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TAKING A SEAT — A student relaxes in Jamrich Hall to watch "Monsters University" through a collaboration between Campus Cinema and Greek Council.

A new Campus Cinema experience

Maggie Franzen November 12, 2024

The big screen came alive with nostalgia on Sunday, Nov. 3, with a screening of "Monsters University" in Jamrich Hall. This week's show was in collaboration with NMU's Greek Council, offering more than...

BOO! — Isabelle Honkomp shows off her homemade Halloween costume while educating others about sustainability during the Halloween season.

SHINE raises awareness of impacts on environment during Halloween

Elizabeth Loy November 8, 2024

The Sustainability Hub for Innovation & Environment (SHINE) educated students on American consumerism habits through a tabling event on Oct. 31 called Sustainable Spooktacular Halloween. The group’s...

CREATE- A group of girls carefully choose charms to put on their bracelets in Jamrich lobby.

ASNMU holds bracelet-making event, allowing students to relax, recharge after midterms

Elizabeth Loy October 30, 2024

On Monday, Oct. 21, the Jamrich Hall lobby was filled with students crafting Halloween-themed beaded bracelets. The event was hosted by ASNMU in hopes of allowing students to destress and recharge in the...

COSTUME CRAZE — Students show off their costumes to the crowd in the midst of a mysterious kidnapping investigation.

The curious case of the costumed kidnapping

Megan Smith October 17, 2024

One late evening on campus, a menagerie of students disguised as pirates, mushrooms and Victorian corpses gathered in Jamrich Hall to solve a murder. The context of this scheme is purely fictional,...

HELPING HANDS - Student volunteers working for the NMU WellBeing Center set up tables throughout Jamrich to pass out pamphlets, fliers, bracelets and stress balls. Students could enter a raffle to win a variety of self-care items.

WellBeing Center hosts event to aid students’ dorm room cleanliness

Elizabeth Loy September 11, 2024

Students gathered in Jamrich on Sept. 4 for the week’s Wednesday Drop-in. The aim of this week’s WellBeing Wednesday was educating students on dorm room cleanliness. “WellBeing Wednesday Drop-in...

Wildpups greet students with wagging tails and big smiles

Wildpups greet students with wagging tails and big smiles

Amelia Kashian September 11, 2024

Students walking into Jamrich Hall on Monday morning were likely taken aback by the number of people gathered in the common area until they took a closer look. Surrounded by circles of people were dogs...

ALL SET UP — Junior Ali Myers has her study materials spread out on a table on the second floor of Jamrich Hall. This is just one of the many study spots NMU students have been using since the start of the library renovations.

Students adapt to a campus without a library

Amelia Kashian February 8, 2024

Upon the closure of the Lydia M. Olson Library over winter break, there has been a widespread concern across campus: where will NMU students go to study without a library? The library had a culture that...

THE AMAN PROJECT — The Refugee Outreach Collective Humanitas and NMU's philosophy department is hosting a fundraiser to raise funds for the Aman Project, a humanitarian organization located in Istanbul, Turkey, that supports LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers are in need of assistance. Donation are encouraged but not required to enter the event's raffle.

Refugee Outreach Collective Humanitas raises funds for Aman Project

Madoline Plattenberg April 26, 2023

The Refugee Outreach Collective Humanitas (ROCH) and NMU’s philosophy department are hosting a fundraiser and raffle today from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Jamrich 1322. The goal of the event is to raise funds...

Feminism For All to sell baked goods in support of equal pay

Feminism For All to sell baked goods in support of equal pay

Andie Balenger November 28, 2022

Highlighting pay disparity within the United States workforce, Feminism For All will be hosting its annual Wage Gap Bake Sale on Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Baked goods, including cookies, Oreo balls...

New Jamrich benefits campus

Northwind Staff April 18, 2013

NMU’s mantra “Northern. Naturally.” is used as a student recruitment tool and, as students are quick to point out, a philosophy regarding environmental sustainability on campus. Some students...

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