The North Wind

ROTC participates in Ranger Challenge competition

Margaret Ylitalo • September 29, 2011

Three teams of NMU ROTC cadets will travel to Fort McCoy, near Sparta, Wis., next weekend to compete against other schools in a Ranger Challenge competition. Competitive events include a Humvee pull;...

ASNMU Update – ASNMU discusses attending SAM conferences via webcam

Margaret Ylitalo • April 21, 2011

Arts and Sciences representative Jeremy Cilc said he went to April Student Association of Michigan (SAM) conference to gauge whether it is a legitimate use of students’ money at the Monday meeting. “I...

ASNMU Update – ASNMU votes to send members to April SAM conference

Margaret Ylitalo • April 7, 2011

Seven of the twelve voting members of ASNMU voted to approve a $303.38 budget to attend the April Student Association of Michigan (SAM) conference at Monday’s meeting. Four voted against it, and one...

ASNMU Update – Budget for elections will include voting stations, laptops

Margaret Ylitalo • March 31, 2011

A $444 budget for this year’s ASNMU election was passed at the Monday, March 28 meeting, which will cover the voting stations. The budget will be amended to include a day’s rental of 10 laptops to...

ASNMU plans for elections

Margaret Ylitalo • March 31, 2011

With representative and executive board application deadlines and debates out of the way, students can plan on voting for Associated Students of NMU (ASNMU) representatives in less than a week. The deadline...

ASNMU Update – ASNMU discusses expanding MacBooks to other colleges

Margaret Ylitalo • March 24, 2011

A $1,425 budget was approved to travel downstate for the Lansing Blitz, a Student Association of Michigan rally for higher education, at the Monday, March 21 ASNMU meeting. This will cover student transportation,...

ASNMU Update – Student advisory committee created by Dining Services

Margaret Ylitalo • March 17, 2011

President Courtney Russell said she still thinks $3,000 is an unrealistic budget to send students to the Lansing Blitz this month at the Monday, March 14 ASNMU meeting. ASNMU is still working out how students...

ASNMU Update – ‘Best Seats in the House’ section at sports events discussed

Margaret Ylitalo • March 10, 2011

Off-campus representative Dani Thoune opened a discussion about the Lansing Blitz, a rally for higher education held by the Student Association of Michigan, at the Monday, March 7 meeting. Last week, ASNMU...

ASNMU Update – ASNMU discusses sending students to Lansing Blitz

Margaret Ylitalo • February 24, 2011

Off-campus representative Dani Thoune said $164.19 was spent of the $305.70 budget to attend the Student Association of Michigan (SAM) conference last weekend at the Monday, Feb. 21 ASNMU meeting. ASNMU...

ASNMU Update – ASNMU discusses reasons for attending SAM conferences

Margaret Ylitalo • February 17, 2011

ASNMU passed the $305.70 budget to attend the February 2011 Student Association of Michigan (SAM) conference at Wayne State University in Detroit at the Monday, Feb. 14 meeting. Off-campus representative...

ASNMU Update – Question and answer session for students discussed

Margaret Ylitalo • February 10, 2011

Off-campus representative Alex Wellman opened a discussion about holding a Dining Services, Public Safety and Housing question and answer session at the Monday, Feb. 7 ASNMU meeting. It could be a panel-style...

ASNMU Update – Gender-neutral housing committee formed to research

Margaret Ylitalo • February 3, 2011

A gender-neutral committee was approved at the Monday, Jan. 31 ASNMU meeting. The committee will be a research committee, said Arts and Sciences representative Chris Hoffman, and will communicate with...