The NMU Board of Trustees approved a contract last week between the university and an NMU labor union after approximately a year of negotiations. The contract between NMU and the American Federation...

A new competition for Michigan students offers not only prizes, but also the chance to present legislators with their unique solutions to issues facing the state. The Students Reinventing Michigan...

The Marquette area One Book, One Community (OBOC) selection committee recently announced Aleksander Hemon’s “The Lazarus Project” as their 2011 book. The selection process, which began last December,...

The Marquette area One Book, One Community (OBOC) selection committee recently announced Aleksander Hemon’s “The Lazarus Project” as their 2011 book. The selection process, which began last December,...

Tens of thousands of college students may no longer be eligible for benefits from the Bridge Card program after a shift in qualifications this spring. The changes in eligibility for the Bridge Card...

Considering the many problems facing Michigan, including a projected budget deficit of $1.8 billion, many of the state’s residents are keeping a close eye on every move that recently appointed Gov. Rick...

The Student Finance Committee (SFC) voted last month to freeze, and then reinstate, funding for an event that brought Mary Doria Russell, author of “The Sparrow,” to NMU’s campus. The event, “An...

The many members of the NMU and Marquette community who have immersed themselves in the cerebral and imaginative realm of Mary Doria Russell’s book, “The Sparrow,” will be offered the opportunity...

Within the last few years, electronic textbooks have been showing up on campuses across the country. While advances in interactivity and lower prices have made them attractive options for some students,...

NMU has entered into an agreement with a Chinese university that has allowed several international students to continue their education at NMU. This semester, 22 students from China have become full-time...

The office of Academic Affairs is currently seeking proposals from NMU faculty and staff concerning funding for projects that could benefit the university. Susan Koch, NMU’s provost and vice president...

Sean Baptist wakes up at 6:30 a.m. and packs his lunch. It is a half hour drive to the jobsite where he and his father, a contractor, are building a 3,000- square-foot addition to a home. After setting...