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Rumors prove untrue in REA agreement
Stigma of 'Dear Chuck' letter on logo and nickname issue continues to confuse many.
Ralph Engelstad's Dec. 20, 2000 letter to UND President Charles Kupchella has often been credited with inspiring the State Board of Higher Education to cement the status of the "Fighting Sioux" logo and nickname. The letter also seems to have started a series of rumors that are still recanted to this day.
North Dakota on track to go 'green'?
The legislature will vote on a good faith bill to encourage use of renewable resources.
North Dakota is going to get a little greener if an environmentally conscious energy bill passes in the state Senate. The bill is, according to Rep. Scot Kelsh, D-Fargo, "a good faith effort on the part of utilities like Xcel Energy and rural utilities" to provide 10 percent of their electricity from renewable energy resources by 2015.
Presidential tickets face off in second debate
Lunch-time debate gives students a chance to ask questions of the candidates.
The second Student Body President/Vice Presidential debate was held Wednesday at the Memorial Union, in front of the Student Government office that the winner of the March 7 election will lead next year.
Jay Fisher and Jordan Buhr emphasized their broad range of experiences as being in their favor for filling the position.
Plowin' through
Last weekend brought with it about five to six inches of snow, which seemed almost out of the ordinary for the mild winter North Dakota has experienced thus far.
This has left many people questioning why the snowplows were not out in full force on campus.
Residence hall incident gets nasty
Several student get 'written up' after posting defamatory video on YouTube.
YouTube has become one of the fastest growing Web sites, and with millions of hits per day, it's no wonder why many students are quickly catching on to this Internet phenomenon. But what happens when the open forum for sharing videos is abused? What happens when that medium is taken advantage of?
About a month ago, several students living in McVey Hall decided to voice their opinions on the quiet hour regulations put in place in the residence hall.
Old REA may auction memorabilia
In order to demolish the old Ralph Engelstad Arena, more funding is needed.
The only attention the old Ralph Engelstad Arena is getting these days is by the students that have nowhere else to park but in front of the building.
UND officials plan to eventually demolish the building, but the cost of doing so would run over $1 million.
Rodriguez sent to Indiana prison
Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. began traveling Tuesday to the Indiana Prison where he will be executed by lethal injection for the kidnapping and killing of Dru Sjodin.
At 8:16 a.m., deputies removed Rodriguez from the Cass County jail where he had spent 1,022 days as a prisoner, awaiting his capital trial and sentencing.
UND professor gets first-hand NASA experience
Finding out first-hand what's going on at NASA these days will soon become easier than you think.
Professor George Seielstad, associate dean of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, has recently been hand-picked by NASA to chair a national panel that will recommend future design and mission priorities for the NASA Deep Space Network (DSN).
Faculty raise among issues addressed in bill
Changes to the North Dakota University System are on the way after the House passed a funding bill.
The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a funding bill in mid-February that would make changes in the North Dakota University System. The bill was passed with a 65-26 vote.
The House Appropriations Committee had previously made amendments to House Bill 1003 that changed the original 5 percent annual salary increase for university system employees to 4 percent, which is a $4.
Division I shift not expected to burn a hole in students' wallets
The change to Division I primarily effects the Athletic Department, but Tom Buning, UND's athletic director, thinks that the connection between the athletics and academics needs to be strong as well.
The relationship between academics and athletics is one that is "solidly welded," according to Buning, and that "The two shine light on each other.