North Dakota student leaders supportive of bill to make voting easier for students
House Bill 1447 would require universities and colleges in North Dakota to include the date of birth and residential address on student photo identification cards. The card could then be used to confirm a student s residence when voting. When issuing the ID cards to students, an institution also needs to provide each student with information regarding voter eligibility requirements. 8:01 am, Feb. 6, 2021 ×
A voter walks past rows of voting booths as early voting begins Monday at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
New UND Memorial Union will feature Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Panda Express
There will be expanded space for student organizations, a large ballroom and a study stairwell, where students will be able to sit and study or just hang out. 9:00 am, Jan. 23, 2021 ×
A view from above a lounge area at the new UND Memorial Union. The building is expected to be completed sometime this summer. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
The interior of the new Memorial Union is beginning to take shape on the UND campus.
“Just to know that students had an idea for something like this (is exciting),” UND Associate Dean of Students Cassie Gerhardt said. “To see it this close is very exciting.”
UND leaders say budget reduction could mean loss of more than 70 jobs
UND President Andrew Armacost, along with other members of UND’s leadership team, presented to the North Dakota Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, Jan. 18. 5:30 pm, Jan. 18, 2021 ×
UND President Andrew Armacost presents to the North Dakota Senate Appropriations committee on Monday, Jan. 18, at the North Dakota State Capitol. Sydney Mook / Grand Forks Herald
Already hit with previous losses, UND leaders told legislators Monday that another budget reduction could mean the loss of more than 70 jobs.
UND President Andrew Armacost, along with other members of UND’s leadership team, presented to the North Dakota Senate Appropriations committee on Monday, Jan. 18.
Searching for balance: Pandemic changes leave students, faculty longing for structure
Thomas Solem, director of UND’s counseling center, said the center is seeing an increase in “distress levels of students across the board.” 7:00 am, Dec. 12, 2020 ×
Like a growing number of students, Kailee Leingang, a senior nursing student at UND and a contact tracer, is struggling to balance her personal life while dealing with the pandemic. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
When she’s not in the virtual classroom, Kailee Leingang spends her days on the phone talking to people who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
She’s been yelled at and has been told the virus isn’t real. She’s broken the news to people that they’ve tested positive. She has cried with families who have lost loved ones, read obituaries and sent flowers to families.