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Three students stand at podiums while presenting and talking. The SGA approved a resolution on Dec. 1 addressing students impacted by the Israel-Hamas war. (Joey Trella | Northern Star)

SGA reworks Israel-Hamas statement, acknowledges students

By Brandon Clark, News Reporter | December 3, 2023

DeKALB – After failing to pass a petition, the SGA made good on promises to support student concerns over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A resolution condemning any behavior that invalidates and endangers those grieving from the recent events of the...

The Holmes Student Center sits under a cloudy sky in February. CAB's first Winter Wonderland event will be taking place Monday. (Northern Star File Photo)

CAB to host first Winter Wonderland event

By Gabby Crabtree, Former News Editor | December 1, 2023

DeKALB – A petting zoo, a cookie decorating competition and a campfire are just a few of the events NIU’s Campus Activities Board has lined up for the 2023 free Winter Wonderland event. CAB’s Winter Wonderland will take place from 5 p.m. to 7:30...

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By Northern Star Editorial Board | November 30, 2023

If you are having issues finding today’s edition of TLDR, click this link: mailchi.mp/926b430d91a3/why-dont-students-show-up-to-games The Northern Star has been having on-and-off issues with its daily newsletter TLDR being delivered to Outlook emails.

Members of the Faculty Senate councils and committees gather at Wednesday’s meeting at Altgeld Hall in the second floor auditorium. The Faculty Senate discussed changes to the university's employment and scholarship regulations, based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action in college admissions. (Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon | Northern Star)

Affirmative action to affect NIU scholarships

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | November 29, 2023

DeKALB – The NIU Faculty Senate discussed its first steps in revising various employment and scholarship regulations.  The discussion comes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against colleges using affirmative action, issued in June. Affirmative...

Members of the Local 1890 union sit in on a board of trustees meeting. The Local 1890 union members addressed pay compression and pay inversion in their new agreement. (Northern Star File Photo)

NIU, clerical union make deal addressing pay disparity

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | November 29, 2023

DeKALB – A new collective bargaining agreement was approved between NIU and union group Local 1890. The new agreement covers issues regarding pay disparity between clerical employees and is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2024. The American Federation...

Altgeld Hall sits under a cloudy sky. NIU has requested for $116 million in an appropriations request. (Northern Star File Photo)

NIU requests $116 million from state to fund operating costs

By Brandon Clark, News Reporter | November 27, 2023

DeKALB – NIU requested $116.4 million in state funding at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees on Nov. 9.  This comes after NIU’s CFO George Middlemist announced a multi-year budget plan to reduce NIU’s $32 million deficit in early November. The...

Students walk out of an NIU bus while it’s snowing. El Nino, a weather phenomena, can cause warmer and drier conditions during the winter. (Gabby Crabtree | Northern Star)

Prepare for winter despite El Nino

By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor | November 26, 2023

DeKALB – “Warmer” and “drier” are adjectives better suited to the summer season, but they will now also apply to the coming winter. In a recent three month outlook, an El Nino winter has been predicted in Illinois with a higher probability...

Two J-term courses sit in an NIU class shopping cart. NIU is offering courses during winter break, including classes like Introduction to FinTech and History of Science. (Michael Mollsen | Northern Star)

Pilot program brings NIU winter semester

By Brandon Clark, News Reporter | November 26, 2023

DeKALB – A pilot program that offers online classes during the winter break, a J-term, is making its way to NIU. The first winter term classes, J-terms, courses that run through the first few weeks of Jan., will primarily offer general education...

Slices of pumpkin pie sit ready to be plated by attendees of the International Thanksgiving Dinner event Monday. Instructors and their families were seated at tables, listening to the speakers within the Duke Ellington Ballroom within the Holmes Student Center. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

NIU hosts 7th annual Thanksgiving with international community

By Gabby Crabtree, Former News Editor | November 21, 2023

DeKALB – International Student and Scholar Services hosted the International Thanksgiving Dinner which welcomed around 100 students and faculty along with their family members to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner. The seventh International Thanksgiving...

A picture displays the title for Chapter 1 of the textbook for Anthropology 441, Sexual Selection in Primates. Anthropology 441 discusses the anatomy and reproductive traits of primates. (Margaret White | Northern Star)

Anthropology class discusses primate sexual selection

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | November 20, 2023

DeKALB – When understanding the study of another species, all facets must be explored, even those that may make people feel ... well, uncomfortable. Anthropology 441, Sexual Selection in Primates, studies the biology and behavior of primates' ability...

“Trans lives are sacred!” is written in sidewalk chalk in front of the Jack Arends Hall. The Transgender Day of Rememberance is a yearly observance on Nov. 20 for individuals who’ve lose their lives to anti-transgender violence. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)

NIU to hold Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | November 20, 2023

DeKALB – Nov. 20 is a day to honor those in the transgender community killed by violence. This year, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality will be hosting a remembrance vigil as part...

A person types on a laptop. NIU is beginning the process of developing a cybersecurity degree completion program. (Getty Images)

NIU develops new cybersecurity degree, looks for director

By Brandon Clark, News Reporter | November 19, 2023

DeKALB – NIU officials are helping students hack their futures with the development of a cybersecurity degree program. The university already has a cybersecurity certificate program at the master’s degree level, but according to Interim Executive...