Northern Michigan University has been named a recipient of the 2016 “Muzzle” Award by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. The Charlottesville, Virginia based nonprofit...

If you’ve been keeping up with The North Wind for the past few weeks, you may have noticed we are in the depths of a month-long experiment on food and the social issues related to eating. In week...

With Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate now behind us, political analysts and pundits alike have begun to debrief the events of the night and what it means for the left. For certain, third tier...

Multi-million dollar investments, improvements in athletic attendance, enrollment issues and community engagements—all are on the table in NMU President Fritz Erickson’s new university alignment plan,...

The year 2015 is destined to go down in history as a watershed year in human space exploration. In contrast to the moon missions of the 1970s, we are now learning more about our own solar system than ever...

I have never been to Thailand, but it can be said that the best way to experience a culture and place is through its food. After all, the practice of eating and drinking is one definitive commonality we...

It’s been 30 years since the late Dr. Gordon Klatt, a colorectal surgeon, walked 83 miles over 24 hours at Baker Stadium in Tacoma, Wash. His motivation for this monumental feat was to raise money for...

The sounds of soft wind and crickets greeted NMU world history students on Thursday, Oct. 22, when they participated in a video conference with a group of presenters in the West African country of Ghana. For...

In an email released Monday, NMU President Fritz Erickson attempted to dispel a laundry list of rumors he says have been circulating around campus. “All colleges and university campuses have active...

Stashed away seemingly in the middle of nowhere, on the road between Marquette and K.I. Sawyer, is what may be the area’s best-kept secret in dining. Aptly named the Crossroads Restaurant and Lounge,...

Students filled Mead Auditorium to near capacity Tuesday, Oct. 13, for a chance to field their questions to NMU President Fritz Erickson and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost Kerri Schuiling...

New York Deli is back in business. Following a surprise renovation that began in July at the peak of tourist season, the shabby little building at the corner of Washington and 7th Street is suddenly not...