September 7, 2001

U. of North Dakota to Use Entire $100-Million Gift to Build New Hockey Arena

Education versus hockey. It's an easy call in North Dakota.

The cost of the University of North Dakota's new hockey arena will eat up the entire $100-million contribution that a controversial donor to the institution committed in 1998, despite earlier indications that half of the funds would be available for other needs at the university.

Ralph Engelstad, a millionaire gambling executive and member of the university's hockey team from 1948 to 1950, pledged the funds three

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