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White Pine Press Student-run newspaper of Northwestern Michigan College. Located in basement of Scholar's Hall. "We

NMC's student run newspaper brings students the latest news, opinion, arts and entertainment, and much more! The White Pine Press comes out every other Thursday and is distributed in and around campus. Distribution: 231.995.1322
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Fax: 231.995.2110

Local Band Earth Radio Shatters The Senses at Milliken Auditorium. On Nov. 7, the band Earth Radio (their name alluding ...
12/23/2024

Local Band Earth Radio Shatters The Senses at Milliken Auditorium. On Nov. 7, the band Earth Radio (their name alluding to them being the “voice of the Earth”) appeared at Milliken Auditorium for a psychedelic show, along with openers Sosohifi, and visual projection artist Super Nuclear. Read more in our current edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Pick up your copy on campus or around town, or read it online at WhitePinePressTC.com.

Bridging the Gap: A Peek Into The New Grand Traverse Mental Health Crisis and Access Center. Northern Lakes Community He...
12/22/2024

Bridging the Gap: A Peek Into The New Grand Traverse Mental Health Crisis and Access Center. Northern Lakes Community Health, partnered with Munson Healthcare, officially opens the Grand Traverse Mental Health Crisis and Access Center on Jan. 5, 2025, to help fill the void of mental health resources in Traverse City. Like so many other cities and towns in the country, Traverse City desperately needs more mental health resources. The emergency room and the urgent care facilities often see mental health patients because they don’t know where else to go or they cannot get into a psychiatrist or other mental health provider for an extended period of time. Read more in our current edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Pick up your copy on campus or around town, or read it online at WhitePinePressTC.com.

Does Traverse City Make a Difference in the Fight for Clean Energy? The surface of our planet is approximately 197 milli...
12/21/2024

Does Traverse City Make a Difference in the Fight for Clean Energy? The surface of our planet is approximately 197 million square miles, and on it is a population of about 8.2 billion people. Within that space, according to a recent report by Climate Trace, the cities with the most emissions are Tokyo, New York, Houston, and Seoul. New York City, the largest city in the United States in terms of population, has over 8 million people and about 300 square miles of land. Read more in our current edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Pick up your copy on campus or around town, or read it online at WhitePinePressTC.com.

Climate Policy and The Importance of Public Value. On Nov. 14 the White Pine Press conducted an exclusive interview with...
12/20/2024

Climate Policy and The Importance of Public Value. On Nov. 14 the White Pine Press conducted an exclusive interview with John Pournoor on climate policy prior to his International Affairs Forum-Traverse City speech at the Dennos Museum. Pournoor has extensive experience in government affairs and is the founder and CEO of Government Analytica. Read more in our current edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Pick up your copy on campus or around town, or read it online at WhitePinePressTC.com.

Where Does Local Cheese Come From? As the temperatures outside drops, nothing sounds better than enjoying a warm bowl of...
12/19/2024

Where Does Local Cheese Come From? As the temperatures outside drops, nothing sounds better than enjoying a warm bowl of tomato cheddar soup accompanied by a crispy grilled cheese sandwich. But where exactly does the star of that cozy fall meal, cheese, come from? Boss Mouse Cheese Read more in our current edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Pick up your copy on campus or around town, or read it online at WhitePinePressTC.com.

Students Advocate Change in a Walk for Health and Housing. The ninth annual “Walk for Health and Housing,” a walk around...
12/18/2024

Students Advocate Change in a Walk for Health and Housing. The ninth annual “Walk for Health and Housing,” a walk around downtown Traverse City that raises awareness on the city’s homeless population and the resources they have available headed in part by NMC, occurred on Nov. 20, and dozens of students were seen showing their support by attending and carrying posters with messages such as “open your eyes, open your heart. Homelessness is real, let’s do our part.” Read more in our current edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Pick up your copy on campus or around town, or read it online at WhitePinePressTC.com.

Pines Population Prepares For Eviction. The fate of those who live in the Pines encampment in Grand Traverse Commons is ...
12/17/2024

Pines Population Prepares For Eviction. The fate of those who live in the Pines encampment in Grand Traverse Commons is an issue that has raised concern for many who live in Traverse City. It was recently announced that the Traverse City Police Department is planning to remove the unhoused people who are living in the encampment through the enforcement of an existing anti-camping ordinance that classifies overnight camping in a park as a civil infraction. This means that violators will be fined for camping in a public space, and can even be committed to jail for refusing to pay. Read more in our current edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Pick up your copy on campus or around town, or read it online at WhitePinePressTC.com.

Post-election stress? Minnie Bardenhagen offers some strategies to combat it in our Nov. 14 edition of the White Pine Pr...
11/27/2024

Post-election stress? Minnie Bardenhagen offers some strategies to combat it in our Nov. 14 edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. (Illustration by Eli Stallman) 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. If you’re one of those worn out or devastated people, you are far from alone. For students, it is stressful to reckon with all these emotions in the midst of classes and upcoming exams. If you connect with that description, these strategies may be helpful for you. Pick up your copy of our Nov. 14 edition on NMC's campus or at locations around Traverse City, or read it online at www.WhitePinePressTC.com.

Are students informed on local elections? Minnie Bardenhagen asks that question in our Nov. 14 edition of the White Pine...
11/26/2024

Are students informed on local elections? Minnie Bardenhagen asks that question in our Nov. 14 edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. The Nov. 5 ballot included the presidential and other candidates for federal office, as well as many local decisions that would impact the lives of students, one of these being the NMC Board of Trustees. The Board has huge implications for student life. They set the college’s goals, are in charge of decision making, and in many ways run the institution. They are the governing body of the college. The board approves yearly budgets, plans for maintenance and renovation, and they also make annual evaluations of NMC’s president. When students arrived to vote on Nov. 5, did they understand what the job the potential board members on the ballot were running for? Pick up your copy of our Nov. 14 edition on NMC's campus or at locations around Traverse City, or read it online at www.WhitePinePressTC.com.

Police prepare to evacuate the Pines, as reported by Anna Wildman in our Nov. 14 edition of the White Pine Press, the aw...
11/25/2024

Police prepare to evacuate the Pines, as reported by Anna Wildman in our Nov. 14 edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Recently, Traverse City law enforcement announced that a popular homeless encampment in the Grand Traverse Commons locally known as the Pines, will be evacuated of all its residents through the enforcement of anti-camping ordinances. This decision has raised concern from both the residents of the Pines and local activists. Pick up your copy of our Nov. 14 edition on NMC's campus or at locations around Traverse City, or read it online at www.WhitePinePressTC.com. Photo by Jacob Pszczolkowski

NMC’s Mobile Food Pantry will appear on the Northwestern Michigan College campus on Monday, Nov. 25. The community colle...
11/23/2024

NMC’s Mobile Food Pantry will appear on the Northwestern Michigan College campus on Monday, Nov. 25. The community 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. For more campus news, pick up your copy of the Nov. 14 edition of the White Pine Press on NMC's campus or at locations around Traverse City, or read it online at www.WhitePinePressTC.com.

1.3 million microplastic particles found in the Boardman River, as reported by Anna Wildman in our Nov. 14 edition of th...
11/22/2024

1.3 million microplastic particles found in the Boardman River, as reported by Anna Wildman in our Nov. 14 edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. On Oct. 30, NMC biology professor Nick Roster spoke at a conference at NMC's 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 11 months of the project. The purpose of the experiment is not just to test the concentration of microplastics in the Boardman River watershed, but to see if there’s a pattern of higher concentration in certain months or in certain areas of the river. Pick up your copy of our Nov. 14 edition on NMC's campus or at locations around Traverse City, or read it online at www.WhitePinePressTC.com.

The Comfortable and the Chaos: the Contrast of Walz's and Trump's Traverse City Rallies, by White Pine Press reporter Mi...
11/05/2024

The Comfortable and the Chaos: the Contrast of Walz's and Trump's Traverse City Rallies, by White Pine Press reporter Minnie Bardenhagen. Photo by Jacob Dodson. With only hours left to go before the polls close on election day, Michigan may well determine the outcome of the presidential election. With its 15 electoral votes, the swing state has been a frequent stop for each campaign. While much of the campaigning has been focused in Michigan’s downstate urban areas, neither the Trump nor Harris campaign wants to ignore Northern Michigan. Both campaigns have stopped several times in Traverse City to energize voters, each using a different approach. To read more, visit WhitePinePressTC.com or pick up our pre-election edition of Northwestern Michigan College's award-winning, student-run newspaper on campus or at locations around greater Traverse City.

On Oct. 28, First Lady Jill Biden and Gwen Walz, the wife of Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, paid a visit to the T...
11/04/2024

On Oct. 28, First Lady Jill Biden and Gwen Walz, the wife of Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, paid a visit to the Traverse City Democratic Campaign Field Office to promote volunteer efforts for the Harris-Walz Campaign. It was a small gathering of mostly local canvassing volunteers and press where Biden and Walz were hoping to ignite the volunteer effort in the final days of election season. The Harris Campaign, in this small final stretch, is targeting undecided voters and eligible voters who may not show up to the polls. To read more, visit WhitePinePressTC.com or pick up our pre-election edition of the Northwestern Michigan College's award-winning, student-run newspaper on campus or at locations around greater Traverse City. Story by Minnie Bardenhagen; photo by Tuklor Williams.

Grand Traverse County voters decide on Nov. 5 who will sit on Northwestern Michigan College's Board of Trustees. The rac...
11/04/2024

Grand Traverse County 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 seats—one full six-year term and one partial two-year term. All five candidates answered the question: What are the critical issues facing the NMC Board of Trustees and how would you address them? To read their responses, visit WhitePinePressTC.com or pick up our pre-election edition of the paper on campus or at locations around greater Traverse City.

You Take The initiative: Alan Bersin gives students insight into the US immigration system. Immigration has been a hot t...
10/30/2024

You Take The initiative: Alan Bersin gives students insight into the US immigration system. Immigration has been a hot topic going into the Nov. 5 election, with a high number of voters citing it as one of their top concerns. In Minnie Bardenhagen's story in the latest edition of the White Pine Press, International Affairs Forum-Traverse City guest Alan Bersin—a voice of expertise on the issue of the southern border—offered insight into the current state of the system. Read the White Pine Press, the award-winning student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College online at WhitePinePressTC.com or pick up your copy on campus or around greater Traverse City. Photo by Jacob Dodson.

As the Nov. 5 election nears, former President Donald Trump and his campaign have increased their attacks on the transge...
10/30/2024

As the Nov. 5 election nears, former President Donald Trump and his campaign have increased their attacks on the transgender and genderqueer community, reportedly spending millions of dollars in an effort to win over voters. The advertisements have been most commonly aired at NFL and college football games. Trump also attacked the trans community during his Oct. 25 rally in Traverse City. Read Emma Marion's cover story in our current edition of the White Pine Press, the award-winning, student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. Pick up your copy on campus or around greater Traverse City, or read it online at WhitePinePressTC.com.

Speaking Truth to Power. International Affairs Forum-Traverse City guest Khaled Elgindy reflects on attacks on Gaza, cea...
10/24/2024

Speaking Truth to Power. International Affairs Forum-Traverse City guest Khaled Elgindy reflects on attacks on Gaza, ceasefire negotiations, and the impact of students in this exclusive interview earlier this month with the White Pine Press, the award-winning student-run newspaper at Northwestern Michigan College. It has been over a year since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, followed by Israel's unrelenting war in Gaza, and deaths of more than 40,000 Palestinians. The answer to whether or not the boiling conflict in the Middle East can ever reduce to a simmer still seems far from reach. Read the story by Minnie Bardenhagen and Anna Wildman online at WhitePinePressTC.com, or pick up your copy at locations on campus or around greater Traverse City. Photo by Tuklor Williams

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NMC's student run newspaper brings students the latest news, opinion, arts and entertainment, and much more! The White Pine Press is a bi-monthly publication distributed every other Friday on NMC campus and at local Traverse City businesses. Distribution: 231.995.1322 Advertising: 231.995.1349 Fax: 231.995.2110