GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) – Senior Day heroics had become the norm of late at the Alerus Center, but in the 2017 edition No. 19/21 Eastern Washington prevented those by clipping North Dakota 21-14 Saturday. The Eagles (6-4, 5-2, BSC) kept their FCS playoff and Big Sky title hopes alive, while bringing an injury-riddled season for the Fighting Hawks (3-8,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND is finishing its season against some tough opponents with Southern Utah last weekend and Eastern Washington down the stretch as they end Big Sky play and its regular season. But emotions will be focused on senior night as members of the Fighting Hawks play their last game in the Alerus Center. “With it being the last…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND hockey is returning to non-conference play this weekend when the Hawks visit the Badgers out in Wisconsin. A major point of emphasis for UND is coming out strong on Friday night, an area the Hawks have struggled so far this season. “I think when you drill it all down Fridays have not been as successful…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND women’s basketball will also defend a big sky title like the men. The Fighting Hawks women’s team fell in the conference tournament and received a women’s NIT bid last season. This years North Dakota team has just one senior in Chastity Franklin. UND is turning to her and the nine juniors on the team to lead the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — UND men’s basketball has a tall task this season. The Fighting Hawks will look to defend their conference title from 2016-17. North Dakota made its first trip to the NCAA tournament as a 15-seed falling to Arizona in the opening round. The Hawks return Cortez Seales and Big Sky preseason all-conference guard Geno Crandall. On top of…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The word ‘positive’ is the buzz in Grand Forks as UND’s football team got a very positive result this past Saturday with a win out at Portland State. A defensive touchdown and a special teams touchdown really helped them secure that victory over the PSU Vikings. “We’ve been looking for sparks and it helps a lot to…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A journalism professor with the University Of North Dakota quit his job after his seminars on the Dakota Access Pipeline protest were rejected. Mark Trahant said he was put in charge of a lecture series and drafted two DAPL seminars which the school shot down. For the seminars, he wanted to speak with reporters who visited…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Students at UND disembarked from another in a string of missions orchestrated by the university to test the latest in space technology. The students lived in a self–contained environment meant to represent living conditions astronauts could face on a mission to Mars. UND simulates what life would be like living on Mars through their Inflatable Lunar–Mars…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After a split against Minnesota at home last weekend, North Dakota hockey is on the road this Friday and Saturday to open up conference play. The Fighting Hawks hang onto their No. 4 ranking, and now they’re working on making sure the upcoming pair of contests against Colorado College don’t turn into a trap series. “These…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Clothesline Project is on display in UND’s Memorial Union. T–shirts are hung on clotheslines throughout the union’s ballroom depicting messages of abuse survivor experiences. Students from Grand Forks Red River and Central High Schools visited the display. School officials hope that students become more aware of sexual assault and help those who are victims of…
