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Students speak out on noise ordinance
A healthy debate broke out at a Grand Forks City Council committee meeting on the year-old law.
Many of them traveled by rented UND bus, about 80 students, some decked out in shirts saying "Noise criminal" showed up at a City Council committee meeting Tuesday to voice their feelings of the city's noise ordinance. The large showing on behalf of angry students impressed the City Council members present, but their comments at the meeting cast doubt that the city would yield fully to student demands.
Coming to America: A story of strength and courage
UND junior Kong Dual trekked across the treacherous plains of Africa in search of a place to stay free of guns, bombs, and land mines, meanwhile constantly searching for his next meal and some clean water to drink. Sadly for Dual, no such place existed for him in the harsh region of Darfur, and he was forced to flee.
Badgers will only play UND hockey
University of Wisconsin establishes no-play policy for non-conference games agaisnt UND.
The University of Wisconsin says it won't be playing against UND in all sports after all.
Last week Walter Dickey, chairman of the University of Wisconsin Athletic Board, made the mistake of announcing that the Badgers would be scheduling games against UND in all sports.
Hockey players issue apologies for local bar incident
No more statements will be released on the matter the rest of the year.
UND released a statement Wednesday regard the incident at Judy's Tavern which involved UND hockey players; Jonathan Toews, T.J. Oshie and Robbie Bina.
Oshie and Toews were cited for being minors in a bar and Bina was charged with escaping custody for allegedly opening the door of a police car to aid in the escape of two of the six minors cited.
Seat distribution changes may hit Student Senate in 2008
To increase student involvement, Student Government plans to increase the number of senate seats.
The Student Senate may expand the number of senators in an attempt to be more representative next year, thanks to a bill that will be voted on at this Sunday's Student Senate meeting.
According to bill SB 07-04, the Student Senate constitution will change to say, "The basis for the allocation of seats in the Student Senate shall be one senator for approximately every 1,000 students in each respective residential or academic district.
Third time offenders could get harsher penalty
Legislators look at strengthening DUI laws.
Drunk-driving offenses could be subject to more punishment in North Dakota, if a bill makes it through the government.
The House last week approved Bill 1259, which increases the punishment for repeat drunk-driving offenders. The bill makes the third offense of driving while under the influence within 10 years a class C felony, which includes a maximum punishment of $5,000 or five years in prison.
Judge focuses on drug reform in lecture
There couldn't have been a more appropriate day for the first UND Jurist-in-Residence, Rodney S. Webb, to lecture than on the day of Ronald Reagan's birthday last Tuesday.
Reagan appointed Webb to the position of United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota on Oct.