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Dr. Soojung Kim is an assistant professor of strategic communication within the Communication program at UND.

Soojung Kim takes an active role with her students

Ben Godfrey, Staff Writer January 27, 2017

Soojung Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Communications Department at UND. Specializing in strategic communication, Kim plays an active role in educating her students and encourages them to apply concepts...

Women’s March emphasizing unity

Elizabeth Fequiere, Opinion Writer January 27, 2017

After multiple sexist comments Trump has made about women throughout his campaign, it’s only fitting that millions of women around the world chose his inauguration day to unite and march in support of...

UND students visit club booths during the Student Involvement Expo on August 19, 2016 outside the Chester Fritz Auditorium.

Getting involved

Matt Eidson, News Editor January 20, 2017

The distance from Crookston, Minn. to Indianapolis, Ind. is 879 miles. But for Sara Kaiser, a communication major attending the University of Indianapolis, it might as well have been one million. While...

UND sophomore Shane Gersich fights for puck possession with Minnesota Duluths Nick Wolff last season at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

No dogs allowed

Jack Harvey, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team will be out for revenge this weekend against longtime rival Minnesota Duluth. After a split against Miami (Ohio), the Hawks will look to take advantage...

Chuck Haga, a lecturer in the Communications department at UND, teaches a course on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Photo by Daniel Yun/Dakota Student

Communication program earns department status

Jacob Notermann, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

Communication has achieved department status at UND. The change was brought on by students claiming employers favored degrees from academic departments rather than an academic program. Departments are...

Sarah Cavanah is an assistant professor in the Communication department at UND with particular focus in community journalism and community information access.

New Community Journalism professor comes to UND

Stephanie Hollman, Staff Writer January 20, 2017

Sarah Cavanah’s passion for journalism and its instrumental role in informing our society is evident in the excited way she talks about everything regarding her writing — from her humble beginnings...

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...

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...

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...

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