For Sam Mayer, Fargo seemed like an unlikely spot for a technology haven, but “the Silicon Prairie” has grown on him. “I think that Fargo is “‘Silicon Prairie’”
Author: Jack Dura
Jack Dura was The Spectrum's head news editor for NDSU's 2015-16 academic year. He also served as arts & entertainment editor from 2014-15, and covered area theater and arts from 2012-14. He also wrote for the High Plains Reader, Hillsboro Banner and Prairie Public's Dakota Datebook. He graduated in May 2016 with a bachelor's in journalism and a minor in French.
Years of Research in 180 Seconds
For Manpreet Bains, the hardest part was stage fright — not condensing complex human microbiome research into a three-minute spiel. “That was probably the hardest thing “Years of Research in 180 Seconds”
NDSU Reaches Decision on Budget Trim
Budget cuts to North Dakota State will not cripple the university as much as force it to reevaluate and delay funding. North Dakota University System “NDSU Reaches Decision on Budget Trim”
Vets’ Petition Letter Partially Successful
On a day honoring America’s military and veterans, three North Dakota State military and veteran students took time to air their grievances against NDSU’s military and “Vets’ Petition Letter Partially Successful”
Vets Office Rebooted and Renamed
Three months after a petition’s criticism and employees’ resignations, North Dakota State’s military and veterans services office is getting back to a better place. Renamed the “Vets Office Rebooted and Renamed”
14 Facts About ND’s Oil Boom
The Bakken region may be over 200 miles from Fargo, but that doesn’t mean North Dakota State is free from its effects. A state budget “14 Facts About ND’s Oil Boom”
Internships: Priceless or Worthless?
Paid or not, an internship is what you make of it, Chelsey Engelhard says. “Unpaid internships aren’t always a bad thing,” the senior in strategic “Internships: Priceless or Worthless?”
SFAB: No Increases to Technology, Student Activity Fees
The 2016 student fee advisory board denied funding increases to numerous campus entities Thursday in meetings to vote on student fee increase proposals. The board voted against “SFAB: No Increases to Technology, Student Activity Fees”