DeKALB – George Middlemist has taken on the role of vice president of Finance and Administration and chief financial officer at NIU. Middlemist spoke to the Northern Star about his journey to becoming chief financial officer and the goals he has for...

DeKALB – For a lot of students at NIU, their focus is on school and getting to the next step in life; but Jada Samuels, a junior majoring in business, is doing both at the same time.  Samuels runs a small business called Jada Juice. Jada Juice sells...

DeKALB – The Student Government Association elected its 2024 Spring Board of Elections on Friday. After SGA President Olivia Newman failed to appoint an election commissioner by the deadline, the SGA had no choice but to nominate candidates without...

Editor’s note: The intention of this article is to give insight into how academics at NIU are reacting and responding to the conflict. This article does not reflect the opinions of Northern Star staff.  DeKALB – As the death toll passed 5,000...

DeKALB – NIU is inviting the public to join the conversation on race, identity, community and the barriers that divide us.  The Real Talk Conference: Bridging Race, Identity, and Community is the first of several annual events planned as part of...

DeKALB – Feeling “like a potato” may seem like an odd way to describe yourself, but that description is a common attitude that those with ADHD may have. “Potato is, like, the best way to describe it,” said Josie Hannon-Geller, a senior communications...

DeKALB – NIU students looking for a healthy homemade meal can make it themselves at Wirtz Hall.  Edible Campus Meal Prep offers a way for students to explore cooking in an environment where all necessary equipment, recipes and ingredients are provided.  Students...

DeKALB – Natalie Mealing, an undecided first-year student, is unsure of how to improve her sleeping habits.  “I sleep at least six hours, but I always want more, and I feel like I need more,” Mealing said. “Sometimes I sleep a lot, and I start...

DeKALB – The student publication Stonehouse Academic Journal was approved as a student organization at the SGA meeting on Friday. The publication is a student-run academic organization, sponsored by NIU’s XI Delta Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. The...

DeKALB – Even gray skies and cold October winds could not damper the Huskie pride put on display during the block party celebration in downtown DeKalb. On Thursday, Lincoln Highway between First Street and Third Street was closed down for a block...

DeKALB – Illinois is attempting to break ground for the rise of psychedelic mushrooms as a form of legitimized therapy.   On Dec. 5, 2022, Illinois House Rep. La Shawn K. Ford prefiled the Illinois Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act...