History in the Pines

From the archives: “Harry” haunts theatre students in Bangsberg

By Northern Student archives / October 31, 2023

It has become a sort of tradition for the first student entering the stage to always greet Harry the Ghost. Likewise, the last person to leave the darkened theatre always says good night.

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From the archives: ‘Footnotes in stone’

By Northern Student archives / September 15, 2023

Some would have found difficulty in finding space for the many footnote stones necessary to mark the continual changes that have been made in the status of B. S. T. C. For even to those who have grown along with it, the development of the College has seemed almost phenomenal.

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From the archives: ‘Pull a wheelie, Steve’

By Northern Student archives / July 5, 2023

From the 1967 Northern Student archives: BSC frosh Steve Adams finds his unicycle a good way to make friends and solve the parking problem.

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Uncovering the origins of St. Urho’s Day and the role a Bemidji State professor played in bringing it to life

By Bemidji Pioneer / March 15, 2023

Even those who embrace St. Urho’s Day might not be aware of the significant part that a Bemidji State psychology professor played in its origin. The man was Sulo Havumaki.

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Bemidji State’s American Indian Resource Center was decades in the making

By Bemidji Pioneer / July 28, 2022

The Anishinaabe Family Center was in disrepair by the 1980s, which presented leaders there with a choice: fix it up or think bigger. They chose the latter.

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President Bangsberg’s plane crashes in Vietnam in 1967 tragedy

By Bemidji State University / July 2, 2022

Prior to his departure from the Bemidji airport, Bangsberg anticipated only his immediate family sending him off and was surprised and eventually overwhelmed at seeing the airport terminal filled with well-wishers.

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Hoops set the stage for athletics boom at Bemidji State

By Micah Friez / December 15, 2021

F.P. Wirth may have taught history for a living, but he also created it on the hardwood.

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Bemidji State hoopers have authored a rich history in 100 years of play

By Micah Friez / December 15, 2021

One hundred years ago today, Bemidji State Teachers College explored a new venture for the very first time: fielding a basketball team.

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Bemidji State soccer’s rise into a national power

By Bemidji Pioneer / November 15, 2021

The days of ragtag rosters are long gone now. In Jim Stone’s two-decade tenure, the Beavers have risen from a bottom-level program to national power.

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‘The Chet’ pays homage to an iconic coach

By Micah Friez / August 13, 2021

When local sports fans hear that a game is at “The Chet,” chances are they know exactly where to go. But often lost in the convenience of the nickname is a knowledge of the stadium’s namesake.

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