The North Wind

Opinion — Ruminating on the day I voted

Antonio Anderson • November 19, 2024

There I was, morning of Nov. 5 at 6:45 a.m., shuffling to put on my jacket. I headed out before the sun rose, when the frost still covered the ground, and drove to my Township Hall. I was surprised to...

League of Women Voters joins Student Fellowship Program to discuss importance of voting

Lindsey Hollander • October 28, 2024

On Oct. 21, the Student Fellowship Program teamed up with League of Women Voters (LWV) members to host Voting 101. The LWV is a non-partisan league, with its main goal being to equip voters with accurate...

Student activity fee increase to be on 2024 ASNMU general election ballot

Rachel Pott • October 5, 2023

Students will again have the chance to vote on a potential increase in the Student Activity Fee in April of 2024. The Student Activity Fee was last voted on in 2022 and did not pass in a tied vote....

Profile — Northern Votes encourages civic engagement, voting

Willow Rasch • February 7, 2023

Northern Votes is a nonpartisan club at NMU that was established in the summer of 2022. The club focuses on helping and encouraging students to engage civically in their community. “We aim to reach...

What to know before casting vote in upcoming Midterm Elections

Ayanna Allen, Assistant News Editor • November 4, 2022

Election Day is approaching. Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, anyone registered to vote will be able to go and cast their ballots for the midterm elections. As it is a midterm election year, all seats in the House...

Editorial — Your vote matters

North Wind Editorial Board • November 3, 2022

Midterm elections are right around the corner, which means the time has come for you to practice one of the most important civil service acts afforded to you as a United States citizen — voting. We...

“Rock the Vote” to centralize voter information on campus with live music

Andie Balenger • October 17, 2022

Social Justice For Us will be hosting "Rock the Vote," a national non-profit organization/event, on Oct. 19 to inform the campus community about the upcoming midterm election and encourage voter turnout...

Marquette marches for voting rights

Dreyma Beronja, News Editor • August 31, 2021

On Aug. 28 dozens gathered at Marquette Commons to march for voting rights. The event featured speakers from Social Justice For Us, Voters Not Politicians and Jenn Hill pro tem mayor of Marquette.

A glance at voting rights in America

Peter Smedley • October 29, 2020

The right to vote is a privilege given to the citizens of the United States, yet voting has been a monumental point of contention throughout U.S. history. The ability to vote was once allowed to only...

Michigan considers ranked voting

Ashley Beronja • October 27, 2020

The way of voting during elections in the United States has been most commonly known as voting for one candidate. While this way of voting has been going on for decades, many voters are now seeing the...

SLFP Encourages Civic Engagement at NMU

Rayna Sherbinow • October 6, 2020

NMU students can be involved in the community in many ways such as attending community events, shopping at local businesses and, perhaps most importantly, voting in elections. With the presidential election...

Opinion—The danger of casting doubt on an election

Justin Van't Hof • October 5, 2020

As the presidential election is approaching its end, questions about what election night might look like have puzzled many. COVID-19 has made the need for mail-in voting options essential and many states are offering more options for voting by mail. Conspiracy theories about election integrity through mail-in ballots are surfacing online and as voters, we need to take charge of the information we share and understand the implications of casting doubt on the integrity of an election.