of 2009, the paper was without an adviser. After the paper was threatened with a lawsuit, the media board appointed an adviser, who was forced to retire less than a year later. In May 2010, the newspaper returned to the Mass Comm. Dept., the media board was disbanded, and a new adviser from the Mass Comm. Dept. was appointed. During the following fall, the Northern Student briefly partnered with the Bemidji Pioneer for advertising and began placing issues of the Bemidji Pioneer inside the Northern Student. After three months of publication, it was determined that the two newspapers should remain completely separate.
== Athletics ==
The school sports teams are called the Beavers. They are members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference competing in NCAA Division II, with the exception of men's and women's ice hockey teams, which compete in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association at the NCAA Division I level, respectively.
== Notable alumni ==
John A. …
