Northern Michigan summers bring residents festivals, beach days, and tourist frustrations. It isn’t until after Labor Day, when kids are going back to school, that previously extinct parking spots on Front Street reemerge...

The Parsons-Stulen building on NMC's Aero Park Campus is dark at 8pm on Wednesday night, save for a glow coming from a classroom 
at the end of a hall. There, eight students are bent in silent concentration at sturdy metal tables supporting heavy-duty sewing machines...

Walk into any high school fabrication workshop or robotics lab, and the scene is identical. The space is dominated by the machine or products. The room is illu-minated with glowing computer screens, the floor littered with sawdust and aluminum shavings...

On Oct. 13 NMC Student Life, Residence Life, and NMC Student Ambassadors will host an event at Jacob’s Corn Maze. There is an entry fee of $5 for students with a valid student ID...

NMC has always been a small, yet proud campus. As an in-stitution, it has always pushed the envelope in innovation and adaptive reuse, making every acre count on campus. The most recent and noteworthy project on campus is the geothermal plant, a revolutionary new way to heat campus.

For the past 75 years NMC has been pushing the boundaries of what a school can be, from unique technical programs to the commitment to the idea of a “grassroots” college. Although one problem has existed seemingly through the entirety of campus...

Politics can be a stressor for many people. During the 2024 presidential election, the American Psychological Association re-ported 69% of Americans felt a rise in anxiety because of voting. Walking into a voting booth with no understanding of the ballot was a key factor...

Do you love stand-up comedy? Have you ever wondered how 99.9% of comedians get their start? They get on stage. It starts with writing your first five minutes of jokes and performing them at an open mic night...

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at the Traverse City Opera House on Sept. 21 during an event held by the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance. Photo by Chrisopher O'Non. Look for coverage of the Nov. 3 national midterm elections in our October issues of the White Pine Press.