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ASNMU to host first Wildcat Farmer’s Market, featuring community, student vendors
September 16, 2024
GETTING INVOLVED - Pick One posts images encouraging students to engage in their promotion to explore new events on campus. Their posters depict prizes that students can win for their participation.
Pick One hosts event to encourage student engagement
September 11, 2024
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
September 11, 2024
POPCORN SALE — Greek life sets up shop in Jamrich Hall ticketing booth to sell popcorn for a local cause.
NMU Greek life collaborates for Sexual Assault Awareness Month fundraiser
April 26, 2024
SHINRIN-YOKU — Jacquie Medina sits with students at shinrin-yoku, also known as forest bathing, event to focus on the nature present around them in order to relax.
Forest bathing event allows participants to relax in the middle of campus
April 26, 2024
IS IT AN ISSUE- You can almost guarantee that every student will complain about the parking at NMU. Is it a valid complaint, or one about a minute issue. Get the opinion from a commuting student, whose entire education relies on finding a spot to park.
OPINION — Breaking down the campus parking issue from a commuter’s view
September 13, 2024
OLD DOGS CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS- You've been a professor for a while now, and have taught countless students. Now this new generation came along and you have no idea how to reach your students. Read this guide to figure out how to solve that problem.
OPINION — NMU Survival Guide for professors
September 13, 2024
Student post on social media app YikYak on Sept. 11, 2024.
Opinion — Campus continues negative streak on 9/11 with jokes spreading on YikYak
September 11, 2024
JUST AN IDEA - The fool proof main points a freshman should follow, at Northern Michigan University, to be successful.
NMU Survival Guide for incoming Freshmen
September 6, 2024
The legend of Sal- Grand finale
The legend of Sal- Grand finale
April 26, 2024
ALL SET UP — BSU lays their baked goods out in Jamrich Hall to sell to students and passersby.
BSU hosts bake sale to launch rebrand
September 16, 2024
CHAT AND CLIMB — At a social climb, SSCC members new and returning gather and learn the ins and outs of their sport.
South Superior Climbing Club to host Slugg’s Bluff Climb
September 12, 2024
Wildpups greet students with wagging tails and big smiles
Wildpups greet students with wagging tails and big smiles
September 11, 2024
Friendly competition, camaraderie arises at annual kickball tournament
Friendly competition, camaraderie arises at annual kickball tournament
September 5, 2024
HUDDLED UP — Students gather together in a Jamrich lecture hall to watch "Challengers" together. This event was hosted by Campus Cinema, which will show more films throughout the year.
Students begin new semester with “Challengers” movie night
September 4, 2024
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Women’s soccer ends Minnesota weekend in split
September 16, 2024
Track and field holds success in recent meet preparing for GLIAC outdoor championships
April 26, 2024
From Wildcat to 2024 Olympian: Greco-Roman wrestling celebrates successful weekend
April 26, 2024
FINAL STRETCH — The 'Cats look to place second overall in the GLIAC before heading into playoffs.
WLAX hits the road to finish out impressive regular season run
April 26, 2024
Athletic Department set to get new turf roll in Superior Dome
Athletic Department set to get new turf roll in Superior Dome
April 26, 2024
Into The Cat's Maw- The gate of Fall Fest on the first day of classes, on Monday, was packed with students, faculty and other visitors looking at what the campus and Marquette community has to offer.
Take a virtual walk through Fall Fest
August 30, 2024
Students protest against Israel-Hamas war with campus encampment
Students protest against Israel-Hamas war with campus encampment
April 30, 2024
Pizza Cat Vol. 10
Pizza Cat Vol. 10
April 23, 2024
Pizza Cat Vol. 9
Pizza Cat Vol. 9
April 17, 2024
ACTION PACKED — NMU played its annual spring game last Saturday.
Northern Michigan Football’s annual spring game ends in landslide
April 11, 2024

The North Wind

The North Wind
AGAINST ALL ODDS — Joseph Calderon poses next to the land acknowledgment sign, located in the academic mall, that denotes that NMU is on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi Indians. Calderon enrolled at NMU in 2021, returning to higher education after failing at other institutions along the West Coast.

Exceeding expectations: Joseph Calderon’s return to higher education

Andie Balenger • April 12, 2023

A successful return to higher education after a gap year is a difficult feat to accomplish. For some, the long lectures, late-night study sessions and prospect of failing an exam can seem unbearable to...

Editorial — A better way to celebrate Thanksgiving

Editorial — A better way to celebrate Thanksgiving

North Wind Editorial Board • November 16, 2022

As we near Thanksgiving break, many of us are longing to return to our hometowns and reunite with family and friends for the holiday. The longstanding tradition in American society is to clasp hands with...

HERITAGE — Shelby Boggs, Sophia Panek and Riley Diehlman (left to right) greet students as they enter the dining hall for the week of Indigenous Eats at Northern Lights Dining. The Native American Student Association is partnering with the dining hall to raise awareness about Indigenous foods and culture for Native American Heritage Month.

NASA brings indigenous foods to Northern Lights Dining

Andie Balenger • November 1, 2022

The Native American Student Association (NASA) is hosting a decolonized food takeover at Northern Lights Dining (NLD) this week. Both the Global and Parsnip stations in the dining hall will be featuring...

SONGS OF AGENCY - The Native American Student Association celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day this Monday, Oct. 10 with keynote speakers and ceremonial drum songs. The event concluded with a walk to the Whitman Fire Site where Morning Thunder performed a drum song.

NMU celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Dreyma Beronja, News Editor • October 12, 2022
NMU celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, Oct. 10. The holiday was first formally commemorated last year by President Joe Biden.
HEALING CIRCLE - Members of Morning Thunder play a closing song after the unveiling of the NMU land acknowledgement at the morning ceremony for Indigenous Peoples' Day 2021. The land acknowledgement sign and recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day were long processes that the Native community on NMU's campus strove to bring into existence.

Native groups on campus continued advocacy for Indigenous recognition

Akasha Khalsa, Opinion Editor • October 15, 2021

This week marked a long-awaited event on campus: the second annual university-recognized celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and the placement of a land acknowledgement on campus. In light of this...

Dreyma Beronja/NW LISTENING—During the evening ceremony, held in Whitman Commons, attendees listened to fellow Indigenous people who shared their experiences growing up and what the day meant to them.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrated on campus

Dreyma Beronja, News Editor • October 14, 2021
The fight for formal recognition finally happened and for the first time, Indigenous People's Day was recognized by NMU.
Photo courtesy to Native American Student Association

Native American Student Association hosts Indigenous Peoples’ Day ceremonies

Ayanna Allen, Staff Writer • October 8, 2021
The Native American Student Association will celebrate Indigenous People's Day on Oct. 11 with a full day of events to celebrate the holiday.
HEALING WITH FOOD – Rebecca M. Webster is the keynote speaker for this year’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day and will be talking about the importance of seed keeping and Indigenous food sovereignty as it relates to healing for Indigenous people. Her talk will open the evening ceremony at 6 p.m.

Keynote speaker for Indigenous Peoples’ Day to speak about seed keeping, healing

Sophia Huhta, Contributing writer • October 8, 2021

For Rebecca M. Webster, every day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Every day is focused on remembering her roots and reconnecting with her ancestors. “We embrace who we are and recognize that the things...

Photo courtesy of University Marketing and Communications POWWOW—The Native American Student Association will be holding a virtual celebration to educate the breakdown of a traditional powwow with dancers, drum songs and guest speakers about the celebration.

Upcoming powwow to uplift Native American community, educate students and community on culture

Joad Blaauw-Hara • March 25, 2021
On April 3 NMU’s Native American Student Association will host a virtual powwow that will educate students about Native American culture from 1 to 3 p.m.
A photo of several people beating a drum and singing

Native American critical issues conference to focus on Indigenous issues

Olivia Apa • March 1, 2021

The 51st annual Native American Critical Issues Conference discusses issues relevant to everyone but through indigenous voices. The Michigan Indian Education Council started the conference to bring an...

Spreading the word

Spreading the word

Rayna Sherbinow • February 6, 2020

The Native American Student Association (NASA) focuses on preserving and sharing Native American culture. “We hope that the campus community and the larger Marquette community gains an awareness...

LOOKING FORWARD—Native American studies assistant professor Jud Sojourn hopes funding will grow Anishinaabe language initiatives.

State grant funds Anishinaabe language project

Mary McDonough • October 10, 2019

A recent grant from Michigan’s Native American Heritage Fund (NAHF) gave NMU’s Center for Native American Studies (CNAS) almost $135,000 to help build a variety of different programs of study.  CNAS...

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