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"He's asserted an extension for another two to four weeks," Harmeson said.
Harmeson said he was notified by Julie Evans, UND general counsel, that the school had received a document late in the week regarding the extension.
Buning asserted the leave through federal law, Harmeson said.
"It's not a request," Harmeson said. "We have no ability to deny or allow it."
Okay, all you legal minds out there, what kind of a LOA extension cannot be denied by federal law? Is this Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
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Nicknames? U has its hands full with sports foes
The U's principled policy against playing the Fighting Sioux includes one notable exception: hockey. In hockey, unlike other sports, UND is a big-time Division I school -- in fact a national power, and one of the U's archrivals in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.Where hockey is concerned, the U of M "must take its contractual obligations into consideration," says Dan Wolter of U of M media relations.
The Gophers-Fighting Sioux hockey games are some of the biggest of the year, and the U of M makes big bucks from them.
When NDSU comes to town Saturday, the Gophers may demonstrate why it's best not to add more North Dakotans to the schedule.When you can barely sneak past the Bison, you'd better not mess with the Fighting Sioux.
Athletic Director Joel Maturi can override the advisory committee's decision on the Fighting Sioux, according to Wolter.
Come on, Maturi. You aren't afraid of North Dakota, are you?
Join the conversation at my blog, Think Again, which can be found at www.startribune.com/thinkagain.Sounds as if Maturi has no spine.
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...and then hire him/her!!
Amen to the that.
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Pretty rough day of football at our house yesterday. As you may or may not know, the Geaux in the GeauxSioux is because my wife is an LSU grad and their slogan is Geaux Tigers. It fit kind of nicely with Sioux, hence GeauxSioux.
Both UND and LSU entered yesterday undefeated, coming off of a week where they came back in the 4th quarter. Both teams lost yesterday.
I think the LSU loss will keep them from winning the national championship. UND just needs to get back in the "W" column and controls their own destiny.
Go Sioux!!!!
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Smith is definitely going to be one of the top candidates. He has a nice mix of athletics, being a former Sioux football player, and academics, as the dean of Aerospace. He would do well at bringing in money to the foundation, as well.
The questions I have regarding Smith are in the area of research dollars and his standing with others at UND. Does anyone have any insight into how he has been connected in obtaining research dollars? I know that Aerospace did receive some money from the Center of Excellence program. Since he is the Dean at Aerospace, I'm assuming that he has a positive relationship with the academia at UND?
I don't think that having a UND connection is all that is needed, but I also think that it shouldn't be a strike against anyone either. I too would like someone who would be UND for a long term and not use it as a stepping stone. In that case having a UND connection would be a positive.
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Buning's future at UND unclear
Monday will mark four weeks since UND Athletic Director Tom Buning's leave of absence was announced, the amount of time he originally said he would be on leave.But whether or not Buning will be returning to UND on Monday is still unclear.
"We currently have no idea whether or not Tom will be back at work on Monday," said Vice President for General Administration Phil Harmeson. "As of now, we have had no contact with him."
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This weekends game marks the 98th meeting between these two national powers with North Dakota leading the series at 61-35-2 including a 33-11-1 mark in Grand Forks.How MSU wins:
For Michigan State to win this game they will need to slow down a finesse ND team with their neutral zone trap. If the trap can create turnovers and lead to odd man rushes for the Spartans they might be able to upset the nations top team in a hostile environment.
How North Dakota wins:
North Dakota wins by dictating the tempo of the game. They need to use their speed and finesse to their advantage by keeping the puck out of the corners and along the perimeter in there offensive end.
Bottom Line: ND 3 MSU 1
I like the bottom line analysis.
Go Sioux!!!!!
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Evidently Josh at NCAA liked the article too.
Money can wait. When standout student-athletes have an opportunity to move on to participate in professional sports, they generally don’t hesitate to leave school early. The allure of six- and seven-figure salaries is just too great, and school and intercollegiate athletics are usually left behind. There are exceptions to every rule, however, and friend of the Double-A Zone Patrick Miller provides a perfect example in his recent article about four North Dakota hockey student-athletes. After seeing their hockey team fall in the national semifinals in April, North Dakota fans expected a mass exodus of players to the National Hockey League. It didn’t happen. Looking for a third consecutive trip to the Frozen Four and a first national championship, superstars Ryan Duncan, T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney and Joe Finley elected to return to Grand Forks instead of leaving for the bright lights of the National Hockey League. Each could be gearing up for their first full professional seasons right now, but they are still balancing classes and hockey practice in the university setting. Each member of the quartet returned to school for his own reasons, but there’s no doubt that leaving dollars on the table is not an easy thing to do. It’s refreshing to see student-athletes pining after a national championship and in no rush to grow up. It will be interesting to watch North Dakota’s results this season, but with much of last year’s roster still intact, expectations are high for the nation’s preseason No. 1.Nice article PCM.
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New USHL team unveils team name
There’s a new Force to be reckoned with in Fargo.The city’s new United States Hockey League franchise unveiled its name and logo on Friday – and the team will be called the Fargo Force.
So much for those who thought UND would change the nickname and become "The Force of the North". It would be a little confusing.
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Those are going to be 12,000 bored fans.
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Here's Toews First Goal.
Beautiful goal!!
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Perhaps but I read the email as a request to let the public know what is going on. We still don't know. Wait, I'll rephrase that. I, a non-insider, don't know.
According to Kevin Fee...
The Bonzer one was after the leave was announced. The others were prior to the announcement.Posted by: fee on 10/10/2007 11:26 AM
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Several supportive e-mails have been sent to Tom Buning, UND athletic director, since he took a leave of absence from the school recently.
"I just want you to know that I really appreciate you and enjoy the time we spend together (even in sily meetings). I hope that whatever happens in your future (if here or elsewhere), you are happy. Your smiling face brightens my day."
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I can't say that I can disagree with wishing someone happiness.
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CAN THEY REPEAT? MSU gets back on the ice this weekend, begins title defense
NO!!!
Michigan State junior goaltender Jeff Lerg and his teammates have enjoyed good times since winning the NCAA men’s hockey championship in April. But after receiving their championship rings last week and being honored at halftime of Saturday’s football game, the Spartans are ready to put last season behind them.“One thing we gotta remember is that nothing is automatic,” Lerg said. “Just because we won a national championship doesn’t mean we’re just going to put our jersey on and be an automatic winner every game. Work hard and be persistent. That’s what got us there.”
The No. 3-ranked Spartans kick off the season with a huge test, facing top-ranked North Dakota in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game at 8 p.m. Saturday in Grand Forks, N.D.
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UNO Seeks Payback At North Dakota"I was glad they won on Saturday,
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Montevallo is playing in GF over Thanksgiving for the tournament we're hosting. We're opening with Crookston and they with Western Oregon. So we could play them on the second night of the tourney if we both win.
Darn, I was already planning the trip in my head.
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Once again the Business School finds itself in good company....America's Entrepreneurship Programs Continue to Grow
UND places 9th in a growing field of schools. Not too bad.Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review released today the fifth annual ranking of the top 50 graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the nation. Heading the list for undergraduate schools is Babson College, and among graduate programs, the University of Southern California takes the number-one position.Babson College and The University of Arizona took the second and third spots for top graduate programs, respectively. For the undergraduate program ranking, the University of Houston and Drexel University were second and third. A nearly 30% increase in participating schools with this year's ranking underscores the growing number of entrepreneurial courses nationwide and the established mainstream appeal of business ownership.
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Applications roll in for UND presidency
Thirteen people have applied to be UND's next president since the school began accepting applications in late September.Applicants include chief academic officers at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., and at a New Mexico State University branch campus in Carlsbad.
Also applying are lower level administrators at Illinois State University, DePaul University in Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Wyoming and the University of Central Florida, as well as a former president of Henry Cogswell College in Everett, Wash., and an assistant attorney general for the state of Virginia.
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Judge's sealing order takes on a practical dimension
What once might have been considered an ideological debate took on a practical dimension Monday when two new documents were filed in UND's lawsuit against the NCAA over the school's Fighting Sioux nickname.The text of those documents is being withheld from public view because of a Sept. 14 order from Grand Forks County District Court Judge Lawrence Jahnke that sealed all future filings from either side in the lawsuit.
According to computerized court records, one of the documents filed Monday is a -
A University of Minnesota policy discouraging the school's athletic teams from competing against UND in any sport except hockey will stand, despite statements from the school's Advisory Committee on Athletics that it might reconsider the policy, the committee's chairman said Tuesday.
That decision could hurt UND during the five-year transition to NCAA Division I athletics it embarked on last year.
Betty Ralston, UND associate athletic director, called the Minnesota committee's decision unfortunate but said she was not surprised."It's unfortunate that a (NCAA Division I) school that's so close to us geographically is not going to become a rival other than in hockey," Ralston said. "It's their institution's decision, and just like we don't want people to come here and tell us what to do, we can't impose things on those other institutions."
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Hockey surges late to win exhibition
Thankfully UND got that late surge or it would have been a very tense game.
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