I'd assume so. Didn't Frattin have to pay his own way that semester he came back from suspension? Granted that was based on rules violations rather than performance.
I'm not sure that it's common for them to be reduced, but scholarships are typically awarded on an annual basis so it's certainly possible that his was reduced.
Ashley Hunter, the double murderer/3-way stabber, has been in Fargo for 15 years. The problematic individuals seem to be coming from MSP and Chicago, primarily.
I thought it was pretty weird when they first announced a Ruth's Chris Steak House for Williston. Very possible the postponement/cancellation of construction is due to giving the whole thing more thought, rather than the slowdown.
They've struck down efforts to put it on our license plates. By your definition (that the nickname be enshrined in century code in order to be official), North Dakota does not have an official nickname.