Dakota Student

Aerospace selling jet

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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.

After a 7 hour meeting, questions remain on where the Cab Crawler program stands

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Camp Darfur draws crowd

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Changes in the midst for Spring Fest

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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.

O'Kelly Hall gets needed upgrades

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Student Senate

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Tobacco tax lies in limbo

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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.

DS View: Disrespect

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Student Body Vice president, Matt Bakke, introduced this past week's senate meeting by warning all senators to control their attitudes. Recent meetings could have been considered a free-for-all of public threats and personal attacks. Bakke reminded each member of the senate that he possesses the authority to remove anyone from the meeting if their manners became hostile or insulting.

Letter: bus issues mtg.

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Dear Editor,

Many people rely on the public transportation system daily to get to their place of employment and do general errands.

For quite some time now, the public transportation system has not been fully meeting the needs of community members.

Therefore, we are holding a coalition meeting for individuals interested in seeing changes made to the current system.

Spectacle meltdowns

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

I came across an unusual book this week. It was titled The Pop-Up Book of Celebrity Meltdowns.

The only way I can think of to describe it is as having the stylistics of Mad Magazine with the aesthetic construction of a seven-year-old kid's Clifford popup book.

The face of talent

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Recently a woman named Susan Boyle shocked the world with her performance of a Les Miserable song on "Britain's Got Talent."

I've seen the YouTube footage and was equally impressed by the voice of this 45-year-old woman, but not for the same reasons many around the world were in awe by this performance.

The idiot's guide to the idiot's facebook profile

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The emergence of social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace have given our generation a direct way of expressing itself.

We do not have to beat around the bush to say we hate the man by wearing a Bob Dylan shirt or burn patchouli oil in our rooms to passive aggressively rebel against our parents.

The threatening side of circus

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The Shriners invaded town this past week, bringing with them those funny hats, their legendary circus and, just to throw us all for a loop, animal abuse.

Circuses are cruel and unnatural no matter whom the proceeds benefit. I understand that the Shriners' philanthropy is Children's hospitals, but the end doesn't always justify the means.

Goodbye my gruff friend

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Bea Arthur, an actress best known for her roles on the television shows "Maude" and "Golden Girls," passed away quietly in her home Sat. surrounded by family. Arthur had been battling cancer for some time, though the specific type has never been released.

Student art show focuses on streets

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Yisa Akinbolaji, a student at UND, will have his artwork on display in the Colonel Eugene E. Myers Art Gallery at the Hughes Fine Arts Center until Thursday.

The exhibit is entitled "Street Bound." The choice of this topic stems from the simple fact that every person, no matter what social class they belong to, must use the street.

The art of war

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Few things seem more contradictory, yet tied together, than war and art. The North Dakota Museum of Art (NDMOA) finished its second Artists and War exhibit on Sunday. For those who managed to attend, the displays were both horrifying and oddly beautiful.

Golfers compete in final meet

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Just as Ray Richards Golf is opening up its doors for the year the Fighting Sioux Men's Golf team has already completed their final meet of the season.

On April 20th the golf team took to the prestigious Sienna Plantation Golf Club to compete in the three round Great Western Golf Championships.

Men compete at Al Cassel relays, nearly sweep distance events

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

UND men's track and field traveled to Jamestown Saturday for the Al Cassel Relays and competed against several familiar faces including Concordia-Moorhead, Minnesota State University Moorhead and Dickinson State.

The men almost swept the distance events by winning first and second in the 1500 meter run and winning the 5000 meter run.

Rough outing in conference meet

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

After a brief, game winning stint at home, UND Fighting Sioux softball has given up a trifecta of losses to The University of South Dakota.

The Coyotes defense has overwhelmed the Sioux for the last three games and the women have only been able to score three runs total.

Walk off homerun

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Despite the cold Friday afternoon weather at Kraft Field in Grand Forks, the Sioux baseball team swung some hot bats.
North Dakota swept the visiting Dakota Wesleyan team in a doubleheader Friday afternoon to cap off a four game home stand. A walk-off home run would win them game one 6-5 and a solid pitching performance and endless hitting earned them the second game 9-1.