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CELEBRATION—The National Transfer Student Week booth in Jamrich, outside room 1100, is a place for transfer students to stop at during the week to collect buttons, information and pin where they went to school before on the map. The booth will be active all week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help spread the celebration of transfer students.
NMU Admissions holds National Transfer Student Week
October 20, 2021
Photo courtesy to NMU Archives BLAST TO THE PAST—Located in the basement of the library, NMU Archives is home to all historical records from campus and the central U.P.
NMU Archives dives into past with Community History Workshop
October 15, 2021
Students to raise awareness for domestic violence
Students to raise awareness for domestic violence
October 15, 2021
GIVING BACK—Morgan Hallenbeck (left, front), Loryn Burnette (farthest back, right), Lauren Smith (middle, right), and Analisa Ehli (front, right) Students from the School of Nursing helped out with the Blood Drive by taking vitals for those who were donating blood.
School of Nursing hosts annual blood drive with U.P. Regional Blood Center
October 15, 2021
Dreyma Beronja/NW 104—AAUP continue to work without a contract, pushing past the 100 day mark. AAUP have been without a contract since July 1, 2021.
NMU-AAUP continue working without contract
October 15, 2021
Editorial—Campus burnout: just getting through this semester
Editorial—Campus burnout: just getting through this semester
October 20, 2021
BEAUTY IN THE FOREST—In the fall, the forest is the best place to be. The sounds, the smells and the sights of the trees are a balm for overwork and burnout.
Opinion—Best places to see fall colors in MQ
October 15, 2021
Editorial—Administration has a lot on their plate; faculty just trying to put food on the table
Editorial—Administration has a lot on their plate; faculty just trying to put food on the table
October 13, 2021
Opinion—Drake’s new song “Girls Want Girls” fetishizes lesbians and queerbaits
Opinion—Drake’s new song “Girls Want Girls” fetishizes lesbians and queerbaits
October 13, 2021
Satire—Commuting from home? Here’s three great places to scream out your agony
Satire—Commuting from home? Here’s three great places to scream out your agony
October 8, 2021
Virtual reality stations in the library are available for students, faculty and staff but are left largely unused. The library is looking to increase awareness about their virtual reality devices and various ways students can use them to fit their interests.
Virtual reality available but underused in library
October 19, 2021
Students prepare to rake leaves in community for Make a Difference Day
Students prepare to rake leaves in community for Make a Difference Day
October 19, 2021
REBRANDING - Campus Cinema recently changed their logo as a part of their efforts to increase campus participation. They have been showing movies in a virtual and in-person formats to accommodate for COVID-19 precautions.
Campus Cinema prepares for Halloween season
October 19, 2021
BEAUTY IN THE FOREST—In the fall, the forest is the best place to be. The sounds, the smells and the sights of the trees are a balm for overwork and burnout.
Opinion—Best places to see fall colors in MQ
October 15, 2021
HEALING CIRCLE - Members of Morning Thunder play a closing song after the unveiling of the NMU land acknowledgement at the morning ceremony for Indigenous Peoples Day 2021. The land acknowledgement sign and recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day were long processes that the Native community on NMUs campus strove to bring into existence.
Native groups on campus continued advocacy for Indigenous recognition
October 15, 2021
TEAM CHEMISTRY—The NMU womens hockey team looks to improve over the next few weeks before traveling downstate to take on Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 7. Photo courtesy of Faith Delgado.
Women’s hockey looks to improve as season progresses
October 20, 2021
LUCK OF THE IRISH—NMU forward Connor Marritt and defenseman Trevor Cosgrove collide with Notre Dame forward Grant Silianoff in the first period of Saturday nights game. The Cats came up short 5-2 against the Fighting Irish, and didnt get good bounces throughout the game. Travis Nelson/NW
‘Cats hockey doesn’t get right bounces in 5-2 loss to No. 17 Notre Dame
October 19, 2021
TOUGH BLOW—NMU quarterback Drake Davis drops back to pass during Saturdays 21-14 loss to Michigan Tech. The Wildcats have now lost 11 straight meetings against the Huskies dating back to 2010. Photo courtesy of NMU Athletics.
Wildcats’ football loses 11th straight Miner’s Cup in heartbreaker to Michigan Tech
October 18, 2021
WRAPPING UP THE WEEKEND—The NMU football team celebrates on the sidelines in the fourth quarter of its game against Wayne State on Saturday, Oct. 2. However, the Cats football team fell on the road to Davenport 18-13 to drop to 1-1 in conference play. Travis Nelson/NW
Weekend recap: women’s soccer dominates, football falls to Davenport
October 13, 2021
SWEET, SWEET SWEEP—The team celebrates after forward Connor Marritts first career goal put NMU in front 2-1 in the first period of Saturdays win over St. Thomas. The Cats averaged six goals per game on the weekend, and are looking good to start the season. Travis Nelson/NW
Hockey uses five-goal third period to sweep St. Thomas
October 12, 2021

The North Wind

The North Wind
All content by Andy Frakes

Parking distribution finalized for next academic year

April 20, 2016

Margaritas as big as your head

April 6, 2016

Ganzert remembered by NMU community

April 6, 2016

Media isolation is making us less interesting

March 23, 2016

Vote with your heart and not your friends

February 10, 2016

Part one: Food privilege and healthy hunger

February 3, 2016

Fjeldheim builds bright future for nordic ski team

January 27, 2016

The return of: ‘THE X-FILES’

January 27, 2016

Review: THE BIG SHORT

January 13, 2016

Merlot Mansion’s ‘Classic Fest’

December 2, 2015

Common sense & decency in the face of terror

November 18, 2015

From mountains to mortarboard and back again

November 11, 2015

Potential counts for nothing until it is realized

November 11, 2015

One Book, One Community brings author Robin Sloan

October 21, 2015

Australian band Boy & Bear breaks into new territory with “Limit of Love”

October 21, 2015

A new establishment makes its mark downtown

October 14, 2015

AAUP hopeful pension refund could save jobs

October 7, 2015

Reinventing funk for you and me

October 7, 2015

New coffee & vinyl shop opens in Village Plaza

September 30, 2015

Vile b’lieves he’s goin’ down, if nothing else

September 30, 2015

Economist speaks at NMU

September 23, 2015

iOS 9 drops from the Apple tree

September 23, 2015

Hero worship, bike racing, and growing up

September 16, 2015

12th Annual Blues Fest draws a Midwest crowd

September 10, 2015

Turning screws for bird’s-eye views

September 10, 2015

Album review: Yo La Tengo’s ‘Stuff Like That There”

September 10, 2015

It’s R&B, it’s funk, it’s… really good

September 3, 2015

NMU Improv: providing deep laughs

September 3, 2015

Beach House: more of the same, in the best way

August 27, 2015

Hark: the winds of change

June 4, 2015

Running: not really cocktail conversation

April 23, 2015

Review: Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Carrie & Lowell’

April 23, 2015

The Casino: A Short Story

March 26, 2015

Carrying technology is starting to weigh us down

March 19, 2015

Review: Oscar-winning ‘Birdman’

March 12, 2015

Ink fades, but so does everything else

February 19, 2015

Optimism for millennials: ‘Go teach yourself’

February 12, 2015

Police vs. the public : Does it have to be that way?

February 5, 2015

NMU Motor Assist program gets frozen

January 22, 2015

Sometimes, I’d rather peddle crack

January 22, 2015

Nolan creates beautiful space epic

December 4, 2014

Aussie indie-rocker releases summer EP

November 21, 2014

Coffee brands compete in Battle of the Brews

November 20, 2014

Indie rocker releases stripped-down EP

November 13, 2014

Being gay shouldn’t get you on the news

November 6, 2014

Oh boy, oh boyhood

October 30, 2014

Taking ‘no-strings-attached’ at face value

October 23, 2014

Ron’s Taco Shop to Relocate

October 16, 2014

Virtually Satisfied

October 1, 2014

Feminism: Two perspectives, one story

September 18, 2014

World stuck in backward behavior

September 11, 2014

Jamrich doesn’t live up to expectations

September 4, 2014

Eating your money: Squandering food on campus

January 23, 2014
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