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AT WORK — My desk set-up in the North Wind office at 301 Gries Hall. I have worked at and decorated my desk area for the past year and a half.

Opinion — The North Wind shaped my collegiate experience

Katarina Rothhorn December 8, 2023

If I could go back, I would do it all again.  I would send that email to the editor-in-chief of the North Wind at the time, Justin Van’t Hof, and ask about volunteering for the student newspaper....

Editorial — Best of The North Wind 22-23

Editorial — Best of The North Wind ’22-’23

North Wind Editorial Board April 26, 2023

With the end of the school year quickly approaching, The North Wind ends another year of publishing. In these final weeks of the 2022-2023 school year, we took some time to reflect on our favorite articles...

REFLECTIONS — I am posing at South Haven beach during sunset. With graduation approaching swiftly, I wanted to reflect on my college experience and how it has positively impacted my character and outlook on life.

Opinion — Leaping into the unknown

Madoline Plattenberg April 26, 2023

As I sit down to reflect on the past four years of my life, I want to start from the beginning.  During my first year of college, everything and everyone was new. I wanted a completely fresh start...

RECOGNITION — A picture of my awards for the fall 2022 publishing season at The North Wind.

Opinion – I did not want to be a journalist

Ayanna Allen December 13, 2022

Every English major hears the words, “What are you going to do with that?” at least once in their lives. The phrase loomed in the back of my mind since I transferred to NMU in the fall semester of...

Opinion—A playlist for the story of my journey to the U.P.

Opinion—A playlist for the story of my journey to the U.P.

Joleigh Martinez, Visual Editor March 29, 2022
Hey you, hop onto Spotify or YouTube and listen to Badfish by Sublime while I tell you my story; It took a long few years to end up here in the Upper Peninsula but I made it.
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