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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...

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...

Truth and reconciliation project series

Mike Hendrickson, Contributing Writer January 13, 2017

‘This land is your land, this land is my land’ – or is it? How the Doctrine of Christian Discovery annihilated native rights. The goal here is to acknowledge the truth about our history and what...

The Great Gatsby, a timeless classic

Breanna Roen, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

“So we beat on, boats against the current” The 1920’s; when flappers were floating around town and all the men looked rather dashing. A time when alcohol was prohibited, but it ran thick and through....

Tamara Merseli (right) spikes the ball against Idaho at the Betty Engelstad Center on Nov. 5.

Reheating a Rivalry

Hunter Plante, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

When people hear that the University of Minnesota and the University of North Dakota are playing in an athletics event, they think of hockey. North Dakota and Minnesota have a rivalry people in the...

UND looks to squish spiders at Alerus

Adam Gunderman, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

For the first time ever, the Fighting Hawks will play in a FCS playoff game against the Richmond Spiders. It will also be the first time the Alerus Center has hosted a playoff game since 2007. “It...

Hawks count eggs before they hatch

Jack Harvey, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team will be taking the trip out to New York City this weekend to face Boston College in Madison Square Garden. The College Hockey Showdown will feature...

Associate professor Melissa Gjellstad (center) and Steven Finney (right) teach Norwegian language courses within the Languages department at UND.

Major of the week: Norwegian Studies

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

It’s getting to be that time of year when snow begins to blanket UND’s campus. A time for last-minute panicking over finals, remembering to pack clothes before traveling back home and getting ready...

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