“Every time I race, I wear a necklace with three little hearts on it,” said NMU cross country runner Madi Szymanski. “One for me, one for my sister Izzy and one for Ryan, who’s always with us.” For...

Madison Carico has always loved English and education. When she started her journey in higher education at NMU, she was confident in her decision to continue to an English professor position.  “I've...

Brock Tessman was born on June 4, 1976, in the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, exactly one month before the United States’ bicentennial and his planned due date. Despite his early birth and subsequent...

What does it mean to be “fancy-free”? Despite opening a small thrift store by that name in Feb. 2021, U.P. native Greta Hillstrom has been living what she describes as “fancy-free” for the majority...

Vaughn Rodriguez didn’t know much about Northern before enrolling. All he knew was that he had a friend that needed a roommate at NMU, and before he knew it, he left Grand Rapids and found himself in...

Randy Swaty’s interest in studying ecology first happened in a tire shop when he was 17.  “I was at a tire shop getting tires and I read this article about how The Nature Conservancy was working...

Kerri Schuiling didn’t plan on becoming NMU’s interim president when she graduated from high school in Grand Rapids. She hardly even planned to attend college at all.  As a first-generation college...

On Nov. 11, 1919,  President Woodrow Wilson declared the first Armistice Day to honor those who gave their lives in World War I. The war officially ended in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th...