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St. Bonaventure president Dennis DePerro, right, died Monday after testing positive for COVID-19 in December. Higher education leaders who worked closely with Dennis R. DePerro remember the university president as warm and engaging, often invited to dine with members of the clergy as if he were in their order because others wanted to be around him. “He was a larger-than-life personality,” said Joseph Zimmer, who served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at St. Bonaventure U...

Mike Jacobs: Rich legacy builds Lakota America Jesse Taken Alive was rooted in Lakota culture. He was earnest, forthright and forceful in pressing his opinions. His evident passion for his people struck me whenever I heard him. Written By: Mike Jacobs | × Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald columnist. Jesse Taken Alive died last week. His name will be familiar in Grand Forks. He was a central figure in the battle over UND’s nickname and logo. Taken Alive was chairman of the Stand...

Mike Jacobs: Rich legacy builds Lakota America Jesse Taken Alive was rooted in Lakota culture. He was earnest, forthright and forceful in pressing his opinions. His evident passion for his people struck me whenever I heard him. Written By: Mike Jacobs | × Jesse Taken Alive of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe speaks in front of the Attorney Generals Task Force on American Indian Children Exposed To Violence in 2013 in Bismarck. (AP photo) GRAND FORKS — Jesse Taken Alive died last...