University of North Dakota Top Questions

People generally look down on und because they think it is a major party school.

I like the size of UND. The campus is nice, and I never have to go to far to get to any of my classes. Most people that really haven't heard about UND react positively about the business school, or the hockey team. I also like the fact that Grand Forks is a much better college town than Fargo is. I will always remember my experience here with being in a fraternity, it is an education in itself.

I absolutely love UND! It's the perfect size and Grand Forks is deffinitely a college town. There is so much Sioux pride! Sioux yeah yeah! It is such a beautiful campus. The only real complaint I hear is that it's too cold here.

I think the things that most students complain about is that there isn't much to do around town. This might be true if you are coming from a bigger town to Grand Forks, but I have always found plenty of things to do with my friends. The UND sporting events are really fun to go and there are sports almost year round to attend. There are bars downtown for people who are legal and there are 3 movie theaters, a mall, and plenty of fun local places to hang out at. I think that there might not be as many malls, restaurants, and other hang outs as people might be used to, but most of the time you can find something to check out.

The best thing about UND is the wide variety of ways to get involved. I like being able to have several things in common with others on campus, so the student organizations here are very important to me. I also enjoy seeing recognizable faces everyday, so I feel our campus is just the right size. As a freshman, I feel like I'm very busy. There isn't really a place where I spend a lot of time at because I tend to do run all over campus. If there was one thing I could change, it would be housing agreements with students who are interested in joining sororities and fraternities. Right now, the biggest controversy is the debate over keeping the Sioux logo. The most frequent student complaints are issues with parking, housing, meal plan increases, and hockey ticket distribution. I will always remember my experience and involvement with Student Government. It is a great organization and is a great way to get involved on campus and get to know leaders who can lead in you down the right road.

I think the Universtiy is approaching our smoking ban in the wrong way. I do not like cigarette smoke, but I don't think banning smoking has really accomplished anything, except adding a lot more litter. UND seems like a pretty good size school. I definitely would not want it to get any bigger, and much smaller, and I don't think I would like it. When people hear I'm going to UND they think that I am either going there for hockey or to drink. Unless they went here, most people don't have a very positive opinion of this school.

The size of UND is just right, not to big or small. Any different and it just wouldn't be the same. I spend most of my time on campus in my dorm room, in class, or at my sorority house. The most recent controversy that most closely affects me is a Gamma Phi Beta incident that involves possible racism, etc. There is definitly school pride here at UND, most strongly linked to the hockey team I would guess. I have lots of memories as of so far, and many more to make...this is only my first year!

I would say the best thing about UND is the campus. It's well maintained and there are many activities for people to do on it. If I could change one thing, I would probably change the attitude towards new students. I think that people here tend to be a little reserved, which can make them seem very unfriendly and even a little hostile. I think the size is fine. People really don't react when I tell them I'm a UND student, or they talk about aviation. Most of my time on campus is spent in class, but if I'm not there, it's the Union, the library or Tabula. This is definitely a college town, I feel. I live near the bars, and there is a huge difference between holidays, summer and other times when the dorm-living students leave. UND's administration is really no better or worse than other schools, but I feel like there are some choice issues that need to be worked on. The biggest recent controversy was probably the issue with the "Fighting Sioux" name. I've never really been a "school pride" sort of person, and that has not changed at UND. I think the most unusual thing about UND is it significantly changes Grand Forks' population. I took part in an anti-war rally, and that was something that I will always remember, even if it was a little small. I feel the most frequent student complaints are with the administration and the lack of security with it. Students feel they have to oversee what the administration is doing, and that they cannot trust things to be done without it.

The best thing about UND is that our campus is beautiful, we have nice people and the hockey team is so much fun to watch. I would not change anything. The size is just right. People tell me that our hockey team is amazing when I tell them that I am going here. I spend most of my time at the athletic facilities or my dorm. Grand forks is a college town. UND has great administration except we dont have an athletic director. Our biggest recent controversy on campus was the campus wide smoking ban. There is a great deal of school pride. Something unusual about UND is that is it is known for aviation. One experience I will always remember is moving in weekend. The most frequent student complaints is about the weather.

Personally, I love everything about UND. Grand Forks is a college town, but its a nice one. Most everyone on campus is friendly and nice, including professors and administration and for the most part, they really allow students to have an active say in policy. The school is a good size, small enough to get to know tons of people, and big enough to never have to run into that guy you had a random makeout with one crazy night. I think the biggest thing at UND is hockey. Everyone loves our Fighting Sioux hockey team and are always ranked quite highly. Of course there is continuing controversy over the Fighting Sioux name because of deragatoy associations, but as students, we really unite under that logo. Hockey is the one thing you can not miss out on at UND.