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In Jamrich on Tuesday April 21, NMU WellBeing hosted a Toolkit Tuesday on environmental awareness and sustainable living. WellBeing highlighted Marquette’s “4Rs:” reuse, reduce, recycle and rethink, as a way to promote both environmental well-being and personal self-care. “We’re collaborating with SHINE to learn about environmental well-being and self-care,
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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 break, one thing remains in our way. Exams. We are two weeks out from exams, and as students...
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With the thermometer hovering under 40 degrees Fahrenheit, Marquette residents strolled through the streets with perhaps just a bit of caffeine buzz from the 8th annual Coffee Crawl, put on by NMU’s Public Relations Student Society to support the Women’s Center. The tickets, $20 each, entitled participants to free samples of coffee from twelve lo
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The starting blocks weren’t filled with swimmers. Instead, they held football players, skiers, basketball athletes and even a few reluctant divers, each one seconds away from realizing that the water does not care how strong, fast or dominant you are on land. At Northern Michigan University, the all-athlete relays have quietly become one of the...
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On the heels of a bounce-back 22-1 showing over the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals on April 19, the Northern Michigan lacrosse team suffered their second loss in three games to the hands of the Indianapolis Greyhounds in the ever unusual midweek matchup. The Wildcats gave the No. 3 ranked Hounds a run for their money...
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Last weekend a very angry and thirsty bear awoke in downtown Marquette. This year was the 12th Festival of the Angry Bear hosted by the Ore Dock Brewing company, and it just so happened to be the first Angry Bear I could attend as a legal drinker. So of course I had to be in...
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As students walked through the halls of Jamrich on Tuesday, Apr. 14th, they came across WellBeing hosting Toolkit Tuesday. The event focused on teaching students how to manage spring stressors while highlighting campus resources and activities available to support them. One of the primary stressors WellBeing emphasized was academic pressure, particularly as
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NMU’s Sustainability Hub for Innovation and Environment (SHINE) and Geographical Honor Society Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) are collaborating to host Earth Week events April 19th-24th, featuring over 30 events. “SHINE helps to coordinate, communicate and amplify GTU’s Anderton Earth Week planning and schedule,” said Jes Thompson, the Director of SHINE. “W
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As the college hockey season officially concluded play with a Denver University 2-1 win over the Wisconsin Badgers in the national championship game, the offseason only begins to ramp up. The transfer portal for all players opened officially on April 13, and will remain available to all players until April 27. For several teams in...
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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 her was the tug-barge Maumee and her frequent companion, the tugboat Victory. The Poe Lock, the oldest of the...
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