I’ve heard the phrase “that’s so OCD of me” in various contexts, but I honestly can’t say when I was first introduced to it. Just recently, I heard an office employee describe themself as being...

Reading has been widely accessible to the general public since the invention of the printing press, and it has become even more so in the 21st century with the rise of social media as tools to promote...

There I was, morning of Nov. 5 at 6:45 a.m., shuffling to put on my jacket. I headed out before the sun rose, when the frost still covered the ground, and drove to my Township Hall. I was surprised to...

It has been 49 years since the cargo freighter the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was dragged down by the waves of Lake Superior. It is a tale made famous by a ballad created by Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot,...

The trees are bare, winter is coming. As a resident of Marquette County, and a born Yooper, I know how winters are in the U.P. I believe not all NMU Students have the knowledge to navigate natures frosty...

Northern Michigan University is unique and allows attending students, even those who stay in the dorms, to bring guns. They are very strict with them: students must check them in to and store them with...

I have been stewing about the Fresh Coast Film Festival for a while now, it was nothing like I had anticipated and yet blew me away. I spent my Sunday drinking and watching movies at the Honorable Distillery,...

As the midterms for the fall semester at Northern Michigan University have come and gone, and so have the exams. This is the first exam for students of the year, and I am certain not all of them were perfect...

One Direction, the boyband that swept the world in the mid-2010s, and created fans of young people, especially young women, everywhere. The group split in 2015 and broke the hearts of their fans, but now,...

I grew up without playing video games. I never got the chance to mess around with my siblings’ play stations or beat my friends at Mario Kart. This also means that I was ignorant of the mythic game saga...

Remember when you were younger, still living with your family, and you had to help with chores? I bet you had one you just despised, be it dishes, laundry, sweeping, mopping or some other one. You would...