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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 Michael Williams

Future of native plants area in question

Michael Williams
April 13, 2016

You should be ashamed of yourself

Michael Williams
April 16, 2015

Campus confused about rape kit funding and associated costs

Michael Williams
March 12, 2015

Michigan legislature sets bar for NMU

Michael Williams
February 12, 2015

Student government proposes FOIA fund

Michael Williams
February 5, 2015

Hockey head coach benched for Penn State series

Michael Williams
January 22, 2015

Review: Not quite pulp fiction, essays from John Jeremiah Sullivan

Michael Williams
January 22, 2015

Eagle Mine permit considered illegal by opponents

Michael Williams
January 15, 2015

Former Wildcats bid for different county districts in coming election

Michael Williams
June 5, 2014

Mania at PEIF competition

Michael Williams
April 10, 2014

NMU student runs for Congress

Michael Williams
April 3, 2014

Eagle Mine permit assault on regulation

Michael Williams
March 20, 2014

Anderton remembered by NMU student body

Michael Williams
March 13, 2014

Group seeks cannabis decriminalization

Michael Williams
February 13, 2014

Cold snaps and bug zaps: the Vortex’s silver lining

Michael Williams
February 6, 2014

You, let’s talk about debt, baby…

Michael Williams
January 23, 2014

Black Friday epitomizes American culture

Michael Williams
November 21, 2013

Michigan-based writer to visit Marquette, speak at NMU

Michael Williams
November 7, 2013

Rumors of new slogan triggers online petition

Michael Williams
October 24, 2013

Guest Column: Environmental progress requires innovation

Michael Williams
October 9, 2013

Pure Michigan: Or, don’t drink the water in Flint

Michael Williams
January 13, 2016

A memory of fire: eulogy for Eduardo Galeano

Michael Williams
April 16, 2015

Election investigation launched during vote

Michael Williams
March 19, 2015

Homelessness becomes more visible

Michael Williams
February 19, 2015

StarHawk

Michael Williams
February 5, 2015

University moves forward with amnesty

Michael Williams
January 29, 2015

Marquette poet a “visiting” writer

Michael Williams
January 22, 2015

Michigan’s misguided efforts to weed out welfare bums

Michael Williams
January 15, 2015

Panda Bear meets the Grim Reaper

Michael Williams
January 15, 2015

NMU grad opts for city commission

Michael Williams
April 24, 2014

In the Left corner: Everyone loses with Affordable Care Act

Michael Williams
April 10, 2014

Q&A: Activist addresses drones

Michael Williams
April 3, 2014

Come Walk With Us: Traditional Pow Wow to be held

Michael Williams
March 13, 2014

NMU should commit to ‘Good Food’

Michael Williams
February 27, 2014

Speaker talks sustainable food

Michael Williams
February 13, 2014

Media perpetuates mass violence

Michael Williams
January 30, 2014

Resolutions need not come once a year

Michael Williams
January 16, 2014

Professor bias subverts classroom, grading process

Michael Williams
November 14, 2013

Halloween decor wreaks of unoriginality

Michael Williams
October 31, 2013

Staff Column: Danger looming in Great Lakes pipelines

Michael Williams
October 24, 2013

Faculty union plan protest march

Michael Williams
April 23, 2015

Native American studies major proposed, approved by Academic Senate, ASNMU

Michael Williams
April 23, 2015

Review: “Sour Soul” by Ghostface Killah and Badbadnotgood

Michael Williams
February 26, 2015

Swipe with caution

Michael Williams
February 5, 2015

Rape kit fund to be on ASNMU referendum

Michael Williams
February 5, 2015

Joey’s a$$ bad album drops, like hopes and expectations

Michael Williams
January 29, 2015

Ecology book free for Wildcats

Michael Williams
January 22, 2015

Charlie Hebdo and the limits of solidarity

Michael Williams
January 15, 2015

Sex and violence a college problem

Michael Williams
June 5, 2014

Supreme Court upholds segregation

Michael Williams
April 24, 2014

BP spills into Lake Michigan; Obama poised to salt wound

Michael Williams
April 3, 2014

Climate change: Luck of the draw

Michael Williams
March 20, 2014

In the Left Corner: Minimum wage increase debated

Michael Williams
March 13, 2014

Students need Stone Creek, not Howard Schultz

Michael Williams
February 20, 2014

Greening Northern: An ecological campus

Michael Williams
February 13, 2014

Meth on the rise-Number of meth lab busts in the Upper Peninsula under police radar

Michael Williams
January 23, 2014

Great Lakes radiation puts ball in our court

Michael Williams
December 5, 2013

Staff Column- In defense of smokers and not smoking

Michael Williams
November 7, 2013

Speakers address impending global crisis

Michael Williams
October 31, 2013

Shutdown highlights paradox in government

Michael Williams
October 17, 2013
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