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NMU student honored after death

Amanda Monthei December 5, 2013

When 19-year-old NMU student Brittany Nicholas passed away on Thursday, Nov. 28 from injuries sustained in a car accident two days prior, her friend Bryana Riutta immediately began creating a tribute video,...

Amanda Monthei: North Wind staff members bid farewell

Amanda Monthei December 4, 2013

“Nostalgia is when you want things to stay the same. I know so many people staying in the same place.” — Jeanne Moreau Nostalgia is the characterizing (and expected) emotion of a college graduation,...

Ron’s Tacos finds value in simplicity

Amanda Monthei November 21, 2013

Combining a small business space, long-held (and authentic) family recipes and an inclination toward simplicity, the owners of Ron’s Taco Shop on North Third Street have in just 11 days of operation...

Army to evaluate further before ROTC closures

Amanda Monthei November 14, 2013

Following an announcement in October that the program was at risk of termination, the NMU ROTC program was notified on Thursday, Nov. 7 that it would be temporarily removed from the Army’s elimination...

ROTC program given temporary relief following risk of elimination

Amanda Monthei November 10, 2013

Following an announcement in October that the program was at risk of termination, the NMU ROTC program was notified on Thursday, Nov. 7 that it would be temporarily removed from the Army’s elimination...

Tobacco-free policy considered

Amanda Monthei November 7, 2013

NMU administrators have begun taking steps towards implementing a 100 percent tobacco-free policy for NMU’s campus, having released a campus-wide survey to collect feedback from NMU students, faculty...

Two arrested in connection with former student’s death

Amanda Monthei October 31, 2013

Marquette City Police Department officials have arrested two Marquette men in connection with the death of 22-year-old Marquette native Kyle Dowling, according to a press release. Jordan Beaudry, 19,...

Staff Column: Life lessons: ‘spilling coffee on my MacBook’ edition

Amanda Monthei October 24, 2013

I should have seen this coming. Shouldn’t have gone to Stone Creek this morning, I thought as I sped to Walgreens to buy four bags of rice and a tiny screwdriver, tearing up, blasting the only CD...

Staff Column: ‘Awareness’ movement overrun with falsehoods

Amanda Monthei October 24, 2013

                                                    Breast Cancer Awareness Month misses point I’m going to preface this piece by saying that two women in my immediate family...

NMU alumni return to share insight

Amanda Monthei October 24, 2013

Amidst classwork, senior projects and tests, what tends to get lost in classroom lectures about preparing for life post-graduation is the actual reality of living and working in a student’s chosen industry. Particularly...

Awareness Week events supply open forum for wolf discussion

Amanda Monthei October 17, 2013

With the newly-instated Michigan wolf hunt beginning on Friday, Nov. 15, students and community members have the opportunity to learn about and engage in conversation regarding the wolf hunt during Wolf...

Twin brothers know adventure in Marquette

Amanda Monthei October 17, 2013

From mountain biking to DJ-ing to kiteboarding, Twin brothers Kyle and Matt Bloch are involved in many organizations and sports in the Marquette area. Matt, a senior business management major and employee...

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