![CONTROVERSY - Friends and family of Luther West continue to contest NMUs decision to remove his name from what is now called The Science Building. West was discovered to be a proponent of the eugenics movement, both at NMU and previously at Battle Creek College.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/luther-west1.png)
Letter to the Editor — Removal of Luther West’s name is just
October 7, 2022
![Letter to the Editor—The Luther West I knew](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/PXL_20220210_165753208.MP_-900x675.jpg)
Letter to the Editor—The Luther West I knew
Dorothy Vanerka
• February 13, 2022
![CONTESTED NAMESAKE-After the NMU Board of Trustees recently voted to remove Luther Wests name from what was previously West Hall, the building has been temporarily dubbed the Science Building.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PXL_20220118_215611868-900x675.jpg)
Letter to the Editor—In support of Luther West
Carl Anderson
• January 20, 2022
![West Hall NMU](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screenshot-63-900x507.png)
Letter to the Editor—Luther West is not blameless
Aaron Loudenslager
• December 3, 2021
![Letter to the Editor—Renaming West Science the wrong call](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PXL_20211115_213833501.MP_.jpg)
Letter to the Editor—Renaming West Science the wrong call
Philip Niswonger
• November 16, 2021
![WEST SCIENCE—Luther S. West Science facility connects with the other science building on campus, Kathleen Shingler Weston Hall as part of the Seaborg Science Complex. The two buildings hosts many STEM related departments and classes.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/west-science.jpg)
NMU considers name change for West Science after eugenics involvement
Ayanna Allen, Staff Writer
• November 4, 2021
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