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Opinion — The Oscars are the epitome of Americas cultural collapse

Opinion — The Oscars are the epitome of America’s cultural collapse

Megan Poe March 15, 2024

Hunger Games Capitol jokes aside, Hollywood will have to try harder than that to persuade America to care about exchanging golden trophies of prestige from one arthouse aristocrat to another.   There...

COLLECTION — Her name is Hatsune Miku, and not only is she the mascot for a singing synthesizer software, she opened the floodgates to my obsession with collecting anime figures and art toys.

Opinion — Advice from a art toy collector

Deirdre Northrup-Riesterer March 15, 2024

You may see my collection and be amazed at the abundance of a certain teal-haired girl. Her name is Hatsune Miku, and not only is she the mascot for a singing synthesizer software, she opened the floodgates...

EVALUATIONS — Professors are supposed to give students time in class to fill out course evaluations at the end of each semester. Which form of evaluation has more value to students: Rate my professor or NMUs course evaluations?

Opinion — Which feedback is more effective for student learning: Rate My Professor or NMU’s course evaluations?

Megan Poe March 11, 2024

It’s almost time to start signing up for fall classes again. Whether you’re a lower classman still jumping the Gen Ed hurdle or you’re onto your fifth year, there are always changes to the faculty...

Opinion-- A list of regrets before I graduate

Opinion– A list of regrets before I graduate

Sal Wiertella March 1, 2024

They say not to live your life with regret but as we often do, we regret. It’s a natural human emotion that we all feel and find annoying or disheartening. I feel the best way for me to get past my regrets...

Opinion — Undervalued programs at NMU

Opinion — Undervalued programs at NMU

Megan Poe February 29, 2024

Northern Michigan University is much more than its highlight reel of popular majors. Northern is an organism that survives off of an intricate web of interactions between its smaller parts. What it means...

TIMES ARE CHANGING — FAFSA announced changes to its filing system in February.

Editorial — The “better” FAFSA

North Wind Editorial Board February 27, 2024

Don’t fix what isn’t broken, right? Well, FAFSA was always a little (a lot) broken, but the fixes don’t seem to fix what needed to be fixed. FAFSA has never been simple. Every year, parents say “Sit...

NMU CARES — President Brock Tessman shares his feelings on the universitys new CARE Team. Photo Courtesy of Northern Michigan University

Letter to the Editor — Our New CARE Team

Brock Tessman February 23, 2024

There is a lot of talk about wellbeing at NMU, but action is a lot more important than talk. So what resources are we actually creating to support your wellbeing? One important resource is our new CARE...

OPINION — Beginners ski safety

OPINION — Beginner’s ski safety

Megan Poe February 23, 2024

Just three weeks ago, in a much warmer place than Marquette, a woman spent the night trapped on a gondola ski lift after an error made by the lift operator. In Lake Tahoe, California, the temperature dropped...

CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT — NMU announced it will receive state funding for the Northern Enterprise Center. This graphic is based on renderings posted by the university with their original announcement for the project.

Editorial — Construction of the Northern Enterprise Center

North Wind Editorial Board February 20, 2024

In the last few years, NMU has been making renovations to its campus to increase student success and bring in more prospective students who share similar values of having energy-efficient, program-specific...

SNOWY CAMPUS — Though NMU has much to offer its students, mainly in its outdoor amenities, is the university missing some degree programs?

Opinion — Missing majors at NMU

Megan Poe February 19, 2024

NMU offers a variety of programs to suit every type of student. As a university with a student population of only around 7,000, Northern’s list of 120 majors is comparatively diverse. With the inclusion...

Opinion — An unconventional guide on how to keep a journal

Opinion — An unconventional guide on how to keep a journal

Megan Poe February 9, 2024

Journaling is good for you. That’s what the therapist says, that’s what your friends say when you’ve bothered them long enough, and that’s what every blog on self-improvement will tell you. It...

5 of my all-time favorite books

5 of my all-time favorite books

Rachel Pott February 9, 2024

Reading is one of my favorite hobbies and throughout the dozens of books I have read, several have stuck with me over the years. These are some of my favorites – the books that I have not stopped thinking...

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