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How to Dispose of a Lawn Mower
October 2023
It’s not every day that you’re tossing out a lawn mower. Maybe you’re finally upgrading to an electric mower or tired of constantly repairing a push mower. Either way, you’re stuck with this machine in your garage that’s taking up space. How exactly do you throw out an old lawn mower?
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Unity in words and actions: NMU celebrates MLK Day
January 2020
Through snow, slush, ice and sand—the cold crisp air didn’t discourage over 20 students, faculty and community members from marching for equity through the Academic Mall on Monday.
The march kicked off a full day of events honoring the legacy and work of civil rights icon Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Photo Credit: North Wind
State grant funds Anishinaabe language project
October 2019
A recent grant from Michigan’s Native American Heritage Fund (NAHF) gave NMU’s Center for Native American Studies (CNAS) almost $135,000 to help build a variety of different programs of study.
Photo Credit: Judd Sojourn
Significant Other brings out the honesty in love
February 2020
While everyone prepares for Valentine’s Day, be it with another person or curled up on the couch with a good book and a drink, the Forest Roberts Theatre (FRT) opens their production of “Significant Other” on Feb. 13 at the James A. Panowski Black Box Theatre. This play speaks to the difficulty of finding love while also celebrating the different kinds of relationships in life.
Photo Credit: Rachel Haggerty N/W
GLOBAL STRIKE
September 2019
Over 150 students, professors and community members marched around NMU’s campus on Friday, Sept. 20, in support of the growing initiative to combat climate change and was one of thousands of similar protests happening all over the world.
Photo Credit: Denali Drake N/W
Can someone just look me in the eye?
November 2019
Kids dream about what they want to be, and more often than not, it’s those dreams that set the path for the rest of their lives. But in those innocent years, it all seems easy as if things will just happen and one day you’ll finally be an astronaut or write the world’s best song. The dream that keeps everything going and moving forward.
Photo Credit: Denali Drake N/W
Academic Senate chips away grad barriers by eliminating minors
November 2019
After a recent Academic Senate meeting, minors will no longer be automatically required for all NMU students; however, individual departments can still implement them into their programs.
Photo Credit: Sam Rush N/W
The lost boys of South Sudan
September 2018
When troops from the Northern Arab government opened fire and destroyed everything in their path, it forced 12-year-old John Dau to run from his village of Duk Payuel in South Sudan. Dau’s home was destroyed, but that was just the beginning of the Second Sudanese Civil War.
Photo Credit: John Dau
February 2020
It’s no secret that we live in a society obsessed with achieving perfection in practically every aspect. While the conversation about body positivity has evolved, there’s a large piece missing: the acceptance of disability.
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