CAMPUS

Campus chapel not unconstitutional

With the law on separation of church and state, why can state-owned schools have churches on the property? University of North Dakota has the Christus Rex Lutheran Campus Center, which is a church.

By Teri Finneman , October 10, 2011

Sexual assault a ‘hidden’ crime on college campuses

Hundreds of sexual assaults may be going unreported each year on local college campuses. Statistics in Fargo-Moorhead university police reports show about two to three sexual assaults occur on each campus per year.

By By Amy Dalrymple, Forum Communications Co. , October 21, 2010

Devils Lake college banning tobacco

Lake Region State College in Devils Lake is banning tobacco on campus, beginning Monday. College president Mike Bower says the ban will cover smoking and chewing tobacco. It will extend to everyone on campus, including students, employees and visitors.

January 09, 2010

NDSU campus building is stabilized

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Campus facilities manager Bruce Franz said damage could reach $500,000 from the partial collapse of Minard Hall at North Dakota State University early Sunday.

December 28, 2009

Part of historic NDSU building collapses

Part of a historic building on the North Dakota State campus collapsed Sunday amid an ongoing expansion project. A large section of the north side of Minard Hall gave way between midnight and 3 a.m., leaving a gaping hole in the century-old building.

December 28, 2009

Liechty-Taber building adds campus beauty

Giving back to one’s country, making a donation in a family member’s memory or simply because there’s a need, is one of the most selfless actions anyone can make. During the season of giving we are made aware of Jamestown residents who have given so much for so many yet have received little in the area of kudos or praise. Any time a person needs to go to the west entry of Jamestown College administration building, (formerly known simply as Taber Hall), the journey now takes the visitor through a beautiful facade that opens onto a bilevel set of stairs and through several floors of updates and modernity that saved the traditional beauty of old wood finishes and fine architectural detail.

By Sharon Cox, Art Voices , December 10, 2009

Student veterans look for space to gather

Military veterans attending North Dakota State University say more staffing and a space they can gather on campus could smooth the transition from the armed forces to academia. Four veterans shared their experiences in a “Students as Veterans” panel discussion Tuesday at the Memorial Union.

By By Helmut Schmidt, Forum Communications Co. , November 12, 2009

College plans marketing effort

A North Dakota college forced to button up its campus during peak recruiting season wants to make sure prospective students are not scared away by record flooding. A legislative negotiating committee is recommending $200,000 for Valley City State University to use in a marketing campaign. The school’s building and grounds are closed while Valley City residents monitor the swollen Sheyenne River. Students are finishing the semester through online classes.

By By Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press , April 30, 2009

VCSU cancels classes on campus for rest of semester

Valley City State University is canceling classes on campus for the rest of the semester due to flooding issues in Valley City, said Steven Shirley, VCSU president.

April 15, 2009

N.D. Senate defeats campus gun measure

Senators narrowly defeated a proposal to allow North Dakota’s college students to keep guns in campus apartments, with the bill’s critics saying school policies already work well to regulate firearms. Some of North Dakota’s public colleges have storage centers for guns that are accessible around the clock, said Sen. Carolyn Nelson, D-Fargo.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , April 11, 2009

Board rejects tobacco ban on N.D. campuses

A move to ban tobacco products at all North Dakota college campuses failed after some state Board of Higher Education members said the group should not be legislating health.

By By Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press , March 20, 2009

NDSU changes campus police job

North Dakota State University no longer will require a campus police captain to protect NDSU President Joseph Chapman and his family. Chapman ordered campus police to eliminate that requirement. He said he wanted to avoid “public misperception” that the job is that of the president’s bodyguard.

March 04, 2009

Legislative notebook: House: Guns OK on campus

The House barely passed a watered-down version of the bill to allow people with concealed weapons permits or who have taken a hunter safety course to have guns on North Dakota college campuses. The vote Wednesday was 48-46.

By By Janell Cole, N.D. Capitol Bureau , February 19, 2009

Campus gun bill passes House by 1 vote

The House has passed a watered-down version of a bill that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to have guns on North Dakota college campuses.

By Janell Cole , February 18, 2009

Students split on campus firearms

Crazed gunmen like the one who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech in April 2007 take advantage of the fact that people possessing concealed weapons permits can’t carry guns on campus, says the sponsor of a bill expanding where concealed weapons would be allowed in North Dakota. Those bent on slaughter know that, “and then they can go do their carnage,” said Rep. Duane DeKrey, R-Pettibone, prime sponsor of the bill that allows those with permits to have guns at public gatherings, sporting events, political rallies and other places, including college campuses.

By By Janell Cole, N.D. Capitol Bureau , January 31, 2009