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NMU center earns award

Braden Linick December 6, 2012

Director of the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship (CEEE) Tawni Ferrarini is the 2012 recipient of the Albert Beekhuis Award, a national accolade granted by the Council for Economic Education...

ASNMU update: Representatives readily repopulate roundtable

Braden Linick December 6, 2012

A lot of brainstorming occurred at the weekly ASNMU meeting Monday night, Dec. 3. ASNMU President Ben Stanley announced that NMU President David Haynes said he would like to see a list of priorities...

Three ASNMU members call it quits

Braden Linick November 29, 2012

The past two ASNMU meetings have resulted in the resignation of three more members, including ASNMU vice president Kelsey Hayes. Hayes has been one of the leading figures putting efforts toward the...

ASNMU expands dozing discounts

Braden Linick November 15, 2012

ASNMU has substantially expanded the Dozing Discounts program substantially, bringing it from 10 states to a national and international level recently. Dozing Discounts is one of the programs put on...

Impeachment still seeking resolution

Braden Linick November 15, 2012

Monday night’s ASNMU meeting offered little help regarding the organizations current impeachment status of their president, despite pleas of many students to find a way to fix it. This week’s meeting...

Upper Peninsula meth lab numbers increase

Braden Linick November 8, 2012

The amount of methamphetamine or “meth” use in the Upper Peninsula has been on the rise in a community unaware of how to report such a dangerous drug. Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team...

Join on-campus organizations

Braden Linick November 8, 2012

While many students concern themselves with enduring a four-day week of classes just to make it out on Thursday night for some drinks with friends, they miss the reason why students go to college in the...

Website places at conference

Braden Linick November 8, 2012

The North Wind editors attended the 2012 National College Media Conference Thursday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Sheraton in Chicago, Ill. and took third place for best website at the enrollment...

General assembly members resign at meeting

Braden Linick November 8, 2012

The ASNMU meeting this week began with the resignation of two more General Assembly members, College of Professional Studies Representative Brittany Voich and Down Campus Representative Sally Osentoski. Voich,...

Students have impact on election

Braden Linick November 1, 2012

As a neck and neck presidential election nears its end, students are reminded the importance and impact their votes may have in local and national campaigns. Many students, and young people alike, do...

Vice president of ASNMU thinks over resignation

Braden Linick November 1, 2012

The ASNMU weekly meeting Monday addressed a number of growing problems within their organization, while still trying to remain focused on helping students. At the beginning of the meeting, ASNMU Vice...

Health resources available to students

Braden Linick October 25, 2012

The Health Promotion Office (HPO) has recently added two new online resources for students, the Health Guru and Student Health 101. The Health Guru is a video library on the NMU website which covers...

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