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A SHOW TO REMEMBER — Student dancers from Co/Lab take over 906 Bar and Grill and turn it into Alice's Wonderland.

Co/Lab Dance Company offers immersive experience in ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Morgan DeJager February 13, 2025

NMU’s dance company Co/Lab, recently took the Marquette community "down the rabbit hole" with an immersive, off-campus show. Held at the 906 Bar and Grill in downtown Marquette, many came to see this...

GA! GA! BALL! — NMU students get competitive at Wildcat Field Day.

NMU Special Events hosts Wildcat Field Day with great success

Luke Odgers February 6, 2025

A cluster of determined competitors lined the waist-high walls of the inflatable pit, each stooping with concentrated eyes and action-ready hands. In the center, an individual with a red ball began throwing...

RIBBON CUTTING - NMU WellBeing Center staff cut the ribbon to officially open the new ice rink.

Ice rink grand opening hosted by NMU WellBeing

Maggie Franzen, Features Editor February 5, 2025

In a winter scene that could fit the big screen, a plethora of NMU students, staff and community members gathered for some cold weather festivities. The sound of laughter and fun conversation filled the...

LONE GOAL — The 'Cats took a 1-0 win against the Panthers but were unable to find the back of the net against the Cardinals, taking a weekend split before the long road trip coming up.

M Soccer: NMU takes weekend split, long road trip ahead

Lily Gouin September 22, 2023

This past weekend, the NMU men’s soccer team hosted Davenport and Saginaw Valley with the weekend coming to a split. The 'Cats took the win against Davenport on Friday but fell to Saginaw Valley 0-1...

BACK TO BACK — Sophomore Madi Szymanski and freshman Ava Maginity took first and second place respectively, leading NMU to a first-place finish in the Northwood Open.

NMU XC: Wildcats take first overall in Northwood Invite

Lily Gouin September 15, 2023

This past weekend the NMU cross-country team traveled to Midland, Michigan to take part in the Northwood Invite to face off against 10 other teams. The ‘Cats left the meet coming out on top in first...

NEW CHALLANGES — Faced with injuries, NMU has been gaining valuable experience while junior Jacqueline Smith's shoulder heals and other key players deal with injuries.

NMU Volleyball: ‘Cats look ahead as GLIAC play approaches

Caden Sierra September 15, 2023

Despite another tough weekend and a challenging start to the season the 'Cats are still finding positives to take away as they prepare for the upcoming GLIAC schedule. Head Coach Michael Lozier acknowledged...

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Maneuvering a healthy beginning to the semester

Abigail Faix September 15, 2023

It is that time of year again. Students are returning to school, fall is underway and flu season is back. With the mixing of students in a big, populated area and sharing common spaces, germs are bound...

SURGING — The Wildcats are following up their success from last season, starting the season 4-0 and landing the No.23 spot in the national rankings. NMU will look to continue their winning streak against UW-Parkside this weekend.

W Soccer: NMU heads home after two straight shutouts on the road

Lily Gouin September 15, 2023

The No. 23 NMU women’s soccer team is back home after traveling to Illinois, playing two teams and coming out on top in both games. The ‘Cats are now 4-0 to kick off the season and have not allowed...

WELCOME BACK — A "welcome back" sign hangs outside of Professor Hopper's office who is also the handler of Wildpup Boris

The pups are back on campus

Abigail Faix September 14, 2023

The Northern Michigan University Wildpups return back to campus with meetings in the Lydia M. Olson Library. Their first session will be Monday, Sept. 18 at 12:30-2 p.m. The Wildpups are an animal assisted...

FALLING SHORT — After holding a 21-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter, Lake Erie scored 17 unanswered points point spoiling NMU's home opener.

Football: NMU fails to close at home against the Storm

Chris Anderson September 11, 2023

“It's a very good test for our team in our program to make sure that we measure ourselves to know where we want to get to and where we want to be, and you have to be able to take what actually happened...

DRAWING ATTENTION — Sophomore Tommaso Lami speeds down the field with three defenders guarding him. Lami found the lone goal for the 'Cats in the 1-0 win against Quincy. NMU was able to follow that with a draw against a tough Lewis team on the road.

M Soccer: Lewis University match ends in draw

Chris Anderson September 8, 2023

The Wildcats home opener wasn’t what NMU was looking for when they kicked off against Northwood University ending in a 2-4 loss, but the following game was a much-needed turnaround for the young team. “I...

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W Soccer: ‘Cats kick season off with pair of wins

Lily Gouin September 8, 2023

This past weekend, the NMU Women’s Soccer team came out on top of both of their at-home games,  setting the tone for the rest of the season. “It was very rewarding to see a good step forward in...

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