I could fill a book with my time at The Spectrum — literally. In my four years with this little publication that could, I have, to my best guess, 249 bylines to my credit. This’ll be No. 250. I’d argue…
Campus, News, State Board of Higher Ed
Distinguished Profs Call on Legislature to Tap Rainy Day Funds
Apr 15, 2017, 9:39 AM 0
Larry Reynolds, a university distinguished professor, emailed media outlets Saturday urging for the publication of a letter he co-authored with eight other North Dakota State distinguished professors. With steep budget cuts projected in the state of North Dakota, faculty…
With Tax Day looming, the editors of The Spectrum ask President Donald Trump to fulfill at least one of his campaign promises: release your tax returns. Today, we show our 1040-EZs and 1040As to the world because we know…
History had its eyes on North Dakota State’s prestigious Faculty Lectureship on Thursday night. “You see, it was a hundred years ago this year that numerous state governments in the United States did their best to try to make…
North Dakota State’s president now knows his full name, thanks to some help from a local accountant. “I was filing my tax returns, and the tax man asked me what my name was,” President Dean Bresciani said. “And I…
Campus, News, State Board of Higher Ed
Faculty Forum Lambastes State Higher Education Leaders
Mar 27, 2017, 9:20 AM 0
Faculty members had choice words for Bismarck and their boss’s bosses Thursday afternoon at an open forum in the Century Theater. For an hour, some of the 25 faculty members in attendance criticized the North Dakota University System, the…
To the former section editors: Thank you for your letter. The Spectrum strives to serve the North Dakota State community as best as it can, including coverage of current events, special publications and your personal diatribe against my staff…
Natalia Frolov, sophomore, pharmacy Country of origin: Moldova “I feel special and sweet on Valentine’s Day. In Moldova people basically celebrate this day same way as in Europe and USA: with lots of red flowers, tons of sweet chocolate…
After a 50-minute interview, Chelsea Burgan opts not to accompany this story with her photo. “This isn’t even about myself,” Burgan, 22, says. “At this point, this is more so about other people who spoke up but didn’t get…
Soggy Jogging, a running running column, chronicles one man’s running thoughts, including those he thinks as he preps for his first full marathon. Three weeks through training and my lower body has decreed mutiny. Full-out rebellion. Abandon body and…