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SCHOLARSHIP — Jamrich Hall was packed with students, faculty and community members eager to see the research NMU students have done this year. (Megan Voorhees/NW)
Students show research at annual Celebration of Student Scholarship
April 22, 2025
TRASH CLEAN-UP — Students gather together with the Conservation Crew to collect trash around campus.
Conservation Crew organizes community clean-up
April 21, 2025
TREAT- The first 90 students who went to Career Services during National Student Employment Week were given a chocolate Willy bar made by Sayklly's Confectionery and Gifts. (Elizabeth Loy/NW)
Career Services offers gifts, prizes to students during National Student Employment week
April 18, 2025
WILDCATS— President Dr. Tessman holds university forum to announce DEI changes
NMU complies with DEI orders
April 16, 2025
ASNMU Presidential candidates Manny Idoko and Cassidy Gibson debate on how they would help the NMU student body should they be elected.
ASNMU Presidential Debate give students a closer look at candidates
April 9, 2025
Opinion — AI and I
Opinion — AI and I
April 21, 2025
SOAK IT IN — Photo of the inland lake I call home.
Opinion — Why I love being a Midwest Princess
April 21, 2025
Opinion — Tattoos and tourists
Opinion — Tattoos and tourists
April 17, 2025
LITTLE ME — A smaller version of myself learning how to do field work with my mother one summer. It was one of my first experiences learning about biology and research.
Opinion — Grieving my future in biology
April 15, 2025
HARD WORK — NMU Green Athletics participants go out of their way to give back to their community, and the environment.
Letter to the editor — NMU athletics must be more sustainable
April 11, 2025
Cats Connect hosts Tyler Talk
Cats Connect hosts Tyler Talk
April 25, 2025
TIME TO GROW— A look into some seedlings sprouted by the Hoop House.
Growing Together— Hoop House celebrates Earth Week
April 24, 2025
SWOOSH— Students wait for their time to shine at the Greek Council's Pong Tournament for charity.
Pong and Philanthropy
April 23, 2025
JUST LIKE NEW— A colorful patch sewn at the Hoop House's mending night.
NMU Hoop House holds mending night
April 22, 2025
TIME TO LEARN— Students can mark their calendars for the interactive Critter Classroom event.
Fisheries and Wildlife Association to host “Critter Classroom” event
April 22, 2025
Wildcat lacrosse drops road contests, look to claim W in final Superior Dome showdown
Wildcat lacrosse drops road contests, look to claim W in final Superior Dome showdown
April 25, 2025
Cats Connect hosts Tyler Talk
Cats Connect hosts Tyler Talk
April 25, 2025
STOP AND LOOK— A doe stops in her tracks in the middle of the UP woods. The forests are filled with all types of wildlife that are currently threatened by a variety of different things.
Responses to threats on UP wildlife
April 24, 2025
NMU football hosts spring game
NMU football hosts spring game
April 21, 2025
FALLING SHORT IN SAGINAW— NMU runners race at a previous meet this season. After coming up short in the W-C-W Tri Meet this past weekend, the Wildcats head back downstate this weekend to the GVSU Big Meet. Photo courtesy of NMU Athletics.
Track and field ends race weekend with multiple first-place finishes 
April 17, 2025
ASNMU Presidential candidates Manny Idoko and Cassidy Gibson debate on how they would help the NMU student body should they be elected.
ASNMU Presidential Debate give students a closer look at candidates
April 9, 2025
Sights and sounds of Hands Off! Marquette fights back
Sights and sounds of Hands Off! Marquette fights back
April 8, 2025
INCLUSIVE— Students gathered in the Northern Center for the annual Gender Fair to learn more about a variety of topics related to gender and sexual orientation.
Annual Gender Fair aims to promote education, inclusivity
April 7, 2025
Pizza Cat— Vol. 31
Pizza Cat— Vol. 31
April 7, 2025
NMU's response to the federal attacks on DEI
NMU’s response to the federal attacks on DEI
April 1, 2025

The North Wind

The North Wind
All content by Kelsii Kyto
Wankmiller

FROST director reflects on inaugural year

Kelsii Kyto
April 25, 2019
Photo courtesy of Richard Hamilton NMU’s Marching Band stands on the ice of the Berry Events Center during a hockey game against Lake Superior State. The marching band is using ASNMU-funded Cat Cleats. Photo courtesy of Richard Hamilton.

ASNMU and ORC bring free ice cleats to NMU

Kelsii Kyto
April 11, 2019
No change in marijuana-related crime

No change in marijuana-related crime

Kelsii Kyto
March 21, 2019
Arms Control Association member talks nuclear arms during World Affairs Council lecture

Arms Control Association member talks nuclear arms during World Affairs Council lecture

Kelsii Kyto
February 28, 2019
A student waits for a NMU plow truck to pass before crossing Center Street. The NMU Grounds Department has over 20 miles of sidewalks, 16 miles of road and 70 acres of parking lots and driveways to clear snow from. Kelsii Kyto

Plowers push to remove snow, clear streets

Kelsii Kyto
February 14, 2019
Food pantry fills shelves

Food pantry fills shelves

Kelsii Kyto
February 7, 2019
Librarians to host social media workshop

Librarians to host social media workshop

Kelsii Kyto
January 30, 2019
Board of Trustees approves buildings name change

Board of Trustees approves buildings name change

Kelsii Kyto
January 17, 2019
The Marquette City Commission voted 4 to 3 to opt out of the ordinance to allow commercialized recreational marijuana sales. Photo by Kelsii Kyto

Commission approves water fund

Kelsii Kyto
November 29, 2018
NMU choirs to hold Veterans Day concert

NMU choirs to hold Veterans Day concert

Kelsii Kyto
November 8, 2018
Photo courtesy of Lynnae Branham Junior environmental studies and sustainability major Carli Capacio cleans up trash on Black Rocks.

Marquette community cleans up Presque Isle

Kelsii Kyto
October 26, 2018
NW archives

2018 ballot proposals: What to know before going to the polls

Kelsii Kyto
October 18, 2018
Angeli

Road construction nears completion after labor dispute

Kelsii Kyto
October 4, 2018
Best Buddies walk returns

Best Buddies walk returns

Kelsii Kyto
September 27, 2018
Sexism sparks Serena in U.S. Open

Sexism sparks Serena in U.S. Open

Kelsii Kyto
September 13, 2018
Campus Cursive spreads love

Campus Cursive spreads love

Kelsii Kyto
August 30, 2018
Approximately 30 students and faculty watch NMU President Fritz Erickson man the excavator at the Kaye Av- enue enterance of the University Center. Demolition of the Explorer wing began June 5. Photo by: Kat Torreano

UC demolition begins

Kelsii Kyto
June 8, 2018
Photo by: Lindsey Eaton

Learning through specimens

Kelsii Kyto
April 26, 2018
Student EcoReps co-founder is so much, much more

Student EcoReps co-founder is so much, much more

Kelsii Kyto
April 5, 2018
A black tern and its young are spotted by one of NMU biology graduate student Dawn Marsh’s trail cameras, which observe the nests of the species to monitor their declining numbers. Photo courtesy of Dawn Marsh

A good tern: Biology grad student researches declining wetland bird population

Kelsii Kyto
March 29, 2018
Over 50 NMU students, faculty and administration gather in the academic mall to stand in solidarity with those from the Florida high school that experienced a mass shooting a month ago where 17 people died. Photo by: Trevor Drew

NMU community members take part in national school walkout

Kelsii Kyto
March 15, 2018
Growth isn’t universal: Racism still exists at NMU

Growth isn’t universal: Racism still exists at NMU

Kelsii Kyto
February 8, 2018
FROST development continues

FROST development continues

Kelsii Kyto
November 30, 2017
Kat Torreano

MNA files charges against MGH

Kelsii Kyto
October 26, 2017
NMU Events page gets a new look

NMU Events page gets a new look

Kelsii Kyto
September 14, 2017

Wildcat Weekend shows NMU prospects what campus offers

Kelsii Kyto
March 23, 2017
Visiting journalist shares her story of survival

Visiting journalist shares her story of survival

Kelsii Kyto
March 16, 2017

Quiz Bowl

Kelsii Kyto
February 9, 2017
FRT gains new director

FRT gains new director

Kelsii Kyto
February 9, 2017
AAUW annual book sale brings good reads and plenty of donations

AAUW annual book sale brings good reads and plenty of donations

Kelsii Kyto
April 25, 2019
Medicinal plant chem. student shares experience

Medicinal plant chem. student shares experience

Kelsii Kyto
March 28, 2019
Members of NMU’s Best Buddies sit around a table in Jamrich Hall playing the card game UNO during a Valentine’s Day celebrataion. Best Buddies is an active student organization with goals of spreading inclusion. Photo courtesy of Emma Goebel

Best Buddies’ inclusion week comes to NMU

Kelsii Kyto
March 14, 2019
Self-defense course comes to NMU

Self-defense course comes to NMU

Kelsii Kyto
February 28, 2019
Andronis

Students assist psych professor during stroke

Kelsii Kyto
February 14, 2019
Invent@NMU expands with on-campus kiosk

Invent@NMU expands with on-campus kiosk

Kelsii Kyto
February 7, 2019
Throw-A-Thon: Ceramics for a cause

Throw-A-Thon: Ceramics for a cause

Kelsii Kyto
January 30, 2019
Students march outside of Forest Roberts Theater on Martin Luther King Jr. day as part of a week of events dedicated to celebrating and honoring the work of MLK. Photo by Kelsii Kyto

Students remember MLK Jr.

Kelsii Kyto
January 24, 2019
Dining Services faces understaffing

Dining Services faces understaffing

Kelsii Kyto
December 6, 2018
Law enforcement personnel stand outside at the Forensic Research Outdoor Station (FROST) during the training sessions led by FROST Director Jane Wankmiller. The station is one of only eight facilities of its kind worldwide and the first to study human decomposition in a cold-weather climate. Research went underway this past summer and will continue indefinitely. Photo courtesy of Jane Wankmiller.

FROST collaborates with law enforcement agencies

Kelsii Kyto
November 15, 2018
Invent@NMU helps community for over 4 years

Invent@NMU helps community for over 4 years

Kelsii Kyto
November 1, 2018
MSU Extension brings ballot forum to NMU

MSU Extension brings ballot forum to NMU

Kelsii Kyto
October 26, 2018
Erosion worsens around Presque Isle Park

Erosion worsens around Presque Isle Park

Kelsii Kyto
October 4, 2018
Students gather in the Northern Lights Dining facility to experience the new food, seating areas and layout. The facility has 10 micro-restaurants in total, in comparison to the previous facility’s buffet style. Photo by Kelsii Kyto

Northern Lights Dining facility revealed

Kelsii Kyto
September 27, 2018
NMU updates homecoming

NMU updates homecoming

Kelsii Kyto
September 20, 2018
Theater groups host fundraiser

Theater groups host fundraiser

Kelsii Kyto
August 30, 2018
Coleman

NMU to offer CPR classes for Marquette community

Kelsii Kyto
June 8, 2018
In this screenshot from a WNMU Public Television, Channel 13 broadcast, Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the May 5 commencement ceremony inside of the Superior Dome.

Snyder delivers commencement speech, students protest

Kelsii Kyto
June 7, 2018
Sen. Casperson speaks to community

Sen. Casperson speaks to community

Kelsii Kyto
April 5, 2018
Brady

Brady withdraws from 1st District congressional race

Kelsii Kyto
March 22, 2018
Bjornen

Grad. student researches birds, trees

Kelsii Kyto
March 1, 2018
NMU honors student death

NMU honors student death

Kelsii Kyto
February 22, 2018
Wankmiller

FROST sets in: First forensic study begins on site

Kelsii Kyto
January 18, 2018
BOT finalizes $6.5 mil grant to expand EAN, matches $3.2

BOT finalizes $6.5 mil grant to expand EAN, matches $3.2

Kelsii Kyto
November 2, 2017
Kat Torreano

Nurses give strike notice

Kelsii Kyto
September 28, 2017
The tropic threat: Minnesota prof talks on climate research in tropical forests

The tropic threat: Minnesota prof talks on climate research in tropical forests

Kelsii Kyto
April 6, 2017
World Affairs Council focus on Michigan water reserves

World Affairs Council focus on Michigan water reserves

Kelsii Kyto
February 16, 2017
Bullen.

Student athlete dies in multi-vehicle crash

Kelsii Kyto
April 18, 2019
Earth Day brings campus-wide pickup

Earth Day brings campus-wide pickup

Kelsii Kyto
April 18, 2019
Scholarship funds laptops

Scholarship funds laptops

Kelsii Kyto
March 21, 2019
Celebrities aren't immune to fault

Celebrities aren’t immune to fault

Kelsii Kyto
March 14, 2019
Kelsii Kyto/NW Students prepare to listen to Carol Schaeffer, a freelance journalist. Schaeffer has spent much of her time in Eastern Europe, learning about the far-right systems in countries like Hungary. Kelsii Kyto/NW

Journalist speaks on authoritarianism

Kelsii Kyto
February 14, 2019
Photo courtesy of Matt Mahoney

Abortion to be debated

Kelsii Kyto
February 14, 2019
Dupler

Dining Services hires marketing manager

Kelsii Kyto
January 30, 2019
NMU asks for ideas to garner donations

NMU asks for ideas to garner donations

Kelsii Kyto
January 24, 2019
NMU introduces anti-icing liquid

NMU introduces anti-icing liquid

Kelsii Kyto
January 17, 2019
Vote for your values, not for a party

Vote for your values, not for a party

Kelsii Kyto
November 15, 2018
All ballot proposals pass following record-high turnout

All ballot proposals pass following record-high turnout

Kelsii Kyto
November 8, 2018
Porn scam targets locals

Porn scam targets locals

Kelsii Kyto
October 26, 2018
Dever

Union ratifies new contract

Kelsii Kyto
October 11, 2018
Carlson

Alum to talk cannabis

Kelsii Kyto
September 27, 2018
FROST initiates human donor research with dual labs

FROST initiates human donor research with dual labs

Kelsii Kyto
September 27, 2018
Strategic resource allocation continues

Strategic resource allocation continues

Kelsii Kyto
September 13, 2018
SRA ready for review

SRA ready for review

Kelsii Kyto
August 30, 2018
Nurses reach bargaining agreement with Duke LifePoint

Nurses reach bargaining agreement with Duke LifePoint

Kelsii Kyto
June 8, 2018
Lindsey Eaton/NW Protestors stand outside of Marquette General Hospital, participating in the strike this past October. Nurses began negotiating patient safety concerns in April of 2017 with Duke LifePoint, the new administration. Photo by: Lindsey Eaton

Marquette nurses vote in favor of strike

Kelsii Kyto
April 26, 2018
Senator Casperson to speak in Jamrich

Senator Casperson to speak in Jamrich

Kelsii Kyto
April 2, 2018
Biology graduate student researches impact of climate change on animal populations

Biology graduate student researches impact of climate change on animal populations

Kelsii Kyto
March 15, 2018
NMU biology graduate student Ryan Brandt has been researching neurological disorders for his thesis project, and will present his findings at a public seminar. Photo courtesy of Ryan Brandt.

Grad student to present his research, talents

Kelsii Kyto
February 22, 2018
Supporters of the 2018 Women’s March rally on sidewalks. According to Women’s March Michigan, they are for a Michigan that respects and protects all its citizens that celebrates diversity and nurtures human potential. Photo by: Kat Torreano

Hundreds assemble for Marquette Women’s March

Kelsii Kyto
January 25, 2018
Hypocrisy inspires an authentic self

Hypocrisy inspires an authentic self

Kelsii Kyto
November 2, 2017
Marquette nurses march, demanding safe staffing

Marquette nurses march, demanding safe staffing

Kelsii Kyto
October 12, 2017
Magazine features new biology prof’s research

Magazine features new biology prof’s research

Kelsii Kyto
September 7, 2017
Guest speakers shine light on dangerous drugs

Guest speakers shine light on dangerous drugs

Kelsii Kyto
February 23, 2017
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