Editor’s note: The responses in this report have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity. DeKALB – As of fall 2023, Silas Huff is the new director of the NIU Philharmonic and Opera Orchestras and the director of Orchestras for the School of...

DeKALB – NIU has recently partnered with Waubonsee Community College to offer a new scholarship for transfer students called the Waubonsee Excellence Scholarship. The Waubonsee Excellence Scholarship is worth $2,000 per year for a maximum of two...

DeKALB - NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology will host its Innovation Showcase on Friday, where AI and machine learning’s increasing role in our technology ecosystem will be in the spotlight. The showcase, which is co-sponsored...

DeKALB – During a speaker report at the Student Government Association meeting Friday, Speaker Manny Corpuz announced Senator Cooper Vaske was dismissed from SGA. “Over the past week, I've been able to update interview Senate attendance. In correlation...

DeKALB - Early Wednesday morning, former President Donald Trump was declared the president-elect by the Associated Press. Wednesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris gave her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Now the uncertainty...

Correction: This piece was updated at 1:41 p.m. Friday to remove incorrect information. The Board of Trustees did not approve the university request for $118 million. The Finance Audit Complicance, Facilities and Operations Committee approved the university...

DeKALB – NIU’s $32 million deficit and ways to decrease the deficit were again the topic of discussion at Wednesday’s University Council meeting. NIU President Lisa Freeman’s announcements contained a presentation about the 2025 university...

DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any “closed by exception” case is closed due to circumstances outside of...

Editor's note: There were no Republican watch parties held by the DeKalb County Republicans on Election Day. In addition, the Northern Star was not aware of any Republican watch parties at NIU. DeKalb – As election results came in Tuesday night NIU...

DeKALB – Bill SB56008 passed by a vote of 9-0-2 which allows senators to speak to the press, during Friday's Student Government Association meeting. Deputy Speaker Nathan Gonzalez spoke about some of the restrictions.  “If it's, like, their...

DeKALB – The Illinois General Assembly approved a $10 million program that would provide free test and licensure prep classes to all public university students along with five community colleges. The program was supposed to be enacted in January...

DeKALB – Laurie Elish-Piper, executive vice president and provost, and George Middlemist, chief financial officer, provided an update about NIU’s progres with attempting to cut their $32 million deficit in half by the end of the fiscal year 2025 at...