![HOME AWAY FROM HOME — NMU Senior Rylynn Sladek poses for a photo while on a hike in Marquette. Sladek has chosen to stay in the Upper Peninsula for the past two summers due to the variety of activities, from beach days to farmer’s market hauls, that the community has to offer.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FullSizeRender-675x900.jpg)
Opinion – Should I stay or should I go?
Abbey Lamb, Contributing Writer
• May 5, 2023
![Opinion — Tattoos: Hot or not?](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hot-or-Not-Tatted-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Opinion — Tattoos: Hot or not?
Andie Balenger
• March 28, 2023
![STRAWBERRY CREPES — An arrangement of my crepes filled with homemade strawberry rhubarb jam and ringed with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. I also experimented with strawberry garnishes that I discovered on YouTube.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230318_124023-e1679419074898-675x900.jpg)
Cooking with Kata — Mental health crepes
Katarina Rothhorn
• March 23, 2023
![Opinion — Song dissection of “Funny the Way It Is”](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Its-Fine-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Opinion — Song dissection of “Funny the Way It Is”
Andie Balenger
• November 30, 2022
![CARROT FLOWERS — A great way to decorate your carrot cake are with sliced raw carrots. For a sweeter design, you can also boil some carrots in a sugar syrup and bake them to make candied carrots.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221101_173855-e1669583723894-675x900.jpg)
Cooking with Kata — Spontaneous carrot cupcakes
Katarina Rothhorn and Hayden Bruzewski
• November 28, 2022
![COMPETITOR — A picture of 8-year-old me (right) competing in a Guitar Hero contest at a fundraiser event in my hometown. Along with being the only child in the competition, I was also the only female. Despite this, I battled my way to the final four, knocking out two men before falling myself.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FB_IMG_1666364493962-e1667693858617.jpg)
Wild Secrets — I am a Guitar Hero legend
Andie Balenger
• November 9, 2022
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