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FRIENDLY COMPETITION — The track and field contestants all receive trophies after competing against each other in the SAAC's jeopardy event.
Student Athlete Advisory Committee hosts family feud
March 21, 2025
MAKING ART— Rebecca Daly discusses protest art with students interested in creating their own.
Student Leader Fellowship Program teaches students about protest art, history
March 21, 2025
BAKE SALE — NMU's Entomology Club hosted a two-day bake sale in Jamrich Hall.
Students get buggy at on-campus bake sale
March 18, 2025
TEACH — NMU student Libby Myren presents the difference between misinformation, disinformation and what drives someone to spread them online.
Misinformation, disinformation event teaches students to think critically
March 18, 2025
TELL YOUR STORY - Hanif Abdurraqib stands before his audience, inspiring them with his words.
Writer Hanif Abdurraqib visits NMU
March 12, 2025
From left: Executive Chef Derek Estes and student employees Evie McCully and Teiolla Harvey present a mango Noba freeze with boba. (Photo courtesy of NMU)
New drinks on campus: Boba
March 20, 2025
TOO MUCH SNOW — The blizzard that ravaged the U.P. on March 5, just a few days prior grass was starting to come out. Once again I believe the Upper Peninsula's Fake Spring.
The greatest slight of winter, False Spring
March 19, 2025
ALL SET UP — The Dungeons and Wildcats table for Fall Fest in the 2024 fall semester.
Being in a club makes college better
March 19, 2025
STOP AND LOOK — Spring break is a time to enjoy the weather, as the wind warms and the grass grows through the snow.
The boons and banes of spring break
March 19, 2025
EXPRESS YOURSELF- News Editor Megan Voorhees puts herself out their in an odd way. Graphic by Deirdre Northrup-Riesterer
Getting back out of my hermit shell
February 27, 2025
DIVING IN — Students share laughs in the pool during the movie.
Dive-in— Interactive movie showing of Moana 2
March 21, 2025
BE WELL— A Wildpup poses while participating in the WellBeing Fair.
WellBeing Fair promotes campus, community resources
March 21, 2025
LOVE FOR LANGUAGE — Marquette community members join NMU students and faculty on campus for Poetry without Borders.
Poetry without Borders exceeds expectations
March 20, 2025
LET'S PARTY — Hunt Hall's 21st Annual Root Beer Bash will take place this Friday.
Hunt Hall to host Root Beer Bash
March 20, 2025
COOKING UP A STORM — A table filled with home made dishes.
Hoop Soup — Hoop House enjoys recent harvest
March 17, 2025
Women’s basketball comes to an end after tournament run
Women’s basketball comes to an end after tournament run
March 21, 2025
Josie Lakosky Leads NMU Women’s Lacrosse Team
Josie Lakosky Leads NMU Women’s Lacrosse Team
March 21, 2025
Wildcats show promise in first game of season under Head Coach Erin Egolf
Wildcats show promise in first game of season under Head Coach Erin Egolf
March 20, 2025
Women’s wrestling season comes to an end after the championships
Women’s wrestling season comes to an end after the championships
March 19, 2025
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT — Chris Black practices his swings at the Marquette County Golf Club. Black has been playing golf since he was 12 when he learned with his father in Northern Ireland.
The NMU golf teams put up solid numbers over spring break
March 19, 2025
Wildcats show promise in first game of season under Head Coach Erin Egolf
Wildcats show promise in first game of season under Head Coach Erin Egolf
March 20, 2025
Pizza Cat — Vol. 30
Pizza Cat — Vol. 30
March 19, 2025
Pizza Cat — Vol. 29
Pizza Cat — Vol. 29
March 11, 2025
St. Thomas hands NMU back-to-back losses in Wildcats’ home finale
St. Thomas hands NMU back-to-back losses in Wildcats’ home finale
February 27, 2025
Pizza Cat — Vol. 28
Pizza Cat — Vol. 28
February 18, 2025

The North Wind

The North Wind
RED DRESS — Red dresses, like these ones in the first-floor lounges of Jamrich Hall, have been displayed all throughout campus. The hanging gowns provide a physical representation of the absence of Indigenous persons.

Red dress display brings awareness to missing, murdered Indigenous persons

Ryley Wilcox • March 29, 2024

The Center for Native American Studies (CNAS), the Native American Student Association (NASA) and Mino-bimose'idiwag (Walking the Path Together) have collaborated to put on red dress displays throughout...

1820 AND BEYOND — Sonderegger Symposium expands on Lewis Cass exhibit currently on display at the Beaumier Heritage Center.

Sonderegger Symposium expands education of regional history

Ryley Wilcox • November 9, 2023

The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center and Center for Upper Peninsula Studies is presenting the 23rd Annual Sonderegger Symposium in the Northern Center Friday, Nov. 10 beginning at 8 a.m.  The theme of...

HEALING MARCH — NASA members, Shelby Boggs (left) and Kateri Phillips (right), lead a healing march during Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration on Oct. 9.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrates native identities, cultures

Ryley Wilcox • October 11, 2023

Over 100 NMU community members gathered in the Whitman Commons Monday, Oct. 9 during the morning ceremony of NMU’s celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day. The ceremony began with a prayer said in...

Medicine garden to be created over summer months

Medicine garden to be created over summer months

Olivia Apa, Staff writer • April 26, 2022

Two indoor medicine gardens are coming to campus that will hold traditional medicines such as tobacco, sage, sweetgrass and cedar. Students and community members will have year-round access to the medicine...

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Interesting courses to consider this Summer, Fall 2022

Joshua La Gorio, Contributing Writer • March 31, 2022

With the winter semester coming to an end, returning students are now registering for summer and fall classes. For students looking for course offerings that are different from the usual fare, there are...

CELEBRATION - CNAS and NASA invite the campus community to learn about and participate in a virtual educational Native American powwow. The event will be livestreamed over FaceBook and can be viewed via Zoom.

Celebration of culture through song, dance, drums: Powwow 102

Andie Balenger, Staff Writer • March 24, 2022

Despite being enrolled with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians since birth, Shelby Boggs, first-year NMU student and member of the Powwow 102 promotional committee, did not fully comprehend...

CNAS hosts Valentine's Day beading circle

CNAS hosts Valentine’s Day beading circle

Katarina Rothhorn, Features Editor • January 28, 2022

Valentine’s Day arrives in the midst of the wolf, or ma’iingan in Anishinaabemowin, courtship and mating season which is significant for a number of reasons. Not only do wolves form lifelong bonds...

Carisa LaFernier and Ginger Shelifoe from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community answer questions about victim services or about domestic violence awareness in the Indigenous community. Other resources at the Domestic Violence Awareness and Wellness Workshop included a storytelling workshop and yoga.

Walking the Path Together hosts workshop focused on healing from domestic violence

Sophia Huhta, Contributing writer • December 1, 2021

When attendees walked into Whitman Hall on Nov. 15, they found a group sitting at a table, immersed by the words of a woman who found healing in forgiveness. Scattered across the table were books, a copper...

RUNNING INTO CHANGE - Brandon Garlow and Fiona Byrne Ryan along with their two-year-old son and dog packed up or sold all their belongings and are running along the North Country Trail to raise awareness for the Line 3 pipeline. Their journey has taught them invaluable lessons about living life with purpose and are sharing their experiences with others along the way.

Running Into a New Earth: A family’s journey to discover the unknown

Andie Balenger, Contributing writer • November 10, 2021

The Center for Native American Studies has organized a number of events and presentations celebrating Native American Heritage Month throughout November. Their kickoff presentation was scheduled for Monday,...

GATHERING SPACE—The Center for Native American Studies and the School of Education use Whitman Commons as a social lab space to learn how to create community, Department Head Joseph Lubig said.

Student pressure opposes plan to repurpose Whitman Commons

Akasha Khalsa, Opinion Editor • November 2, 2021
Science departments on campus have been desperate for resources and especially lab space, so the administration suggested the possible transformation of “underutilized spaces” into labs. Several students and professors from the Center for Native American Studies spoke out at the forum against this use of Whitman Hall.
The Food Sovereignty Symposium in-person event was postponed this year due to COVID-19. The event will be rescheduled for May 2022. NMU student Reese Carter designed the promotional poster for the symposium this year.

Virtual Food Sovereignty Symposium looks at decolonizing food systems

Olivia Apa, Features Writer • September 27, 2021

The Food Sovereignty Symposium is an event held to educate people on the process of decolonizing food systems and reestablishing an intimate relationship with plants, animals and one another.  Martin...

The Center of Native American Studies is partnering with the Department of Social Work to start the Walking the Path Together program. The program has been helping students get into Native communities and work with volunteer agencies.

Partnership helps heal generational wounds in Indigenous communities

Sophia Huhta, Contributing writer • September 24, 2021

The reality of abuse in tribal communities has made its way into the news all across the country. Amidst the many programs and projects that started to help protect Indigenous communities, the Social Work...

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