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U.P. as 51st state, more harm than good

U.P. as 51st state, more harm than good

Amber Essenmacher November 14, 2019

It is strikingly obvious once you cross the Mackinac Bridge that the U.P. is vastly different than downstate Michigan. Trees replace cropland and Subarus replace Chevrolets. The changes are more than...

Yoopsplaining threatens shared state identity

Yoopsplaining threatens shared state identity

Tim Eggert April 12, 2018

In my two years at NMU, I’ve heard a diversity of skepticism from students toward the weather. Some expressions are ironically cynical, like “if the sun never sets at the north pole, how come it never...

Former NMU professor seen as one of U.P.’s top writers

Former NMU professor seen as one of U.P.’s top writers

Trinity Carey November 16, 2017

An Italian soldier escapes from a Prisoner of War camp in Michi- gan’s Upper Peninsula... The premise of “Wolf’s Mouth,” chosen for the 2017 NMU and Marquette County “One Book, One Community,”...

Cold War: Campus exhibit focuses on the U.P. during tense times

Cold War: Campus exhibit focuses on the U.P. during tense times

Isabela Ney November 2, 2017

The political climate mounted, families built fallout shelters and for decades life went on in the shadow of “The Bomb.” The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center will have a grand opening event for its...

Stan Wright

Man involved in child porn case pleads guilty

Von Lanier November 2, 2017

A Negaunee man and former WNMU-FM employee has entered a plea deal in an ongoing child pornography case, in which authorities say he used a work computer to download and view illegal material. Stan Wright,...

Upfront closure leaves artists searching for venues

Braden Linick October 18, 2012

With the recent closing of Upfront & Company, many local musicians are reaching out for alternative local venues to showcase their work. Upfront was officially closed Saturday, Sept. 29 by the Illinois-based...

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