DeKALB – Data released by NIU shows enrollment numbers have continued to drop, but the amount of students staying for another semester has increased.
THE NUMBERS BREAKDOWN
Spring 2023 total enrollment hosts 14,364 students, 237 fewer students...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| February 1, 2023
In honor of Black Heritage Month, the Center for Black Studies hosts a variety of events celebrating African Ameircans contribution to United States history. This year the theme is The Black Resistance.
The themes for Black History Month are chosen...
It’s time to vote for Best of DeKalb 2023!
Best of DeKalb gives you the opportunity to vote for your favorites in 27 categories such as Best Fraternity, Best Sorority, Best NIU Faculty Member, Best Pizza Place, Best Place to Watch Sports, Best Coffee...
DeKALB – NIU is missing a major mode of transportation: A commuter rail. This could change in the coming years as the city evaluates the possibility of a Metra train station and has already begun investing in one.
On Jan. 9, the DeKalb City Council...
DeKALB – Colorful block QR stickers are popping up all over campus on bathrooms, stairwells and prominent buildings around NIU – but when scanned, most students won’t realize that these patterns are not meant to be seen, but heard.
NaviLens is...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| January 28, 2023
DeKALB – Spring semester brings new change as the Gamma Lambda chapter of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, colloquially known as “Sammys,” begins the process of returning to good standing under the leadership of new president Farzeen Ansari.
The...
By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
| January 24, 2023
DeKALB – NIU President Lisa Freeman’s university goals, which the Board of Trustees will use to evaluate her performance at the end of 2023, spoke about future standards – including broadening the criteria for tenure.
“I think we believe that...
Editor’s note: This piece is the first story in the Northern Star’s new series: “What’s Up With?” You can fill out a submission form here for potential coverage.
On an ordinary day, the College Grind, a cafe in the Holmes Student Center,...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| January 17, 2023
After 10 years at NIU, Anne Edwards has left her position as director of the Center for Black Studies to return to her alma mater Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Edwards worked for six years in Career Services at NIU. In 2018, she was...
DeKALB – The DeKalb City Council gave the green light Monday to fund a transportation study that could bring a Metra train line and station to the city.
The city council voted unanimously in favor of the study to be conducted by Sam Schwartz Consulting...
By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
| December 14, 2022
DeKALB – NIU has received $15 million from the Illinois government to fund the university’s $23 million sustainability center.
The center will be approximately 30,000 square feet located on the west side of campus, northwest of the Convocation...
DeKALB – The United Faculty Alliance (UFA) of the University Professionals of Illinois, Local 4100, the union representing tenured and tenure-track NIU faculty, addressed the Board of Trustees regarding their ongoing collective bargaining talks during...
