DeKALB -  Every Tuesday and Thursday morning a group of students gather in an Anderson Hall gymnasium to practice the ancient tradition of Tai Chi. Now, that group hopes to share what they’ve learned with the NIU community. The students are in a...

DeKALB – The Student Government Association (SGA) approved its annual funding budget for  student organizations and passed several other bills and resolutions at Friday’s meeting. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SGA ANNUAL FUNDING BUDGET FOR ORGANIZATIONS The...

DeKALB – In Fall 2024 NIU had 3,416 students whose county of origin is Cook County.  The majority of instate students come from Cook, with the next highest coming from Kane county with 1,586 students and DuPage with 1,537 students.    The...

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 – In the year 2000, the world was using pagers, VHS tapes and phone books. The internet was slowly starting to become more common and a new era of space exploration was underway. NIU and Northern Star relics left behind in a time capsule in...

DeKALB – Gaming is used as a space to displace the labor of leveling up onto chinese and asian citizens, furthering racial stereotypes, according to a Northwestern professor who spoke at NIU on Monday.  The Asian American Resource Certificates Program...

The Northern Star’s annual Treasure Hunt has officially come to a close. From April 7 through 11, clues hinting at the Northern Star paperweight’s location were revealed to point students toward the right spot on the treasure hunt. Early Friday...

DeKALB – The Student Government Association (SGA) confirmed Nathan Gonzalez as Speaker of the Senate for the 57th session at its meeting Friday. RESOLUTION TO CONFIRM SPEAKER OF THE SENATE FOR 57TH SESSION The SGA passed a resolution to confirm...

DeKALB – Five international students have had their visas revoked, according to NIU officials. The university confirmed the visa revocations in a statement to the Northern Star.  “The university is working directly with each student to ensure...

DeKALB – As the war in Ukraine drags into its third year, questions remain about how future U.S. leadership could reshape the conflict. President Donald Trump's past remarks and his long standing relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin have...

DeKALB – NIU has launched its new digital OneCard, giving students, faculty and staff a more convenient way to access campus services.  The new system allows users to store their OneCards on mobile devices, enabling tap-and-go access to buildings,...