Call me corny, please go ahead — but I believe in fate. Not exactly in the “everything happens for a reason” vibe. Though I do believe there is some truth to that statement. In the way of acknowledging...

Last month Northern Michigan University's presidential search committee announced Northern’s 19th president, Chris Olsen.  Olsen currently serves as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs...

Hey Cats! Halloween weekend is approaching quickly. This means ghosts and ghouls will be filling the streets, forests and houses of Marquette. For some of you this may be your first time celebrating Halloween...

Two weeks ago I got to experience something amazing. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.  It was in town on a perfect day, my 22nd birthday.  What many of you may not know about me is that I love a hot...

One of the things they always tell you when you come to college is to try new things.  That advice is great for some people to hear, but for me it didn’t hold a lot of weight. Coming into college...

I have never been a fan of birthdays, especially my own.  I think they’re silly. One day a long long time ago I was pushed from my mothers whooha, and now it's celebrated every year? I did none of...

  Dear Editor, Queers & Allies were verbally told on the first day of classes that the Office of Opportunity, Empowerment, and People (formerly known as the Office of Diversity and Inclusion)...

If an alien were to drop down from the sky and ask an NMU student to bring it to its leader, the student would be stumped.  Since this summer NMU has not had a president. While the university is searching...

I started college on scholarship as a collegiate runner. I was studying journalism, but as an athlete, my major was simply a passing thought. After leaving the sport that I thought defined me, I finally...

Since June, Northern Michigan University has been presidentless.  Right now the university is under the temporary authority of Gavin Leech. A week ago the Presidential Search Advisory Committee...

I recently took a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit a myriad of war memorials. I was in awe of the grandeur and honor they held, but also astounded by the amount of Romanesque architecture, symbols and...

Fall has officially started this week and it doesn’t feel like it yet. The leaves have barely started turning or falling, and to me it honestly still feels like June. I can barely believe that in less...