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Admission applicants up for fall semester

Admission applicants up for fall semester

Winter Keefer April 26, 2018

First-time freshman and transfer applicants for next fall semester are up by 24 percent and 41 percent respectively from this time last year. First-time freshman orientation registration is also up...

NMU officials disregard Flint water crisis

NMU officials disregard Flint water crisis

Winter Keefer April 19, 2018

In a written statement from the Board of Trustees (BOT) to The North Wind addressing Gov. Rick Snyder speaking at May commencement, BOT member Robert Mahaney briefly addressed the Flint water crisis, saying:...

Northern Michigan students had the day off from school Monday and Tuesday thanks to an April snow shower.  The unusual precipitation covered Marquette in 15.8 inches of snow. Photo by: Kat Torreano

Unusual storm hits MQT

Winter Keefer April 19, 2018

NMU’s back-to-back Monday and Tuesday snow days were the latest winter semester weather related cancellations since April 11 of 2014, according to Chief Marketing Officer Derek Hall. From Sunday...

Fourth annual Anderton’s Earth Week coming up

Fourth annual Anderton’s Earth Week coming up

Winter Keefer April 12, 2018

Students and faculty working through the NMU Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (EEGS) department are banding together to put on events revolving around sustainability for the fourth annual...

International Food Festival to feature authentic, diverse foods

International Food Festival to feature authentic, diverse foods

Winter Keefer April 3, 2018

The menu for the All Nations Club annual International Food Festival features food from 12 countries around the world with 20 different menu items available. The food fest will be held at the Jacobetti...

Presenter Emily Stulz, an assistant director of social media communications at Central Michigan University and an NMU graduate, talked about how people present themselves on social media in the post-college stage of adulting versus reality, during the TEDxTalk even in Jamrich Hall on Saturday, March 24.
Photo courtesy of J.L. Wells

TEDx NMU presents ‘ideas worth spreading’

Winter Keefer March 29, 2018

“Ideas worth spreading” is the slogan for TED, a popular media nonprofit devoted to sharing ideas, usually in the form of short talks presented by diverse people from across the world. The five...

Hundreds of students and community members gather in Marquette where the students lead the Marquette March for Our Lives, marching in solidarity with movements taking place nationwide. 
Photo by: Kat Torreano

March calls for action against gun violence

Winter Keefer March 29, 2018

Shouts of “What do we want? School safety. When do we want it? Now,” echoed across Washington Street as K-12 students led the charge during the Marquette March for Our Lives. Hundreds of K-12...

NMU offers students free counseling services

NMU offers students free counseling services

Winter Keefer March 22, 2018

There is currently no waiting list for students to setup a free appointment at NMU’s Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS). CCS provides confidential resources including individual counseling, group...

Career Service reps offer information on Handshake

Career Service reps offer information on Handshake

Winter Keefer March 15, 2018

Career Services will hold an information session tomorrow, providing information on different functions of the Cat Career Tracks system, Handshake. Representatives will be in Jamrich hall 1100 from...

Ernest Rospierski and Andrea Kowalski-Rospierski graduated from NMU in 2005 and teach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida where a school shooting took place two weeks ago.

NMU Alums return to teaching after Florida shooting

Winter Keefer March 1, 2018

Yesterday, two NMU alumni returned to work at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the first time since Feb. 14, the day an active shooter killed 17 people and injured 15 in the school in Parkland,...

Power of the press comes from the people

Power of the press comes from the people

Winter Keefer February 22, 2018

During my last few years in pursuit of a career in journalism, I’ve had moments of joy and laughter along with moments where I’ve wanted to burst into tears. This weekend, I walked up to the...

Fritz Forum

Winter Keefer February 15, 2018

President Fritz Erickson updates students in the newly finished Lodge Complex. The President addressed concerns regarding construction on campus and Gov. Rick Snyder speaking at May Graduation.

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