidency...

Details that were once easily remembered such as phone numbers and addresses are now commonly forgotten thanks to mobile devices and apps that store such information.

Smartphones are ruining our memories

Jill Morton, Columnist April 16, 2018

Over the past few years, I have noticed that I rely more and more on my smartphone for just about everything. There are so many convenient apps for anything and everything that you might need. If...

During UND student elections held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Sigma Chi hosted advertisements for Blake Andert and Nico Hanson as well as a food trailer and free popsicles.

Vote for Chase Johnson

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer April 10, 2018

Every year, the UND student government hosts an election system so rigged and compromised it makes George Washington roll in his grave. Tomorrow, the student body will send an email containing a link...

Thousands of books are slated to be disposed of from the Chester Fritz Library in the near future.

Library to discard thousands of books

Diane Newberry, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2018

Until a few months ago, the Chester Fritz Library still counted among its collection a 1958 edition of the book “Fabricating with Formica.” Dean of Libraries and Information Resources Stephanie...

VP of University Relations slot to be filled

Madison Feltman, Staff Writer April 8, 2018

As of this last week, the university has closed in on its search for a new Vice President of University Relations. Three candidates have been invited to campus for interview: Tom Hutton, Joe Brennan and...

UFC fighter Conor McGregor was charged with three counts of assault after he attacked a bus containing fellow fighters at a Brooklyn press event on Thursday, April 5, 2018.

There’s no such thing as bad publicity

Bilal Suleiman, Columnist April 8, 2018

Conor McGregor was living the dream. The mixed martial arts fighter’s cocky, swaggering bravado, both inside and outside the Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon, earned him millions of fans around...

Kids and technology

Jill Morton, Columnist April 8, 2018

I recently visited an elementary school through a pen pal program and got to experience an hour in the life of a fourth grader. I haven’t been in a fourth-grade classroom since I was in elementary school...

For Alcohol Awareness Month, UND held a Root Beer Olympics event at the Gorecki Alumni Center on Friday night.

Root beer olympics

Maddie Ardelean, A&C Writer April 8, 2018

April is alcohol awareness month, and in celebration of that, UND public health nursing clinical students, with a grant from Altru, are working to affect change on campus. As part of their clinical, they...

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