NMU is shedding a parking lot from its roster before the beginning of the fall 2016 semester. Lot 46, which sits off Wright Street across from Hunt Hall, is being purchased by the city of Marquette as...

The most authentic south-of-the-border dining experience in Marquette also has one of the best table views. Sol Azteca, a relatively new establishment in the local food scene, sits atop another well-situated...

Chuck Ganzert, a communications professor who dedicated more than a third of his life to teaching at NMU, passed away in Seattle on April 1. He was presenting a paper at a meeting of the Popular Culture...

My senior year of high school, (I’m dating myself here, but it doesn’t matter) I got on the waiting list for a Spotify account. I think that was right about the time Pandora was wearing thin with most...

So I can tell you I’m more likely to vote for Bernie than The Donald, when it comes down to it. I can tell you I would rather my taxes go toward aid programs and infrastructure than defense spending....

Monday morning I woke up hungry. I had slept 10 solid hours, and when I got out of bed I showered while fantasizing about the cinnamon-raisin bagel and mug of hot coffee that would come next. Except...

Sten Fjeldheim sat down across the ski room, a little out-of-the-way nook with a steel door at the back of the basketball practice gym. The wall above where he sits is covered in awards and accolades he...

Mulder and Scully are back. For the thousands of cult-level X-Files fans out there—and the millions of “casual viewers,” as well—this is exciting news. Fox has renewed the hit TV show, offering...

Directed by Adam McKay, this financial tale shows the late-2000s economic crash from the perspective of some business-world insiders. The all-star cast produced a lot of notable performances, and the directing,...

The Merlot Mansion’s Facebook page offers a little description for those who haven’t had the pleasure: “We’re Merlot House. We make noise in a basement. “Usually it’s punk, indie,...

In the past seven days, I was in three different airports. On Sunday morning, in the stuffy Delta terminals of LaGuardia, I sat down next to a perspiring Japanese man. Security was heightened, which meant...

Phil Watts pioneered the exercise science graduate program at NMU and the sports science undergraduate degree as well. He brought part of an Everest summit team to campus in 1983 for high-altitude research....