Fee Allocation Committee again. For over a decade the Northern Student functioned outside the Mass Comm. Dept. In the fall of 2009, the Northern Student was without an adviser. After the newspaper was threatened with a lawsuit, the media board appointed an adviser, who was forced to retire less than a year later. In May 2010, the newspaper returned to the Mass Comm. Dept., the media board was disbanded, and a new adviser from the Mass Comm. Dept. was appointed. During the following fall, the Northern Student briefly partnered with the Bemidji Pioneer for advertising and began placing issues of the Bemidji Pioneer inside the Northern Student. After three months of publication, it was determined that the two newspapers should remain completely separate. Athletics The school sports teams are called the Beavers, and are members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference competing in NCAA Division II, with the exception of men's and women's ice hockey teams which compete in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association at the NCAA Division I level, respectively. Men's Baseball Basketball Football Golf Ice hockey Women's Basketball Cross country Golf Ice hockey Soccer Softball Tennis Track and field Volleyball Notable alumni John A. Ainley Jr., newspaperman and politician Trent Baalke, general manager, Jacksonville Jaguars Robert Baril, stand-up comedian Steve Bell, football coach Bob Bird, politician Lem Burnham, NFL player John Carlson, politician Matt Climie, NHL goalie Bob Dettmer, politician Rob Ecklund, politician James Ellisor, basketball player Roger Erickson, politician Rich Glas, basketball coach Frank Haege, Professional and College Head Football Coach Bob A. Johnson, politician, farmer, school social worker Brian Leonhardt, NFL tight end Michele Leonhart, administrator at the Drug Enforcement Administration D. J. LeRoy, football coach Andrew Murray, NHL center Bob Ness, politician Gunner Olszewski, NFL wide receiver Marion O'Neill, politician Joel Otto, NHL center Matt Read, NHL center Loren Solberg, politician Thomas D. Waldhauser, USMC, Commander of US Africa Command Christopher Waller, economist Patricia Walrath, politician Zach Whitecloud, NHL Defenseman, Vegas Golden Knights See also List of colleges and universities in Minnesota Higher education in Minnesota Notes References External links Bemidji State Athletics website Bemidji, Minnesota Public universities and colleges in Minnesota Educational institutions established in 1919 Education in Beltrami County, Minnesota Buildings and structures in Beltrami County, Minnesota Tourist attractions in Beltrami County, Minnesota 1919 establishments in Minnesota