This week President Erickson sent out an email to faculty and staff saying there will be a 10% decrease in enrollment for Fall 2020, and the university should prepare for cutbacks—what could be a loss...

Whether you spare some time and a pint of blood, or you find some way to volunteer your time with the Red Cross or other organizations, you have an opportunity to save a person’s life.  Excuses...

Senior guard/forward Isaiah Johnson joined an elite crew last weekend, becoming the 32nd member of the 1,000 point club in NMU history. Johnson led the team in scoring in both games, scoring 24 points...

Sophomore Jessica Schultz scored a career 22 points against Lake Superior State University on Jan. 11. Schultz scored first for NMU during the game and made two free throws and then a three-pointer later...

With the turn of the new year, you probably thought of a few resolutions to conquer for yourself, and The North Wind has a few of its own. The last few years there has been an atmosphere of distrust...

It’s summer in Australia and extreme heat is causing bats’ brains to fry. Hundreds of bats dropped from the trees in Sydney, Australia as their brains fried due to temperatures that rose up to 117...

North and South Korea will unify under the same flag and form a combined women’s ice hockey team for the first time in the Winter Olympics. The two countries have not spoken in over two years, but have...

The Veteran Affairs Department apologized to a Connecticut man after a scalpel was allegedly left inside him for years after surgery. The scalpel was used during Glenford Taylor’s surgery in 2013 and...

A meteor hit southeastern Michigan at approximately 8:08 p.m. Tuesday evening. The asteroid was about 1 to 2 yards in diameter and was moving at a speed of 28,000 mph. It began melting away at extremely...