Bob CollinsMark Kennedy was only 20 months into the job when he applied for an opening for president at the University of Central Florida, a job that paid more and wasn’t located in Grand Forks. If you’re going to apply for a job 20 months after getting one in North Dakota, you better get it. Read more →
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She was Beth Delano, 90 a Northwood, N.D., woman who has been going to UND men’s hockey games since 1947, the Grand Forks Herald says.
Her hockey fame, however, was more recent. The big scoreboard video caught her drinking a beer during a break in the action, to the roaring approval of the crowd.
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Hockey is pretty big in Grand Forks. But not for women. Not anymore, apparently. Read more →
For the second time in a week, a college campus is getting a lesson on constitutionally protected speech that many find distasteful.
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It is increasingly a part of America’s culture that when your sports team wins a championship, you go flip cars over; burning them is optional, apparently.
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The University of North Dakota went to a lot of time, trouble, and expense to get rid of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, which some considered offensive to Native Americans. But it’s not really getting rid of it completely. Read more →
The former mayor of Bismarck says he registered the names because he likes the Fighting Sioux nickname. So he registered ‘Nodaks’ and ‘North Stars’ and ‘Fighting Hawks’ with the North Dakota Secretary of State in order to prevent UND from using them. Read more →
The NCAA has reportedly told the University of North Dakota not to let fans of the former Fighting Sioux mess with the end of the National Anthem. Read more →
The Grand Forks Herald is taking a stand for consideration of ‘Roughriders’ as a new nickname for the University of North Dakota. Read more →
Paul TostoSo, with no data whatsoever, we rank the remaining UND nicknames and their worth in Wins Above Replacement.
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Snow Leopards, Prairie Hawks, Wooly Mammoths, Green Pride, didn’t make the latest cut, the Grand Forks Herald reports today. Read more →