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As students settle into the semester and create their mental map of campus, finding your way around can easily be connected to anxiety and looming school stress. As a campus that is huge on prioritizing students’ well-being, especially with the opening of the NMU Wellbeing Center in 2023, this continues across the NMU community as...
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Lately, procrastination has taken over my life. As a result, I have been actively avoiding anything related to homework or studying. Even though it is still early in the school year, I am surprised by this sudden reluctance. While I would love to dig deeper into why I feel this way, I unfortunately have no...
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Northern Michigan University has launched the Future Leader Dogs (FLD) club. FLD club partners with Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester, MI to help establish puppy raising and training for future Leader Dogs on campus. FLD will raise awareness for students living with disabilities, service animals, service animals in-training, emotional support animals (E
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NMU’s Wildpup crew makes its first appearance of the school year in the Lydia M. Olson Library. The Pups enjoyed countless pets from students who visited, bringing a smile to everyone’s faces. The dogs brought to campus, are registered as therapy animals through an organization called Pet Partners. The handlers and dogs must both pass...
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On September 24, the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan and the NMU Center for Rural Health partnered with the NMU Students for Epilepsy Advocacy and Mentorship to host a seizure first aid night in the Northern Center. A packed conference room of students, parents and epilepsy awareness advocates learned about seizures and epilepsy, the types of...
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MARQUETTE, Mich.— Despite hitting the road for their last four contests, the NMU men’s soccer team put the St. Cloud State Huskies to work in their Sunday match, comfortably winning in Minnesota 4-0. The ‘Cats only held a one goal advantage going into the break, but immediately turned the lead into a multi-score game when...
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MARQUETTE, Mich.— The Wildcats bounced back from a 1-1 tie against Wayne State in Detroit on Friday, September 25 by clipping the wings of the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals on Sunday, September 27. The Green and Gold came out throwing haymakers against SVSU, scoring three unanswered goals in the first 25 minutes. Addison Frantti and Madison...
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ALLENDALE, Mich. — Northern Michigan volleyball fell to No. 16 Grand Valley State on the road Saturday, dropping the Wildcats to 6-8 on the season. In the first set, NMU lost 27-25. It was a close first set, but the Lakers were ultimately able to pull ahead. NMU led the set 24-23 before GVSU made...
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Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival, taking place Oct. 2–4, begins with a food crawl at local eateries and continues on Saturday at NMU’s Northern Center from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. with demonstrations that help sustain traditional art forms. The UP Folklife Festival is introduced to the Marquette community by organizations such as NMU’s Beaumier UP...
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Senior Elyle Francisco arrived on the Northern Michigan University men’s wrestling mat in the fall of 2023. A few years later, younger brother Max Francisco followed suit and did the same, debuting in the fall of 2026. Both Francisco brothers have been wrestling for nearly their entire lives. The two came to NMU from Alaska,...
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