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Beautiful Bodies: discussion on fat liberation and body positivity
Beautiful Bodies: discussion on fat liberation and body positivity
March 22, 2023
PLAY ON — Members of the NMU Jazz Band play during a performance. The NMU Jazz Festival will be returning to campus this week for its annual celebration of music, performance and education.
Jazz Festival to feature performances and education clinics
March 21, 2023
ENROLLMENT - NMUs enrollment dashboard shows a total enrollment of 6,970 students, as of Sept. 12, 2022.
NMU enrollment numbers continue to fall
March 20, 2023
DEVELOPING EMPATHY - NMU students gather in a group for their assigned “family.” Each participant in the simulation is assigned a family to work with as they view what it’s like to experience poverty. The simulation lasts three hours, each hour acting as a month of living in poverty.
Poverty simulation helps participants develop empathy
March 20, 2023
VOLUNTEERING FOR VETERANS - CSE graduate assistant Mandy Bonesteel (left) and Volunteer Coordinator for the Veterans Center Sarah Johnson (right) pose with a thank you poster signed by NMU student volunteers. Behind them senior Chloe Garr plays cards with the veterans.
Volunteers spread goodness at Home for Veterans
March 16, 2023
Opinion – We are all suffering from Marvel fatigue
Opinion – We are all suffering from Marvel fatigue
March 23, 2023
CLIMB ON — Despite bruised shins and jelly limbs, I (climbing on the right) reached the top of this 70-foot ice formation — affectionately named “The Dryer Hose” — with several words of encouragement and a few breaks. While physical strength is a must to reach the top, the mental roadblocks were much more complicated to conquer as I clung to the face of the ice.
Opinion — Ice climbing and the reward of perseverance
March 21, 2023
Opinion — Equality and equity: What’s the difference?
Opinion — Equality and equity: What’s the difference?
March 16, 2023
Editorial — Embracing innovation in education with ChatGPT
Editorial — Embracing innovation in education with ChatGPT
March 16, 2023
READING - Me, hooked on a chapter of Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin has quickly become one of my favorite authors over the past few months.
Opinion — My dark descent into nerd status
March 14, 2023
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Daylight Saving Time: The good, the bad and the ugly
March 23, 2023
CLOGGING — From left to right, Marisa Hoover, Halle Paternoster, Lizzie Kucharek, Asa Naigus and Peter Bowman. Learn the basics of clogging with Double Step Cloggers. The club meets from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays on the second floor of the Northern Center.
Learn how to double step clog: the basics
March 16, 2023
CHEERLEADER — Welles, the mascot of the NMU volleyball team, greets Wildcat Willy at a home match. As the team is introduced, the service dog will bark for each of the players to show his support.
Welles: Companion, confidant, service dog
March 13, 2023
ADVOCACY — EQMI is an LGBTQ + advocacy and victim advocate services organization nonprofit that is based in lower Michigan that advocates for the rights of LGBTQ + individuals and communities as well as providing victim services. Mandy Bonesteel is the current rural outreach coordinator based in the U.P. and is working to provide these services to community members.
Equality Michigan raises awareness for LGBTQ+, victim advocate services in U.P.
March 13, 2023
SOLO - Pressnell-Manceau performing mid-song. Pressnell-Manceau expressed her desire to perform and record her songs with a full band.
Her Name Is Lillian: Inside The Student Opener For Hippo Campus
March 3, 2023
GAME TIME - Ethan Vadnais and Edward Shifflett officiate the tournament going on in the NMU gaming room.
Esports builds connections within NMU gaming community
March 21, 2023
SPLIT - The Cats came away with a 2-2 split over the 8-game road trip. NMU will be back home this Friday March 17th at 5pm.
W Lacrosse: NMU back home, face off with rival Concordia-St. Paul
March 20, 2023
GREAT RUN - The Wildcats end their season with a loss to McKendree in the second round of the NCAA tournament 83-93. Senior guard Max Bjorklund (4) averaged 34 points per game in the tournament for his final season at NMU.
M Basketball: NMU ends season 25-8, captures first GLIAC Championship in 23 years
March 17, 2023
SHUTOUT - NMU won the second round of the Mason Cup over the Huskies 4-0. Beni Halasz posted 44 saves in the win.
M Hockey: NMU, Mankato face off in Mason Cup Finals
March 17, 2023
HOT START - After two great performances at home the success continued on the road with a 15-8 win of Lewis University. The Cats next home game will be March 17th against Concordia-St. Paul in the Superior Dome.
Lacrosse: NMU starts season 3-0, on the road at Quincy next
March 4, 2023

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All content by Nolan Krebs

WAVVES brings the sounds of the beach to Marquette

Nolan Krebs
April 25, 2013

Organization keeps local music alive and well

Nolan Krebs
April 25, 2013

All eyes on Presley for fifth album, ‘Cyclops Reap’

Nolan Krebs
April 25, 2013

The North Wind talks with singer

Nolan Krebs
April 18, 2013

Attack on Boston Marathon instills new feelings, old fears

Nolan Krebs
April 18, 2013

Book explores personalities of ‘MQT’

Nolan Krebs
April 18, 2013

‘Idol’ winner performs for sold-out Vandament

Nolan Krebs
April 11, 2013

NMU Celebrates 17 Years of Wildcat Jazz

Nolan Krebs
March 28, 2013

Businesses feature student work with March Downtown for Art

Nolan Krebs
March 21, 2013

Devendra Banhart finds eccentric balance on ‘Mala’

Nolan Krebs
March 21, 2013

Local favorites serve up specials for Marquette Restaurant Week

Nolan Krebs
March 14, 2013

Cimarron brings ‘joropo’ style to NMU

Nolan Krebs
March 14, 2013

Wildcats tackel wanderlust and wildfires over Spring Break

Nolan Krebs
February 28, 2013

Student group partners with local recovery center

Nolan Krebs
February 28, 2013

Theater department explores scars of war in ‘Fallujah’

Nolan Krebs
February 21, 2013

Chit Chat channel Michigan’s musical lineage

Nolan Krebs
February 21, 2013

World in awe as pope steps down

Nolan Krebs
February 14, 2013

All Nations Club cooks up tastes of the globe

Nolan Krebs
February 14, 2013

NMU Winterfest shines with ‘Winter Nights and Carnival Lights’

Nolan Krebs
February 7, 2013

Learning the ropes at Michigan Ice Fest

Nolan Krebs
February 4, 2013

Platform Personalities brings ‘Food Dude’ to campus

Nolan Krebs
January 31, 2013

Robert Burns Supper raises money for ‘Folk in Schools’

Nolan Krebs
January 24, 2013

Calumet folk band takes stage at NMU

Nolan Krebs
January 17, 2013

Violence in media affects youth

Nolan Krebs
January 17, 2013

‘Dia de los Tacos’ plots mobile food options

Nolan Krebs
December 6, 2012

Senior capstone project features one-man theatre production

Nolan Krebs
December 6, 2012

‘Hockey for Hope’ raises funds for shelter

Nolan Krebs
November 29, 2012

Residence halls, student organizations compete in Can-a-Thon

Nolan Krebs
November 29, 2012

Local exhibit illuminates communities of U.P.

Nolan Krebs
November 15, 2012

First Nations Food Taster cooks up taste of region’s history

Nolan Krebs
November 8, 2012

Coffee House Series features Anishinaabe storyteller

Nolan Krebs
November 1, 2012

Art museum hosts interactive poetry reading

Nolan Krebs
November 1, 2012

Kivela best choice for 109th

Nolan Krebs
November 1, 2012

NMU Orchestra prepares new material for joint concert

Nolan Krebs
October 25, 2012

Volunteer center prepares for Make a Difference Day

Nolan Krebs
October 18, 2012

Hiawatha Music Co-op holds annual concert

Nolan Krebs
October 18, 2012

NMU Jazz Band opens season with ‘big band Beatles’

Nolan Krebs
October 11, 2012

Homecoming events in full swing at Northern

Nolan Krebs
September 20, 2012

Funky Dance kicks of annual U.P. Folklife Festival

Nolan Krebs
September 13, 2012

Beaumier Coffee House Series begins season

Nolan Krebs
September 13, 2012

Bill Nye brings message of ‘scientific literacy’ to NMU message of ‘scientific literacy’ to NMU

Nolan Krebs
September 13, 2012

Marquette Farmers Market offers a taste of fall

Nolan Krebs
September 6, 2012

Exhibition displays artifacts from NMU field school

Nolan Krebs
September 6, 2012

Student searches for ‘a different kind of skateboard’

Nolan Krebs
September 6, 2012

“Centipede Hz” provides otherworldy reunion

Nolan Krebs
August 30, 2012

Volunteer service project to India offered in winter

Nolan Krebs
August 30, 2012

Performing Arts Series unveils new direction

Nolan Krebs
August 30, 2012

Beach House blossoms with fourth album

Nolan Krebs
June 14, 2012

Contest brings local bands together

Nolan Krebs
June 14, 2012

Veterans paid in scholarships

Nolan Krebs
June 14, 2012

Grimes rises beyond post-Internet label

Nolan Krebs
February 23, 2012

Of Montreal applies diverse influences

Nolan Krebs
February 9, 2012

Mastodon hunts down perfect sound

Nolan Krebs
October 13, 2011

St. Vincent delivers dark beats in album

Nolan Krebs
September 15, 2011

The Macpodz

Nolan Krebs
June 2, 2011

‘Angles’ has disconnected sound

Nolan Krebs
March 31, 2011

Young band releases polished album

Nolan Krebs
January 27, 2011

Sufjan Stevens mixes up style in ‘Adz’

Nolan Krebs
October 21, 2010

Weezer is true to itself with ‘Hurley’

Nolan Krebs
September 23, 2010

Arcade Fire hits home with ‘Suburbs’

Nolan Krebs
September 2, 2010
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