UND Celebrates volunteering with the ‘Big Event’
Cortnie Cottrell, News Writer
April 30, 2019
UND’s big event is where around 1,000 students gather together to help their community without being paid a cent. The big event really is a big event, not only for the students, but for the community. The big event is a student organization where students of all ages, majors and backgrounds join t...
Relay for Life
Molly Andrews, Arts & Community Writer
April 9, 2019
UND Relay for Life returned back to campus after a year hiatus bringing in more that $11,000. Relay for Life is a fundraiser for The American Cancer Society. It is team cancer walk that is put on by volunteers all around the country. 19 teams signed up and participated in the ...
The Big Event
Devon Abler, Arts & Community Editor
April 30, 2018
UND hosted the annual Big Event on Saturday, April 28th. Students attending UND came together for a community service event that served the Greater Grand Forks community. Some places volunteers served were churches, non-profits, homes of the elderly and many more. “This is a great way for us studen...
Bringing the community together through athletics
Madison Overby, Sports Writer
April 16, 2018
Growing up, my dad was an alumni of the University of Minnesota. As a die-hard Minnesota sports fans, we went to countless Gopher basketball, football and hockey games. We once travelled four hours just to go to a conference track meet the Gophers were running in. My sister and I were immersed in college ath...
Students come together to “do work” for BIG Event this spring
Connor Johnson, Staff Writer
May 3, 2017
Over 900 students from the University of North Dakota participated in a day of community service on Saturday, April 29. The day, known as the BIG Event, started at 9:30 a.m. at the Wellness Center and went on until 2 p.m. Volunteers received free T-shirts, food and the satisfaction of cleaning up the Gra...
Athletes break volunteering record
Adam Demoulas, Staff Writer
April 4, 2017
UND takes pride in the service its student athletes put into the community. UND has recorded community service hours every year since the 2008-2009 seasons across all of the sport teams. In the past few seasons, the athletics community has steadily increased the amount of community service hours. ...
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