The North Wind

Student march and faculty action at university forum

Dreyma Beronja and Akasha Khalsa, News Editor and Opinion Editor • October 27, 2021

Students, faculty and community members gathered in Ballroom III of the University Center on Monday, Oct. 26 for the university forum to show support for the faculty with their ongoing contract mediation.

Editorial—We stand behind faculty on contract dispute

North Wind Staff • August 31, 2021

If faculty choose to go on strike to secure a reasonable contract, NMU students must support them. We at the North Wind hope our instructors succeed in teaching administration a lesson.

Open Letter—Concerned faculty speak out on expired contract

Concerned Faculty • August 25, 2021

NMU faculty are the heart of this university. We should be appropriately compensated, included in decision-making processes, and appreciated for the work we do with students and the community.

NMU basketball coach’s contract not renewed

Cody Boyer • March 21, 2013

After three years of coaching the NMU men’s basketball team, head coach Doug Lewis will not be returning to the Wildcat court for future seasons. As of Wednesday, March 13, Lewis’s coaching contract...

UAW contract approved after lengthy negotiations

Amanda Monthei • January 17, 2013

For more than a year and a half, local UAW 1950 chapter president Michelle Kimball has, as she puts it, “exhaled union thoughts and inhaled union thoughts.” By Wednesday, Dec. 5, after being involved...

AAUP labor contract ratified

Hannah Fermanich • September 20, 2012

The American Association of University Professors’ new labor contract is currently in the final stages of approval. Negotiations between the AAUP and the university have come to a close as the tentative...