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NMU Students Renting Equipment at the Outdoor Recreation Center.

Winter activity guide for NMU students

Evelyn Rosier, Contributing Writer April 17, 2026

An Upper Peninsula winter can sound intimidating to a non-local, with the snowy season lasting up to six months of the year and sub-freezing temperatures throughout. But for someone who knows the many...

KEEPING WARM - TKE poses before getting ready to host cocoa fundraiser.

TKE to host Hot Cocoa Fundriaser

Maggie Franzen, Features Editor January 28, 2025

A warm change of pace from the chilly weather, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) will be selling hot cocoa in Jamrich on Jan. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in efforts to fundraise for their organization. Each cup of...

BE PREPARED — Winter is coming.

Opinion — NMU Guide to Winter

Antonio Anderson November 13, 2024

The trees are bare, winter is coming. As a resident of Marquette County, and a born Yooper, I know how winters are in the U.P. I believe not all NMU Students have the knowledge to navigate natures frosty...

KEEP WARM - NMU's Student Nurses Association collected new socks for those in need during the month of October. They placed collection boxes around campus including in Jamrich, West Science and the dorms.

Nursing students collect socks for those in need

Sophia Huhta, Contributing writer October 28, 2021

Fall is coming to a close as the wind blows its colorful leaves across the campus lawn. The community has already started to say goodbye to 80 degree weather and beach days, but not everyone is prepared...

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