The North Wind

McNair scholarship aids students seeking Ph.D.

Heidi Robitaille • September 6, 2012

The McNair Scholarship Program is seeking students for its program and will begin accepting applications on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. In order to qualify for the program, a student must be a first generation...

Multimedia journalism major debuts

Heidi Robitaille • August 30, 2012

Starting this semester, NMU will be offering a new multimedia journalism degree in place of the former electronic journalism major. “The old electronic journalism major was mostly a major for students...

Northern Michigan University students play for intercollegiate band

Heidi Robitaille • March 22, 2012

Northern Michigan University had a select few students play in the 2012 North Central Division Conference of the College Band Directors National Association. The conference was held from Feb. 23 to...

Hockey teams compete for state title

Heidi Robitaille • March 1, 2012

The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) Girls U19 House/Rec State Championship will be held in Marquette this weekend. The tournament will start at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 2 and run all weekend,...

Third annual Women for Women’s Self-Acceptance Week

Heidi Robitaille • February 19, 2012

Northern’s Women for Women will be hosting its third annual Self-Acceptance Week this year from March 19 through March 22 with many events are planned. On Monday, March 19, the film “Cyberbully”...