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Of course you manage to make your way onto the Internet right when I've left my longest so far gap between updates. I was thinking about it just last night

I wish I didn't have to start this by correcting a misstatement from above, but THETRIOUXPER was a member in very good standing who was actively participating in discussions right up until a couple months ago. He did have strong opinions about how the forum should be moderated, and wasn't shy with them , but his frequent sharing of those with me was actually quite instrumental in the big cleanup of the board in early '08. I never knew Troy, the person, but knew THETRIOUXPER (he liked all caps), the poster, well. In addition to him being a very active member of the community (top 40 poster, despite really only being around in force from 05-08), I also had a fair amount of private communication with him, as mentioned above. He was an extremely passionate Sioux fan, but was somewhat unique in has staunch defense of the athletes. He did more than any non-moderator I can think of to try get people to think about what they were posting and to realize that their anonymous criticisms were about real people. Nothing frustrated THETRIOUXPER more than to see fans throw players under the bus after a tough loss, knowing that the players already felt far worse than any fan could imagine, and he was quick to let those fans know that. He cared about the game, but cared more about the people in the Fighting Sioux community than whether a game was won or lost. I've missed him as we've heard less from him over the past year, and am truly saddened to hear he is no longer with us. Our community lost a passionate individual with a very unique and valuable contribution, and we will be the poorer for it. He will be missed. CHEERS TRIOUXPER

From Boese making all the right moves Rochester Post-Bulletin:

You got just a little bit cut off. Here's the full text from the source: NHL.com Parise tops list of best U.S.-born players Also on the list: #2 Tim Thomas (Vermont) #4 Ryan Miller (Mich St) #5 Brian Rafalski (Wisconsin) #6 Mike Komisarek (Michigan) #8 Phil Kessel (Minn.) #10 Paul Stastny (DU) Unless I miscredited or missed one, 7/10 former NCAA players.

Roughriders defensive tackle Schultz to announce CFL retirement

Jul 21 If you're in Grand Forks and want to listen to some rock, KJ108 is your station, but you actually tune your dial to 107.5 Jul 22 In men's hockey, the Sioux were 10-23-1 in 73-74. Jul 23 I repeat, in men's hockey, the Sioux were 10-23-1 in 73-74. (Sorry). Jul 24 Down by as much as 10, UND won 72-58 over Lamar in a Dec. 29, 2008, women's basketball game. It was UND's first D-I victory over a Southland Conference opponent. Jul 25 The WCHA first hit 10 teams in 71 with the admittance of Notre Dame. It stayed at 10 until Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, and Notre Dame fled for the CCHA in 1980. Jul 26 Jake Caufield, former UND WR, racked up 1,070 receiving yards and nine touchdowns as a senior at Minot High in 2003. Jul 27 On 10/27/2007, Rob on Say Anything noted that UND did receive tribal approval to use the Fighting Sioux nickname, in 1969 from a band of Standing Rock Sioux (Uncpapa Sioux). It also rehashes the amusing story of the origins of the nickname. Jul 28 Travis Bledsoe scored 10 pts, all in the 2nd half, in UND men's basketball's 76-68 defeat of SIUE on Feb 19, 2009. It was UND's first win over a transitional D-I team. source Jul 29 UND football had 10 returns for 67 yards in UND's 47-7 win over Western Washington for the 40th annual Potato Bowl. source

That was kind of my point -- I don't think these tweaks were enough to really move it any further from the Notre Dame logo, if Notre Dame actually cared. The two are still quite clearly the same logo, color scheme and minor font deviations aside. Instead, I see these tweaks as UND trying to revive the logo (freshen it up, as Sicatoka said) in anticipation of increased usage.

The image sheet linked above does contain some language about how the interlocking ND should only be used in conjunction with another trademark. That, presumably, is for the purpose of differentiating from the other ND. I don't recall if the old sheet contained that guidance. However, my real point in replying in this thread is that I feel I'm missing something -- I don't really see how these new ND logos represent such a departure from the Notre Dame logo. Different strokes of the N and D pass in front of/behind each other than on the Notre Dame logo, but otherwise it looks to me like exactly the same logo colored green with a shadow? A modest modernization at most, IMHO, as prep for potentially having to use it as a primary logo this year, but I don't really see it as a departure from the Notre Dame logo or staking out a particularly unique look for UND.

From Ex-UND hockey star Finley arrested, accused of trashing street (STrib) Comments from the Washington Post note are good, too. And my favorite...

Jul 13 From Early History of North Dakota: The cornerstone of the first building on the present University grounds, Main Building, was laid 10/2/83. Jul 14 Men's hockey record, fewest goalie saves in a period, 3-way tie: 0 by Bob Peabody (1-16-59, 3rd period vs. Michigan); Mel Donnelly (12-21-79, 1st period vs. Ohio State) and Darren Jensen (12-10-82, 1st period vs. Denver) Jul 15 10/81 -- The restored president's mansion, popularly known as Oxford Hall, was opened as the new home of the UND Alumni Association and Foundation, and dedicated in honor of J. Lloyd Stone. Jul 16 Want a spot in the Freshman Community of Leaners Scholarship Program (CLSP) at UND? Be sure to get a minimum SAT math and critical reading combined score of 1080). Money for school Jul 17 source Jul 18 UND named 1078 students to the Spring 2003 Dean's List. Congrats, John Bata, and all the rest. UND Spring 2003 Dean's List Jul 19 In 2007-2008, UND hockey goalie J.P. Lamoureux faced 1077 shots (of which only 73 slipped past him!). source Jul 20 The Journal of Neurochemistry's volume 107(6) includes "Differential effects of 24-hydroxycholesterol and 27-hydroxycholesterol on tyrosine hydroxylase and α-synuclein in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells", coauthored by Othman Ghribi, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Source

Jul 6 If you want to apply for the Community of Learners Scholarship Program, you better have an SAT score of at least 1090. http://www.und.edu/dept/finaid/Pre-Freshma...holarships.html Jul 7 1089 WBB: Career points by Tracey Pudenz 1990-94 (#20 all time) Jul 8 1088 WBB: Field goals attempted by Kris Jones 1984-86 (#10 all time) Jul 9 WBB: The last time the Fighting Sioux failed to reach the 10-win mark was during the 1986-87 season. They have put double-digits in the win column ever since head coach Gene Roebuck took over the helm in 1987. http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.d...;ATCLID=3655237 Jul 10 Jamie Skadeland, head volleyball coach at the Colorado School of Mines, left her career at UND with 1086 digs, 10th all-time. http://www.mines.edu/HeadVolleyballCoach Jul 11 Jody Garry, assistant coach of the Washington State University Cougars, ranks 8th all-time in kills at UND with 1085. http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/w-volley...rry_jody00.html Jul 12 As of last time it was indexed by Google, "UND puts up 6 goals vs. Minnesota" had 1084 views on YouTube (see here). It's now up to about 4500. ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344">

Jun 27 UND football kicker, Brandon Hellevang, ranks third in extra points attempted with 109, including a UND record 9 extra points made on 9/22/07 at Western Washington Jun 28 If you had an active student account in the previous year, UND will send you a 1098T by January 31st that can be used to claim your Hope or Lifetime Learning Credit. http://www.und.edu/dept/studentaccounts/html/taxinfo.htm Jun 29 Kathryn Rand, of the UND School of Law, is on the editorial board of Gaming Law Review and Economics, ISSN: 1097-5349 http://www.liebertpub.com/products/eboard.aspx?pid=16 Jun 30 In 10/96 the UND hockey team began its campaign for its first national title in 10 years with sweeps of Denver and Michigan Tech. http://siouxsports.com/hockey/1996/ Jul 1 March 10-11, 1995

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It's for you, North Dakota U, that we sing, your sons and daughters true!

This might be getting a wee bit away from economic / environmental discussion of cap & trade and into politics

As threatened, if left to me in the Doc's absence, get used to multi-day digests. Jun 20 In Fall 2002, UND had 1106 first-year male students http://www.edref.com/school_list/universit...ota-main-campus Jun 21 70.1%, or 1105, of UND applicants were found to have financial need (98.2% of those, 1085, received financial aid) Found to Have Financial Need 1,105 (70.1%) of applicants Jun 22 11/04/1895 First football win vs NDSU (3rd meeting, won 42-0) Jun 23 11/03/1894 First football game vs NDSU (lost 4-20) Jun 24 If you want to get in touch with G.F. Herald reporter, Chuck Haga, who frequently reports on UND issues, pick up the phone and call (701) 780-1102 Jun 25 1101 career rushing attempts by Phillip Moore 1995-98 (#1 all time) Jun 26 If you want to take UND's ESL English Language program and want to live in a dorm or on-campus apartment, be prepared to pay $1100 for 4 weeks. http://202.211.203.134/school.asp?aid=0,0&...15200&lid=0

Unfortunately for Geoff, when there's a thread with your name in the title on a site this popular, it becomes a first page search result for your name. There is a rule against bumping threads, but I've never looked into if they could be automatically locked because every now and then there's a good reason to respond to something old. I guess in that case you could always link to it. It hasn't really been a widespread problem. Had a mod caught it more quickly, we might have deleted the post (and maybe closed the thread), but I'm not sure there's any point now. It could be kind of fun when the next post in it is in 2013.

The Bemidji Pioneer has a bit different take... WCHA to continue negotiations with Omaha

I *guess* you've got a pretty good excuse, I'll do my best to cover (though if I'm left to cover alone, people should expect lots of multi-day digests). Thanks for your service to our country! However, I'm a little surprised you're headed off to Iraq, I could have sworn I saw in a news story that you were in Afghanistan just last month... That's pretty cool.

We'll see if I can sneak this one by Sicatoka... In it's highest scoring game of 08-09 women's basketball season, the Sioux routed Mayville State 111-27. Ouch

For yesterday... (where's the Doc, haven't seen in him in about 10 days!) In 2007-08, the School of Aerospace Sciences had 1113 men enrolled, vs. 150 women. However, the School of Engineering and Mines is even more male-centric, with 843 men to a mere 103 women. Gentlemen -- School of Nursing is where the ladies are at. 674 women with only 87 potential male suitors. profile stats

Yeah, you're thinking of this thread. My primary concern with the site name, if the nickname changed, would be that keeping the old name for the site would make it a lot harder for new fans to find it. Even if the name on the banner changed, the old URL would probably work forever. All that said, I'm certainly in no hurry. We'll see what happens.

In Spring 2004, 1114 students made the Deans' List. Belated congratulations to Chelsea Lynn Schmidt and all the rest. 6/8/04 -- UND Names 1,114 To 2004 Spring Semester Deans' List

For June 11 While visiting UND, if you want to stay in a hotel with a castle turret, your only real choice is the Settle Inn. Pick up the phone and call 800-571-1115

For June 10: One of the speakers at the 2009 North Dakota Society for Human Resources Management conference was Lane Harstad, former president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1116.