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O'Kelly Hall gets needed upgrades
New air conditioning and electrical work help 'green' aging building.
This past year, UND has been implementing a few measures to help the "going green" effort that is being increasingly heard across university campuses.
Many of the local efforts include promoting recycling practices and observing a "trayless day" in cafeterias to help save water on Earth Day.
Tobacco tax lies in limbo
ND administrators have completely changed past legislation, still no decision on tax.
In the November 2008 elections, 53.94 percent of North Dakotans voted "Yes" on Measure 3, also known as the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program Initiative.
Kathleen Mangskau is chairwoman of the advisory committee established by the measure. She said, "The voters passed an initiated measure that would provide funding for a comprehensive CDC (Center for Disease Control) based tobacco control and prevention in North Dakota.
Changes in the midst for Spring Fest
Rhombus Guys heads up the annual event, new cover charge, rules, guidelines in place for University Park.
The semester is drawing to an end and university students are anxious to get classes over with. However, the closure of a business threatened to end the tradition of the pre-finals Springfest celebration. The sponsor for the previous two years, Suite 49, closed its doors earlier this year, leaving university students wondering if they would have to find their own way to celebrate the weekend before finals.
After a 7 hour meeting, questions remain on where the Cab Crawler program stands
t was a war of words at Sunday's Student Senate meeting as the contentious debate surrounding the significantly over budget Cab Crawler program took center stage. The more than six-hour-long meeting, which lasted until 12:46 a.m., saw senators and President Tyrone Grandstrand, along with Treasurer Sterling Wiggins pitted against each other after allegations of mismanagement an unethical behavior were raised on numerous occasions.
Student Senate
Student Senate brought deliberation to an entirely new extreme on Sunday, with discussion of various issues lasting well almost 7 hours.
The first item of controversy on the agenda, Cab Crawler, was introduced in President Tyrone Granstrand's executive report.
Camp Darfur draws crowd
Event enlightens UND students about current genocide in Sudan.
As you're reading this, genocide is methodically being carried out. Over 1.1 million residents of Darfur's internal displacement camps have been denied foreign aid agencies assistance for nearly a month.
Darfur camps were already ripe with horrid conditions, including disease and malnutrition plaguing the population.
Aerospace selling jet
Benefactor's donation to be replaced by two additional training, transport aircraft.
The University of North Dakota will soon be selling its Cessna Mustang in favor of a Beechcraft King Air. The plane was originally purchased with a donation from James Ray, one of UND's most generous donors. Both of the planes were intended to provide air transportation for university officials.