The legacy of the NMU Puckheads fan club will live on as the torch is passed and a new tradition begins. The amped-up student section, now known as "The Wild," will make its debut at the Berry Events Center for this weekend's NMU home hockey series against Michigan State.

A new school year brings a new name for Northern Michigan University's Pep Band: the Twisted Whiskers. The group will perform at NMU Wildcat hockey's first regular season series against the Michigan State Spartans on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12.

The Northern Michigan University music department presents the first symphony orchestra concert of the year at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Reynolds Recital Hall. The concert will feature Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis performing his own composition titled Ulysses Violin Concerto. 

Northern Michigan University's 52nd annual fall semester job fair for students and alumni will be held from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the Northern Center. About 80 employers are scheduled to attend. Students and alumni who log into Handshake and join the event, then check in at the job fair, will have their names entered into a drawing for one of 10 prizes.    

Actress Diane Guerrero from Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin will speak at Northern Michigan University about her life and activism in the wake of her parents' deportation when she was 14. She will discuss her memoir, In the Country We Love: My Family Divided, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Northern Center ballrooms.