Student loans do not make things affordable. In fact, after interest accrues, they do the exact opposite. That’s not to say they aren’t a good resource for students otherwise unable to afford college, but student loans have been over-normalized as...
Editor’s note: The Northern Star Editorial Board Staff communicated to every student running for a Student Government Association Executive Board position via email to represent themselves in a filmed interview regarding their campaign for their positions....
DeKALB – The Illinois Supreme Court made a historic visit to NIU’s Duke Ellington Ballroom to hear oral arguments from two court cases in front of a crowd of around 750 interested students and faculty.
NIU hosted the Illinois Supreme Court's “Riding...
DeKALB – NIU student politicians will gather Thursday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium for the Student Government Association debate.
At 5 p.m. the debate will be held for students to hear from candidates before the election. Voting will take place...
Under first year NIU baseball head coach Ryan Copeland, NIU baseball (7-14, 4-2 MAC) is well on its way to shattering both their conference win total and overall win total from a season ago.
After going 5-24 in conference play in 2023, the Huskies...
DeKALB – DeKalb citizens were focused on the 76th Democratic representative district results, with the running of two DeKalb City Council members.
Democrat Amy "Murri" Briel, Ottawa native and chief of staff to the state representative, beat Cohen...
DeKALB – Students are invited on Thursday to fill the Duke Ellington Ballroom and observe two Illinois Supreme Court hearings.
From 10 a.m. to noon, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at NIU in the Duke Ellington Ballroom.
“Doors...
Crime, especially on college campuses, is something that people should always be informed of. NIU safety notifications should be sent out regardless of crime severity to ensure campus community safety.
When NIU provides safety notifications, regardless...
NIU women’s basketball (15-15, 8-10 MAC) wrapped up its regular season with a thriller, overcoming the Western Michigan University Broncos (12-17, 7-11 MAC) 66-64. The Huskies secured the victory with a free throw from redshirt senior guard Grace...
Junior guard David Coit exploded for a career-high 37 points as NIU men’s basketball (11-20, 5-13 MAC) ended an otherwise lackluster season on a high note, taking down the University at Buffalo Bulls (4-27, 2-16 MAC) 78-68 Friday.
“He’s (Coit)...
DeKALB – “This is for Ron,” said Rodrigo Villanueva-Conroy, the director of the NIU Jazz Ensemble.
Villanueva-Conroy and his band, joined by the NIU Jazz Orchestra led by Reginald Thomas, played its spring concert Wednesday.
After the...
If you’ve come here in search of rankings to base your early March Madness bracket picks on, keep looking.
If you’ve come to find out how I, a wise-cracking and far-from-athletic sports reporter, would fare against the nicknames of Illinois’...
