82SiouxGuy

That will look good on their resume. "We were only committing fraud against our employer." Oh by the way, they also committed fraud against the state of North Dakota and all North Dakota citizens whether they were "trying to" or not.

This is a much bigger deal than you and many Bvillers seem to think. They forged signatures. They signed a legal document that they knew was false. They committed fraud. They interfered with an election. In many ways, this is a much bigger deal than exposing yourself in public. Yes, they were lazy and stupid. But that isn't an excuse for committing a crime. This was a crime. And there seems to be pretty good evidence that they knowingly and willingly committed that crime. This is something that could very well follow them for years. But you don't think it is important.

This part of the forum is to discuss things other than UND sports. It is to discuss other things of interest at UND or in North Dakota. NDSU, the Bison football team and North Dakota elections are all of interest to people in North Dakota. Read the forum heading. You just like to take potshots at Hak and the hockey team.

Didn't forget that either. I wrote a couple of paragraphs, not exactly enough room to do a thorough explanation of all the economic factors in play. You're right, North Dakota was affected less by the economic crash than most. North Dakota banks had been more conservative. They didn't make the risky housing loans or play with risky investments. The North Dakota legislature had been more conservative. Historically, North Dakota's economy has had fewer of the highs and lows than the United States economy. Plus the highs don't normally get as high and the lows don't normally get as low. As a matter of fact, the North Dakota economy has followed the ag economy much more than the national economy. If ag is good, North Dakota is usually pretty good. Throw in the fact that the ag economy was already getting strong when the 2008 crash happened and North Dakota was in pretty solid condition. And I agree with Teeder, no one understood that comment about how the weak dollar benefits the state with oil drilling. Unless you are somehow relating the dollar to the price of oil. Drilling in North Dakota is dependent on the price of oil being high enough because it is less expensive to drill in some other places. The new procedures like fracking, and the price of crude being over $50 a barrel make if profitable to drill in North Dakota. The oil companies will continue to drill as long as they are making enough profit. But you can lose the snide comments if you really want to communicate with people.

And I pointed out that the same exchange rate affects a lot of other communities across the northern part of the United States. Then you brought up oil, which really has little to do with Canadians shopping in Grand Forks. They shop because they pay higher prices in Canada for the same products, but can come down to the United States and pay a lower price using currency that is approximately equal to the American dollar. They can save enough money on their purchases to pay their travel expenses, and get a mini vacation out of the trip. Canadian visitors are just one prong of the economic activity in Grand Forks. The ag economy is doing well. Farmers have had several good years in a row. The University is doing well. They are setting records for enrollment which brings more people to town. The small manufacturing segment is doing well. There is some bleed off benefit coming from the oil patch. Just about all segments of the Grand Forks economy are doing well. The Canadian traffic adds to the success, but it isn't the only factor. If it were the only factor then you would see other border communities across the United States doing as well because Grand Forks isn't the only place where Canadians shop. That would be my point. There are many places that are gaining a benefit from the Canadian traffic, but not all of them are doing as well economically as Grand Forks. Grand Forks is fortunate that multiple economic segments are doing well at the same time. Not all of the other border communities across the United States-Canadian border are that fortunate.

Not forgetting anything. The stronger Canadian dollar along with higher prices in Canada lead Canadian shoppers across the border to shop all across the US-Canada border. You don't actually believe that it is isolated to this area, do you? Grand Forks is lucky to have a large city in Canada less than 3 hours away. But a lot of Canadian citizens make the trip across the border looking for deals and vacation time from Maine to Washington state.

It benefits a lot of border communities across the northern tier, not just Grand Forks.

Apartment occupancy is in the mid 90's or higher in Grand Forks even with all of the new apartments. Most houses sell almost as fast as they go on the market. You're right, it is hard to believe that population can be decreasing when every indicator would point to growth. Grand Forks just set a new record for sales tax revenue in a month. Things aren't going so bad in Grand Forks.

Hotels are pretty much full almost every weekend. Stores and restaurants are very busy on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A lot of local people avoid the 32nd Avenue corridor on the weekends and do their shopping during the week, which helps business for those days. That's also why there are 2 more hotels being built along 42nd Street.

I believe that even the hockey teams will get some use of it. They are planning to do a lot of injury rehab there for UND athletes, so I would guess that injured hockey players may spend some time in the building.

UND has to pay the Alerus Center for every day they use the building. That would add up to a lot of money if they added a bunch of practices. That's why it isn't cost effective.

Yes, it is that busy. The practice facility will be available to the teams throughout the year, especially the colder months. The Alerus Center is booked a lot during that time of year.

Midco has been quoted in the newspaper that they offered as similar a deal as possible to what Cable One had last year. The same price per game. There are only 1 or 2 other cable companies that were carrying UND games in the past that are not so far. Here is the list of cable companies in the region that are carrying all of the games so far: Just about everyone else signed on, and Cable One is getting basically the same deal as last year. That sounds like a Cable One problem.

They are always planning an addition. They actually wanted all of the land. But it was part of the athletic department, plus EERC still has some land, so athletics got it.

The practice field would probably remain in place so that the team could practice on grass at least part of the time.

There isn't a pool at the Wellness Center right now. They contract with UND athletics to use the Hyslop pool for students, faculty and staff. I believe that there was discussion of pool facilities in a later stage at the Wellness Center. That would be a future addition.

With the new Choice Health and Fitness Center, and the indoor tennis courts they have, I think that indoor tennis courts are probably way at the bottom of the priority list for UND athletics. UND has a contract to use the new tennis courts for a while. One advantage they put into that facility is they have a seating area so people can sit and watch matches. Racquetball and a competitive pool are probably much higher on the list.

They have been emptying the old REA this summer, so it wouldn't surprise me if they tear it down this fall or winter. That will be the first step. They wouldn't announce the building like this if they didn't have the money to pay for it. This donation should be all they need to get the (wrecking) ball rolling.

I'm sure that the name will be in a prominent position. Naming the building would make sense. They have named buildings on campus for lesser amounts.

The other $1 million goes toward paying for the new turf, which is why the logo is on the turf.

The short answer is yes. I don't think it happens a lot. Sanford has some specialties and expertise that Altru doesn't, and patients that need immediate care in those specialties can be flown to Sanford or to the Twin Cities depending on the needs of the patient.

I think that you are right and they are wrong. First year in the Alerus was 2001. Won the national title and didn't lose in the playoffs. 2002 didn't make the playoffs. 2003 lost in the title game to Grand Valley. Lost at Pittsburg State in semis in 2004. Lost at Grand Valley in 2nd round in 2005, in quarters in 2006, and in 2nd round again in 2007. Started transition in 2008. Only playoff losses were on the road since Alerus Center opened. Close to a .500 record on the road in the playoffs and perfect winning record at home during those years.

As of right now, no it will not. FCS is picking up the hockey games and the UND Sports show, but they are not picking up any of the games in any other sports.

Good advertising, yes. But potentially feeding thousands of people could get very expensive. The food may be reasonably priced, but I would still be shocked if it is free.

I think that it is free to go into the area, but I would be shocked if the food was free. The advantage of purchasing from the vendors while at the game is convenience. You don't have to go to the places, they bring the food where you are going to be.