Chancellor approves restoring logo to Hello Walk

Havre Daily News staff

The chancellor of Montana State University-Northern has approved restoring a symbol of opposition to a pipeline in North Dakota after a protest was raised this week about its removal.

Northern’s Sweetgrass Society sent a letter to the university this week protesting the Student Senate painting over the “#NODAPL” logo the group had painted on the Hello Walk at Northern, saying covering it violated the groups freedom of speech.

The group said it had painted the logo on the steps, which run from Northern’s Student Union Building up to the quad by Cowan Hall, during the annu...