I remember sitting in the back of the car, half asleep, going to drop off recycling with my mom. As she was recycling, there was a “meow” heard from deep within the recyclables. My mom stopped...

I’ve been working for two newspapers simultaneously for nearly a year now, the North Wind and the Mining Journal. Yet whenever I bring it up, a comment is levied about how “paper’s dying” or something...

Food is such a vital part of a cultural identity, and when something like that is lost, it can cause great sadness. Imagine if Philidelphia lost its famous cheese steak, if New York lost its pizza, if...

As the year is chugging along, the workload fully is distributed to students. As homework builds up, work tightens its grip and other stressors come up in our lives; we students will need a break from...

I was perusing the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, interested in the history of Northern Michigan University since it has its quasquicentennial this year. Looking through the display my eyes locked on an...

Wildcat Willy is the physical manifestation of Northern Michigan University; he is THE wildcat. Throughout his long history, he has had many forms and iterations of NMU pride. I have dug into the rich...

Parking at Northern Michigan University is frustrating, as a student I understand this. As a commuting student for nearly three years, I live this. This has been such an issue for so long, the dead horse...

Another year has begun, and the time to teach a new generation of academics has arrived. Yet, even though some professors have been teaching for more time than some students have been alive, there is always...

It’s been only one year since Northern Michigan University's Northern Lights Dining hall served students the sour meal of “sausage bombers” on the day when the nation remembers the thousands of people...

Wow, you did it. You finally have arrived at college, left your family, and moved into the dorms (some of you.) It is a big change and only the beginning. You will not come out of Northern Michigan University...

The Legend of Sal: Grand Finale I have worked at the North Wind student paper since November of 2020. I started as a contributing writer for the sports section. I was able to move into a writer position...

Here at Northern Michigan University, we have many great buildings that provide us with protection from the frigid northern winters to learn and live. Not many of us think about the impacts these buildings...