![MEMORY BOX — For the chances I did not take, the people I did not meet and the places I did not go. A little fear meant nothing in comparison to that regret. Life is short, but man is it full when you look back at all the things you were too scared to do, but did it anyways.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0569-900x624.jpg)
Opinion – The everyday life of your average hermit
Annamarie Parker
• January 27, 2023
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NMU to host first-generation college celebration Tuesday
Andie Balenger
• November 7, 2022
![Opinion — How am I doing? Thanks for asking](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Joleighs-Column-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Opinion — How am I doing? Thanks for asking
Joleigh Martinez
• November 4, 2022
![TREATS GALORE — Students hand out candy to a passing vehicle at last year’s Trunk or Treat event. The Special Events Committee will be hosting its third annual Trunk or Treat on Oct. 29, offering community members a twist on traditional trick-or-treating that is more convenient and accessible.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot-149-897x900.png)
Special Events Committee to host third annual Trunk or Treat event
Andie Balenger
• October 24, 2022
![LEARNING TO MOVE ON — Taking a self-reflecting walk along Little Presque Isle my freshman year, in the fall of 2019, after having moved eight hours away from everything I had ever known.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_20190901_103340_659-900x900.jpg)
Opinion – Some motherly advice about college my mother never told me
Annamarie Parker, Copy Editor
• October 11, 2022
![SHOP AND SIP — I discovered the fun drink phenomenon while searching for a FitAid at a local grocery store in Marquette. To ensure my shopping trip is not a bore or a chore, I now select a “fun drink” to enjoy while checking off my grocery list.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3819-900x806.jpg)
Opinion — The fun drink phenomenon
Andie Balenger, Opinion Editor
• September 27, 2022
![FITTING IN – Team Atlas poses for a photo after their first match of the Annual Kickball Tournament put on by NMU Housing. The kickball tournament is one of the first opportunities for students living in the dorms to find a group of friends within their houses and halls.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4767-900x662.jpg)
Opinion — That one moment
Dallas Wiertella
• September 23, 2022
![LOST IN FILM — In an attempt to break out of my everyday routine, I ventured to the Bay Park Cinema in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, to catch a late showing of Ti West’s “Pearl. By being more spontaneous, I hope to not only take my life less seriously but also soak up every ounce of joy that my college years have left to offer me.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3792-rotated.jpg)
Opinion — Practicing spontaneity
Andie Balenger, Opinion Editor
• September 22, 2022
![Editorial — Critique of NMU’s Wellbeing website](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-141-900x756.png)
Editorial — Critique of NMU’s Wellbeing website
North Wind Editorial Board
• September 15, 2022
![Advice I wish I was told as a freshman](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Fall-2022-schedules-Sheet13-pdf-900x695.jpg)
Advice I wish I was told as a freshman
Katarina Rothhorn, Editor-in-chief
• September 2, 2022
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