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Also, Schafer alluded to ensuring tuition is contained in future years, so some of his planned cuts may be to set UND up for the future.

Higher Ed's state budget has about tripled since the start of the boom. Elementary and high school budget probably tripled too. The legacy fund has around $3-4 billion that can't be spent yet. State paid a lot of oil money to lower property taxes and the city councils just increased spending instead. Also did a lot of building and road projects when construction was most expensive.

The general fund allotment for UND should be around $12.8 million, including the med school. The tuition budget is not subject to the allotment. UND is getting hit extra hard because the money for the new med school was cut by 4% too. The $6.4 million for ndsu doesn't look like it includes the reduction in their research funding from the state, which is about another $4.5 million. The $25 million looks to be a 2 year number, and was caused in large part by UND budgeting a large tuition increase.

As for all 2 and most 3 star recruits, I'd say they're comparable to 7th round nhl draft picks. About the same potential as 0 star/undrafted players.

The big Sky co-freshman of the year had one offer each. Just saying

Switch the red and yellow in that one around and put on the beak, and we've got our local tie-in.

A bit too German with those colors,

Wow. Good for CC. Giving that kind of support with the downturn in their program speaks volumes.

#TeamBubba

WMU (FBS), Denver, and Omaha are all D1 as well.

Obviously Schafer won't be the next UND President, but what a breath of fresh air. http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/north-dakota/3937721-schafer-work-together-meet-budget-challenge-und-interim-president-urges

Uconn is garbage compared to Ohio St. Now that's saying something.

I'm still waiting for Kelley's report on tenure as well.

Denver, Omaha, Miami, and WMU seem to have proven that sharing a hockey conference doesn't lead to basketball and football games. As for fan support, what is the average hockey attendance at NCHC and B1G schools this year? People are ragging on the B1G because attendance is down, but I'd guess it's still higher at Wisco, Minn, and Mich than any NCHC school not named UND (maybe UNO too, with a brand new arena). As for hockey being a red-headed step child at B1G schools, yes, it's not the #1 or even the #2 sport at most of the schools, and yet their hockey budgets are still larger than most schools in the NCHC. What I'm trying to get across here is a small sport in the B1G is still bigger than a big sport in the MAC/NSIC/Big Sky/Summit/SCAC conglomerate.

I believe she said he's a 2017, but I could be wrong.

I agree is unlikely, but if it was offered UND wouldn't have to spend any time considering it, we'd accept immediately.

You can't be serious

FYP

One can understand why the foundations don't want the state to be allowed to audit them. When you're donating to a foundation, make sure you designate the funds for something (scholarships, endowed faculty, specific programs) or it may be used as a slush fund (even at UND), unless of course you don't care if your donation is being used to send the president on a fully paid vacation to attend the Final Four (where his school isn't even participating).

I like including the flame in the logo and the eye (one of the most important parts, IMO) looks pretty good too. Something about the beak and the flare off the back of the head is throwing me though.

I agree. Forces seem to be rallying for him behind the scenes though.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/featured-columnists/3937937-mike-jacobs-can-north-dakota-build-university-system