The Grand Forks Mayor and UND President are hoping to sway Grand Forks City Council and Park District into cracking down on alcohol use during communities ‘Springfest’ weekend.
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It’s not a new nickname yet, but it’s the plan that will lead to one, and the UND President will hear about it Friday.
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The position is a week old and has yet to see students, but the hope is that it will make easier to ask for help in the event of a sexual assault.
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UND’s spring enrollment stands at 13,816, up 110 from last year and the fourth year in a row of growth.
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Commentary: This story is dying after the bill to extend the deadline failed in committee, but the article outlines some difficult-to-believe claims about the resources being used by UND staff regarding the current nickname. Perhaps the Universty System does need an overhaul.
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U.N.D.’s plan to adopt a new nickname will proceed as scheduled after a bill in the Legislature that would have extended the deadline for choosing a new nickname was voted down in committee.
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House bill 1155, sponsored by Rep. Scott Louser of Minot would extend the moratorium on choosing a new U.N.D. nickname through 2017.
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U.N.D. students won first place in an international design competition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The team scored a lot of points for designing a UAV capable of lifting a heavy load.
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Like it or not, the school will be moving on from the Fighting Sioux nickname. One possibility is to remain simply ‘U.N.D.’, but the job of picking will fall to a new committee made up of stake-holders.
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The UND Nickname task force conducted on online survey last month. Get the results and breakdown in this article from Anna Burleson of the Grand Forks Herald.
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If you want to attend either U.N.D. or N.D.S.U., the admissions standards are going up. Minimum G.P.A. will go up to 2.75, and the minimum ACT score will be 22. In addition, the number of core courses required will scale up incrementally over the next three years.
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The purpose will be to gather community input on the process of choosing a new nickname for the school. Minot’s meeting will take place 7 p.m. Monday, November 17, Minot State Admin Building, Room 364.
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The program will graduate ten students this year, but with 278 students enrolled graduation numbers are expected to grow sharply. The program has had no difficulty placing students into jobs.
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By the end of the year the committee responsible for the task will submit a action plan and likely several nickname ideas to UND President Robert Kelley.
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