BLACK LIVES MATTER and social media are flexing their muscles in a small but symbolic way at Northern Michigan University. A plaque on campus honoring a onetime benefactor of NMU is going to be removed because of the man's ties to the apartheid regime of South Africa four decades ago. That announcement made by the ... Continue Reading
NMU Students Remain, the Airport’s Quiet, Questions About Hospital Personnel, a Plea to Stay Away
"They feel safer here." THERE ARE STILL 700 NMU students living in residence halls on the campus. They either can't or don't want to return home. "Some of them are telling us they don't have a place to go or they don't have transportation," says Derek Hall, NMU's chief marketing officer. "Some have said they don't ... Continue Reading
The Continuing Arby’s Mystery, the Bright, New Future for Construction Workers, NMU’s Appeal Levels Off, and the Battle Against Graffiti
STILL A MYSTERY. It's been one of the most frequently asked questions we've heard over the last several months: What's going in at the old Arby's site near WJMN's studio just off the highway? Veridea, the owner of the property, isn't saying. The contractor working on the project isn't saying. The township's not ... Continue Reading
An Indoor Soccer Facility in Marquette?
WELL, THAT'S THE hope of three different organizations in town. Superiorland Soccer Association, the YMCA, and NMU all are tossing around the idea of an indoor soccer facility Before we get to the particulars of the plans--all of them in their beginning stages--let's establish why such a facility is needed, and it's ... Continue Reading
Strike Authorization Vote, Velodrome Opens, Two!! More Coffee Shops on the Way, NMU Freshmen Numbers Way Up, and NMU Prof Once Opened for Led Zeppelin
NURSES AT UP Health System-Marquette have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their union to call for a strike. The 400 RN's voted Tuesday during daylong balloting and informational sessions. The announcement of the voting results came late Tuesday night. This does not mean they will go on strike, nor that they even ... Continue Reading