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Geography is more than just maps and coordinates; it’s the story of our world told through landscapes, cultures and natural wonders. Engaging with geography through trivia not only challenges our ...
The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees made the right decision when it voted last month to remove Dr. Luther West’s name from the edifice formerly known as West Science — now denominated ...
Northern Michigan University recently made local headlines for temporarily suspending a student earlier this month. The reason for the student’s temporary suspension? Making the fateful ...
Enrollment data for the 2023 fall semester shows overall growth in enrollment at the university in several key areas. According to 10th-day census data, 7,197 students attend NMU, a 3.3% increase from ...
This letter is written to comment on the sustainable adjustments and habits of NMU’s athletic teams. Due to being located in the Upper Peninsula, NMU’s sports teams are forced to travel long distances ...
Northern Michigan University is located on the Mississippi Migration Flyway, an essential pathway millions of birds fly to get to their breeding grounds, or to take residency in our region. Migration ...
WZMQ TV-19 is Marquette’s newest CBS affiliate news station, one that several graduates and current students work for, and has only recently begun broadcasting live. “Our [WZMQ TV-19] studio did not ...
An injustice has been done. On Dec. 10, 2021, the NMU Board of Trustees voted to strip Luther West of all honors given by the university for the past 84 years, including any association with the ...
Living in Marquette, it is easy to become accustomed to the untouched beauty surrounding us, but we can’t forget that this place needs protection. With climate change on our doorstep, we must be wary ...
Sarah O’Neill, former assistant news and opinion editor at the North Wind (2007-2009) shared a nostalgic memory of weekly Wednesday production nights during the semesters when the paper was still ...
On the first day of his second presidency, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to erase DEI across the government, titled Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And ...
Deer season has come and gone. I and many others took to the woods with guns, and the cedar swamps soon began ringing with fired arms. The closest I got to getting a deer, was when one snorted and ...