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Temperatures are rising, the birds are singing and the air is becoming crisper; summer is on its way. The break for all of us students is just around the corner, and as we prepare for a well-deserved ...

Lake freighters were found at the ore dock. To be specific, it was the Joseph L. Block, a 1976 bulk carrier 221 meters long and currently making her way through the Great Lakes carrying cargo. With ...

Along the edge of Lake Superior, with the wind picking up the water and waves crashing along the shore, stands the Marquette Maritime Museum. Last week, volunteers dressed up as ghosts roamed the ...

Diving into physics and philosophy, Sophia Gielniak, a junior multimedia production major and up-and-coming artist recently released her album The Theory of Nothing – PHI-3PO on YouTube and Soundcloud ...

Winter in Upper Michigan is known for bitter temperatures and piles of snow, but it also opens up new opportunities for the community to go and embrace the season with outdoor activities. One option ...

The presidential forums and their corresponding presidential candidates have come and gone, now it is up to the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees to interview and propose an offer to one ...

Students and faculty gathered on NMU’s campus at the wildcat statue for a silent candlelight vigil on Monday evening to remember a student who died over the weekend. The NMU Police Department, ...

Over the past two weeks, NMU has hosted three candidates for the open Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs position at the university. Candidates toured campus and met with several students, ...

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 ...

Denise Hudson, instruction and program coordinator for NMU’s cosmetology program, has seen a number of changes within the world of cosmetology, especially within the walls of Northern’s student salon.

Humans crave closure. We want answers, solutions and justice when questions arise. Yet every year, while some crimes are solved, countless others go cold. At Northern Michigan University, the Cold ...