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SCHOLARSHIP — Jamrich Hall was packed with students, faculty and community members eager to see the research NMU students have done this year. (Megan Voorhees/NW)
Students show research at annual Celebration of Student Scholarship
April 22, 2025
TRASH CLEAN-UP — Students gather together with the Conservation Crew to collect trash around campus.
Conservation Crew organizes community clean-up
April 21, 2025
TREAT- The first 90 students who went to Career Services during National Student Employment Week were given a chocolate Willy bar made by Sayklly's Confectionery and Gifts. (Elizabeth Loy/NW)
Career Services offers gifts, prizes to students during National Student Employment week
April 18, 2025
WILDCATS— President Dr. Tessman holds university forum to announce DEI changes
NMU complies with DEI orders
April 16, 2025
ASNMU Presidential candidates Manny Idoko and Cassidy Gibson debate on how they would help the NMU student body should they be elected.
ASNMU Presidential Debate give students a closer look at candidates
April 9, 2025
Opinion — AI and I
Opinion — AI and I
April 21, 2025
SOAK IT IN — Photo of the inland lake I call home.
Opinion — Why I love being a Midwest Princess
April 21, 2025
Opinion — Tattoos and tourists
Opinion — Tattoos and tourists
April 17, 2025
LITTLE ME — A smaller version of myself learning how to do field work with my mother one summer. It was one of my first experiences learning about biology and research.
Opinion — Grieving my future in biology
April 15, 2025
HARD WORK — NMU Green Athletics participants go out of their way to give back to their community, and the environment.
Letter to the editor — NMU athletics must be more sustainable
April 11, 2025
SWOOSH— Students wait for their time to shine at the Greek Council's Pong Tournament for charity.
Pong and Philanthropy
April 23, 2025
JUST LIKE NEW— A colorful patch sewn at the Hoop House's mending night.
NMU Hoop House holds mending night
April 22, 2025
TIME TO LEARN— Students can mark their calendars for the interactive Critter Classroom event.
Fisheries and Wildlife Association to host “Critter Classroom” event
April 22, 2025
SWOOSH— Waves crash against the break wall on an eerie night at Presque Isle.
NMU’s Organization for Outdoor Recreation Professionals mixes hiking, storytelling
April 21, 2025
TIME TO RELAX— Coloring pages of mandalas are displayed for students to enjoy and relax.
NMU Wellbeing helps students relieve stress from finals
April 17, 2025
NMU football hosts spring game
NMU football hosts spring game
April 21, 2025
FALLING SHORT IN SAGINAW— NMU runners race at a previous meet this season. After coming up short in the W-C-W Tri Meet this past weekend, the Wildcats head back downstate this weekend to the GVSU Big Meet. Photo courtesy of NMU Athletics.
Track and field ends race weekend with multiple first-place finishes 
April 17, 2025
Wildcats roar at Ashton May Invitational
Wildcats roar at Ashton May Invitational
April 14, 2025
Hailey Bolander sinks a putt at Sea Trail Golf Resort over spring break in Sunset Beach, North Carolina.
Women’s golf plays on as men’s meet is cancelled 
April 11, 2025
Lacrosse travels to Minnesota and ends weekend in split
Lacrosse travels to Minnesota and ends weekend in split
April 11, 2025
ASNMU Presidential candidates Manny Idoko and Cassidy Gibson debate on how they would help the NMU student body should they be elected.
ASNMU Presidential Debate give students a closer look at candidates
April 9, 2025
Sights and sounds of Hands Off! Marquette fights back
Sights and sounds of Hands Off! Marquette fights back
April 8, 2025
INCLUSIVE— Students gathered in the Northern Center for the annual Gender Fair to learn more about a variety of topics related to gender and sexual orientation.
Annual Gender Fair aims to promote education, inclusivity
April 7, 2025
Pizza Cat— Vol. 31
Pizza Cat— Vol. 31
April 7, 2025
NMU's response to the federal attacks on DEI
NMU’s response to the federal attacks on DEI
April 1, 2025

The North Wind

The North Wind
Opinion – Review of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”

Opinion – Review of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”

Jakob Ross • April 18, 2023

This may come as a shock, but “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has got to be one of the best video game movies to ever hit the big screen. There, I said it. Both the beautiful animation and the movie’s...

Opinion – We are all suffering from Marvel fatigue

Opinion – We are all suffering from Marvel fatigue

Jakob Ross • March 23, 2023

In the past months, I have watched nearly every Marvel film that hit the big screen: “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” “Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness,” “Thor: Love and Thunder,”...

DISAPPOINTING - Olivia Wilde's much-anticipated film, "Don't Worry Darling" has fallen short of expectations. One actor's brilliant performance and the movie's arthouse aesthetics fail to make up for a costar's poor acting and a lack of substance in the plot.

Opinion — Review of “Don’t Worry Darling”

Jakob Ross, Contributing Writer • September 29, 2022

Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling” is a puzzle without any connecting pieces.  The horror/thriller has been ranked high on my list of anticipated movies for this year since filming began...

Opinion—Review of Denis Villeneuve’s 'Dune'

Opinion—Review of Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’

Andie Balenger, contributing writer • October 28, 2021
As the previews began to roll, there were only a few things I knew for certain: “Dune” would contain a lot of sand, a painful box, and a blue-eyed Zendaya.
Opinion—Spooky movies are the best way to celebrate Halloween

Opinion—Spooky movies are the best way to celebrate Halloween

Justin Van’t Hof, Editor-in-chief • October 22, 2021
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, and it’s easy to see why. I mean, what other holiday has activities such as the carving of pumpkins, dressing up in costumes and most important of all, spooky movies with friends?
Netflix screen

Opinion—Finding solace in familiar stories

Sam Rush • October 19, 2020
The other day, I was watching the series finale of the classic early 2000s sitcom, Gilmore Girls, with a friend. When the credits began to roll, to my friend's horror and surprise, without skipping a beat, I scrolled all the way back to the beginning to press play on episode one, season one.
YOUR FRIEND, CHUCKY—Junior graphic design major Ali Davis displays his work “Chucky” based on the film series “Child’s Play.” Photo courtesy of Ali Davis

Culture of Cult presents spooky pop-up show

Rachel Haggerty • October 30, 2019

Ever feel like you’re being watched? The ninth semi-annual Culture of Cult installation ‘Bump in the Night’ was full of everything horror and thrill. Artworks of your favorite and most-feared characters...

Thriller lives up to novels

Savanna Hennig • December 4, 2013

Smashing through Thanksgiving box office records and shooting into the No. 1 spot in box offices all over the world, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is a successful sequel to the first film in the...

Bond franchise finds fresh new style in ‘Skyfall’

Jordan Beck • November 15, 2012

After half a century, some might wonder if we still need James Bond. In a nutshell, that is the question at the heart of “Skyfall.” As the 23rd official Bond movie, it’d certainly be understandable...

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