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LITTLE ME — A smaller version of myself learning how to do field work with my mother one summer. It was one of my first experiences learning about biology and research.

Opinion — Grieving my future in biology

Amelia Kashian April 15, 2025

At home, I have a wooden plaque on my wall that lists all the national parks I've been to. Next to it, there's a bag of small painted trees meant to represent the ones I've yet to visit. Only eight of...

SMILE — Conservation team smiles with recently captured moose.

Leaving the classroom behind— Louis Good experiences a hands-on moose study

Maggie Franzen April 9, 2025

In the heart of the woods in the Upper Peninsula where the tall pines meet the snow, a devoted Wildcat took to the sleds and the skies to study one of the most iconic northern animals: the moose. Louis...

Biology student Grace Charles shares her ideas on how to protect our birds on campus.

Photo courtesy of Grace Charles

Opinion–Protecting the birds at NMU

Grace Charles April 26, 2024

Here at Northern Michigan University, we have many great buildings that provide us with protection from the frigid northern winters to learn and live. Not many of us think about the impacts these buildings...

BIG BUCK CHASE—NMU student Travis Bessner poses with one of his two bucks last year. Bessner said that he was lucky to get two a year ago, and time will tell if others can be as lucky this year when the season begins on Monday.

Rifle hunting nearly underway as season approaches

Dallas Wiertella, Staff Writer November 12, 2021

Many Northern Michigan University students and Marquette residents are gearing up and heading off to their camps to get ready for rifle season. With Monday, Nov. 15 right around the corner, so is deer...

FALL FISHING SEASON—A local fisher catches a small mouth bass. With the fall season in fall swing, it's a prime time to fish in the Marquette area. Dallas Wiertella/NW

Plentiful fishing opportunities surround Marquette area

Dallas Wiertella, Staff Writer October 7, 2021

Fishing is a familiar activity for students attending Northern Michigan University, and the Marquette area offers opportunities in magnitude with lakes and rivers all around. With locations ranging from...

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