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The North Wind

SPREADING SOUNDS - Local music legends Jim and Ray share their music with any and all passing through in the Lydia B. Olson Library basement.

Jim and Ray spread goodness through music at NMU

Antonio Anderson March 18, 2024

This past Wednesday, students and faculty passed through the lower level of the Lydia Olson Library, grabbing something to eat at Fieras or enjoying the Commuter Lounge. More than 200 people experienced...

PrimeTime Productions to host Silent Disco for Spread Goodness Week

PrimeTime Productions to host Silent Disco for Spread Goodness Week

Ryley Wilcox March 14, 2024

PrimeTime Productions, a student organization sponsored by Housing and Residence Life, is hosting a Silent Disco Friday, March 15 in the Hedgcock Atrium at 8 p.m. This event is part of Spread Goodness...

VOLUNTEERING FOR VETERANS - CSE graduate assistant Mandy Bonesteel (left) and Volunteer Coordinator for the Veterans Center Sarah Johnson (right) pose with a thank you poster signed by NMU student volunteers. Behind them senior Chloe Garr plays cards with the veterans.

Volunteers spread goodness at Home for Veterans

Fischer Genau March 16, 2023

Northern students visited the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans Monday, March 13, as part of Spread Goodness Week. They played cards and talked with several veterans after giving them a thank you poster...

Photo courtesy of Mackenzie Meyer
GIFTING GOODNESS— Jakob Lippert (left), Dallas St. Onge, Mackenzie Meyer, Amber Essenmacher (right). The CSE staff has been planning Spread Goodness Week since January. The book drive is a way to spread goodness by spreading knowledge.

A week to spread goodness

Sophia Huhta March 10, 2021

The Center for Student Enrichment is hosting Spread Goodness Week on campus March 8-12. Part of the week-long activities the CSE has organized is a collaborative Spotify playlist, aptly named “Radiate...

Photo courtesy of Mackenzie Meyer

MERRY MARIGOLDS—Marigolds planted in old yogurt containers. One goal of the DIY Herb garden event is to promote sustainability by planting the seeds in reusable containers like old mugs and soup bowls.

DIY Herb Garden brings greenery to students during Spread Goodness Week

Katarina Rothhorn March 8, 2021
This semester, amidst COVID-19 safety protocols, the planning has included fewer hands-on activities but still managed to create ideas like the DIY Herb Garden.
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