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Graffiti, art or destruction of property

Breanna Roen, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

As a resident of Grand Forks, chances are you or someone you know has been stuck waiting for a train to exit the town. We all get frustrated if there is somewhere we have to be and the train starts moving...

Legislators debate weird bills

Dave Owen, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

In the past three weeks, we have had a series of seemingly bizarre legisla-tive debate in the state of North Dakota, including but not limited to; forcing your computer to be labeled as an adult video...

Separating Trump from his alt-right supporters

Elizabeth Fequiere, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

Since Donald Trump has been elected president, the nation has been wondering, when exactly is he going to make America great again? So far, he has yet to fulfill any of his campaign promises, but his supporters...

Students file into the Study Abroad Fair in the Memorial Union Loading Dock.

International encouragement

Matt Eidson, News Editor January 13, 2017

Years ago, during a semester abroad in Chile, South America, Whitney Maine found herself on the metro transit, exploring her surroundings. After a few hours of soaking up the sights, she came to sudden...

Creative profession

Haley Olson, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

UND’s English department has halted its search for a creative writing tenure track professor. With the spring semester starting, there will be changes in many departments, including in the English...

Arbor Park in downtown Grand Forks is the center point of a debate whether to re-develop pocket parks that were created after the 1997 flood.

To build or not to build; deciding what to do with Arbor Park

Matt Eidson, News Editor January 13, 2017

The fate of Arbor Park continues to be a topic of discussion for community members. In previous months, several members of the Grand Forks community rallied together to introduce a petition demanding...

Spending Thanksgiving at the Dakota Access Pipeline

Connor Johnson, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

In 1620, a group of colonists arrived at Plymouth Rock, Mass. The voyage in their ship, the Mayflower, had been brutal, and they were ill-prepared for the harsh New England winter. If it weren’t for...

UND coach Brad Berry gives directions to mens hockey players during the Frozen Four tournament at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL on April 9, 2016. (Russ Hons/Russell Hons Photography)

Winter Wonderful

Jack Harvey, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

While many of us went home for semester break, the University of North Dakota Men’s Hockey team made great strides as the quest for a repeat continued with several games played since the three weeks...

Matej Tomek, a sophomore from Bratislava, Slovakia, is one of the goalies on the UND mens hockey team. Nick Nelson/Dakota Student

Pride between the posts

Allyson Bento, Sports Editor January 13, 2017

Out of all the children who grow up wanting to be hockey players, only few make it in the big leagues, and only a small fraction decide to be goaltenders. Born and raised in Bratislava, Slovakia, Matej...

Students walk across a frigid UND campus.

Welcome back UND students

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

It’s that wonderful time of year again. That time of year when we all throw our laundry into our cars and return to Grand Forks with mixed emotions. After yelling at each other over politics while...

Toronto professor refuses pronouns

Nick Sallen, Editor-in-Chief January 13, 2017

The University of Toronto has been in an uproar these last few months over transgender pronoun use, political correctness and freedom of speech. Professor Jordan Peterson is objecting to the canadian...

La La Land; the glitz and the glam

“La La Land”; the glitz and the glam

Stephanie Hollman, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

Beginning in winter and continuing until next fall, the movie centers on the evolution of the romance between Mia (Emma Stone), who works part-time as a barista while pursuing whatever auditions arise...

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