On Oct. 30, Dr. Nick Roster spoke at a conference at the Hagerty center to summarize the current data from his research project on microplastics. While the research is still ongoing, he and his students have counted and processed the water samples from the first eleven months of the project. The purpose of the experiment is not just to test the concentration of microplastics in the Boardman watershed, but to see if there’s a pattern of higher concentration in certain months or in certain areas of the river.

There are many historic implications in the outcome of this election. Trump will be the first president to be re-elected after losing his initial re-election since Grover Cleveland in 1892, and he is the first republican presidential nominee to win the popular vote in 20 years, the last one being George W. Bush in 2004. Trump will also be the oldest person and the first convicted felon to win the presidency.

Vocalist and frontwoman, Lily Fontaine, spectacularly covers the wide range of emotions and genres on the project. From the spoken singing on “Broken Biscuits,” to the softer and more operatic notes on “You Blister My Paint.” The lyrics themselves are reminiscent of something out of an LCD Soundsystem album. “Not Everybody Gets to Go to Space,” pokes fun at an Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos figure while calling attention to the inequality commercial space travel introduces (“Not everybody gets to go to space, but he did/He worked hard to get himself up”).

The college has chosen to partner with Feeding America to provide fresh groceries, with food being free and available to everyone. Feeding America will be present from 3-5 pm, and participants are encouraged to take as much or as little as they prefer. The next appearance of the Mobile Food Pantry will be on Monday Dec. 2.

The Nov. 5 election was extremely high profile, both federally and statewide. Not only did it decide the president, who Michigan would send to the senate, and the Michigan members of the house of representatives, but it also decided many state government positions.

Voters decide on Nov. 5 who will sit on Northwestern Michigan College's Board of Trustees. The race is between five candidates vying for two, six-year seats and one, two-year seat.

All five candidates answered the question:

What are the critical issues facing the NMC Board of Trustees and how would you address them?

Recently, the law enforcement of Traverse City announced that a popular homeless encampment locally known as the Pines, is going to be evacuated of all its residents through the enforcement of anti-camping ordinances. This decision has raised a lot of concern from both the residents of the Pines and local activists. 

Take a deep breath, it’s over.

With republicans taking historic national wins, and democrats narrowly winning local elections, some are celebrating, some are devastated, some are worn out, and some are just happy the ads are finally gone.