DeKALB – MAP grant amounts will be reduced by 8%, up to $336 per student for the spring 2025 semester. NIU’s Financial Aid and Scholarship Office notified students of the change in an email on Friday. According to the email, the reduction for each...

DeKALB – As the new year begins, new laws have taken effect in Illinois. The Northern Star has compiled a list of five laws that may be relevant to students. The full list of laws that are effective as of 1/1/2025 can be found on the Illinois...

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 case “closed by exception” is closed due to circumstances outside of...

The Northern Star has launched a crime map to visualize where crime happens around NIU’s campus.   The NIU Police Department releases a daily crime log with crimes that have been reported each day. The crime logs include cases that...

DeKALB – Joseph Lovelace, J.D., the director and attorney of the Students Legal Assistance office in the Peters Campus Life Building, had his last day on Nov. 30, and a new attorney will be taking his place on an interim basis. According to a university...

DeKALB - The NIU Furry Club was approved by the SGA and the club was officially ratified on April 20.  The NIU Furry Club was unofficially started in February of this year through local group chats. After months of searching for an adviser to make...

DeKALB – Members of the NIU administration discussed NIU’s deficit at the last University Council meeting of the semester. The meeting was held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Altgeld Hall Room 315. NIU President Lisa Freeman started the meeting by discussing...

DeKALB – Leaders of the Student Government Association gave an address surrounding the accomplished goals and future plans for the SGA. The State of the SGA Address occurred from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes...

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 case “closed by exception” is closed due to circumstances outside of...

DeKALB – On Nov. 20, NIU announced a new grant that will provide up to $10,000 over four years to incoming freshmen college students who are high school graduates from low-income households who had at least a 3.0 GPA in high school. The AIM High...

DeKALB – Student Involvement is partnering with the Alumni Association and President’s Office to host Class of 2024 Gradpalooza, an event intending to celebrate and connect soon-to-be graduates and inform students about the commencement ceremony on...

DeKALB – In October, NIU announced Matthew Deitch as director of the Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability, the university’s planned $23 million research center targeting food systems, water resources and environmental change. The...