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This coming Monday. the mostly unqualified NDSU will announce which of the under qualified candidates it prefers to be NDSU’s next president.  They will make their recommendation to an equally unqualified State Board of Higher Education.  Whomever their choice is, … Continue reading →

Well, the 2010 Winter Olympics are finally over. The Canadians should be proud of themselves, both for putting on the extravaganza and for their showing..  Previous to these games, they had not won Olympic gold on their “home and native … Continue reading →

Script: B
Acting: A
Cinematography: B
Relavance: Depends on how you want to view it. A to C.
Necesity to suspend disbelief: Shouldn’t be a problem Continue reading →

As I was about to write another essay on what I see as the crisis at NDSU my editor called my attention to the response to my Minard Hall ssay. Since it raises precisely the issues I wish to address, I will respond to these remarks. Continue reading →

On Saturday, December 19, NDSU held the first commencement since the “retirement” of Forum Man of the Year Joseph chapman.  Presiding over the ceremonies was interim president Dr. Richard Hanson. Anyone that has not been to a major(well, in this … Continue reading →

Please be aware that overnight serious structural problems developed in
the northwest corner of Minard Hall. Continue reading →

The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Many … Continue reading →

One Bag at a time 4000 Show up! FARGO, N.D. (FargoFloods.com) Volunteers at Oakport Township north of Moorhead, Minn. filling sandbags Monday, March 24, 2009, as residents prepared for record flooding from the Red River. Moorhead is across the river … Continue reading →

Find Help and Give Help in Fargo Flood effort here.

FARGO, N.D. (FargoPhantom.com)–On Tuesday night, the NDSU Bison Men’s basketball won the Summit League tournament and thus qualified for the NCAA tournament.  This is indeed laudable, since this is the first year Bison were eligible for the tournament.  This has … Continue reading →

Read More Reviews Here of 2009 Fargo Film Festival Reviews FARGO, N.D. (FargoPhantom.com)– An afternoon at the Fargo Film Festival.  Wednesday afternoon I took in a segment of the afternoon offerings at the Fargo Film Festival.  I’m writing this to … Continue reading →

NDSU Wins Over Oakland in Summit League Tournament NDSU Goes to NCAA March Madness NDSU Basketball Wins over Oakland 66-64 FARGO, N.D. (FargoPhantom.com)– Ben Woodside’s medium jumper with 3 seconds left gave North Dakota State a 66-64 win over Oakland … Continue reading →

Downtown fargo was still moving on Skis and we have the pictures to prove it. FARGO, N.D. (FargoPhantom.com) — Here’s the March 10th Downtown Fargo Snow Pics & Pictures Brought to by our Snow Storm Team at the Fargo Phantom. … Continue reading →

FARGO, N.D. (FargoPhantom.com)–On Tuesday night at Babbs Coffee Shop the College of Science andMathematics at NDSU held its fourth “Science Café.” There will be a fifth in April. with hopes of a more regular schedule during the 2009-2010 academic year.  … Continue reading →

FARGO, N.D. (FargoPhantom.com)–It’s not just West Fargo School District officials who are grappling with the “emotional” issue about whether to build a second high school. Parents, teachers and students who also are struggling with this decision weighed in Wednesday. It … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON — President Obama urged the nation on Tuesday to see the economic crisis as reason to raise its ambitions, calling for expensive new efforts to address energy, health care and education even as he warned that government bailouts have … Continue reading →

I think everyone knows our country is in trouble. Most politicians and civic leaders alike agree that we desperately need to put differences aside and work hard to get us out of this mess.  Everybody, it seems, except Republican Congressmen … Continue reading →