![HOME AWAY FROM HOME — NMU Senior Rylynn Sladek poses for a photo while on a hike in Marquette. Sladek has chosen to stay in the Upper Peninsula for the past two summers due to the variety of activities, from beach days to farmer’s market hauls, that the community has to offer.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FullSizeRender-675x900.jpg)
Opinion – Should I stay or should I go?
Abbey Lamb, Contributing Writer
• May 5, 2023
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Opinion — How to buy a house before you graduate
Elise Crossman, Contributing Writer
• April 24, 2023
![BUSY BEE — Finding ways to bring a little happiness into your routine is key to navigating adulthood. I’m the busiest I’ve ever been: working at the North Wind, TV6 and taking a full course load. That doesn’t stop me from making my own happy where I can.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0253-900x507.jpg)
Opinion — Find a little happy
Molly Birch
• April 21, 2023
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Opinion — The benefits of yoga
Andie Balenger
• April 4, 2023
![Opinion — The Hunger Games renaissance we needed](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hunger-Games-Renaissance-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Opinion — The Hunger Games renaissance we needed
Jackie Phillips
• March 31, 2023
![Opinion — How to protect your peace](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Peace-of-Better-Me-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Opinion — How to protect your peace
Ryley Wilcox
• March 29, 2023
![Opinion — Tattoos: Hot or not?](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hot-or-Not-Tatted-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Opinion — Tattoos: Hot or not?
Andie Balenger
• March 28, 2023
![Opinion — You can call me Sal](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/The-spelled-correctly-LEGEND-HIMSELF-900x720.png)
Opinion — You can call me Sal
Dallas Wiertella
• March 25, 2023
![CLIMB ON — Despite bruised shins and jelly limbs, I (climbing on the right) reached the top of this 70-foot ice formation — affectionately named “The Dryer Hose” — with several words of encouragement and a few breaks. While physical strength is a must to reach the top, the mental roadblocks were much more complicated to conquer as I clung to the face of the ice.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/336188927_1262501574346677_783974466643923029_n-675x900.jpg)
Opinion — Ice climbing and the reward of perseverance
Andie Balenger
• March 21, 2023
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