Street Interviews: Should DeKalb have a Metra Train Station?
DeKALB –With NIU students arriving on campus from all over the state and globe, the idea of a Metra Train station located closer to NIU is strongly appealing. From increased traveling accessibility to weekend trips into the Windy City, support for the station seems widespread. Even students living on campus are enthusiastic for the voyaging possibilities a Metra Train Station would offer. All aboard!
About the Contributors
Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
Lucy Atkinson is a junior from Anchorage, Alaska, double majoring in journalism and earth, atmosphere and environment with an emphasis in earth and planetary science. She first joined the Northern Star in the fall of 2022 and previously served as the opinion editor. In her free time, Lucy enjoys reading, going for runs, playing piano and collecting notes on Illinois’s beautiful flora and fauna.
