Today I would like to congratulate a group of students who were honored by North Dakota State University's Office of Equity, Diversity, and Global Outreach with a Green and Gold Award for the Student Organization of the Year. The organization, American Legion Post #400, has done a number of noteworthy things in its short tenure [...]
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The Beat Ambassador…
A couple of weeks ago when I walked out of the South Engineering building on campus I was surprised to hear MC Hammer's iconic song U Can't Touch This electrifying the air. It immediately made me smile. I looked around to see where it was coming from. I assumed it had to be coming from [...]
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown…
I must give props to those in the area who are responsible for making the decisions about school and college closings. It is not an easy job and it is often thankless. This is one crown that I do not envy. There always seem to be some folks who will question the decision that has [...]
On to a four-peat?
Not once, not twice, but three times - the NDSU Bison football team once again delivered on its promise of superiority by walking away as the FCS champs. The NDSU Bison football program is becoming a college football dynasty. Now that is something isn't it? 😉 Bison fans are a happy lot today. The Bison [...]
There are two types of people in the world…
My son Cory is a third year student in NDSU's architecture program. As I have watched him grow into his own design style I have been amazed at the transformation that has occurred at each step of the way. In his pre-program classes he developed his artistic eye by sketching random objects. He then moved [...]
My Christmas wish for Gene Taylor…
I live with a BIG Bison football fan. By that I mean that he is both physically big - 6'3" - and he breathes, eats, and sleeps Bison football. Hence, the singular topic of discussion in our household since last night is the news that Craig Bohl is leaving NDSU to go to Wyoming. In [...]
The other team…
Let me say at the outset that I am thrilled at the success NDSU's football program has enjoyed in recent years. The Bison are number one - squared. And frankly, the odds are quite good that their number one status may be cubed by season's end. This is exciting stuff this championship team status! The [...]
THE NEW FORTY 