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Employers set up tables on the floor of the Convocation Center for a job fair. The All-Majors Internship and Job Fair takes place at the Convocation Center on Wednesday. (Northern Star File Photo)

Over 100 businesses to participate in job fair

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | October 2, 2023

DeKALB – We’re told a degree will open many doors for us, but it’s another thing to get your foot in the door. NIU Career Services will be hosting the All-Majors Internship and Job Fair from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Convocation Center.  More...

Rows of lettuce, kale and other greens at Anderson Hall are grown as a part of the Edible Campus program. One of the goals of the sustainability plan is to incorporate these crops into part of the school’s dining plan. (Josephine Dunmore | Northern Star)

Campus sustainability proposes green initiatives for NIU

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter | October 2, 2023

DeKALB – NIU has proposed a sustainability plan to do its part in the efforts to slow the effects of climate change. ​​In 2022, NIU President Lisa Freeman signed the Second Nature President’s Climate Leadership Carbon Commitment. The commitment...

NIU to host suicide prevention, awareness event

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter | October 2, 2023

DeKALB -  Send Silence Packing, a display that focuses on ending the silence around mental illness and suicide, is coming to NIU. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the MLK Commons, Send Silence Packing will be displaying their exhibit with personal...

Kanaan Deer stands to the left of SGA Speaker Cole Hensley and SGA Deputy Speaker Chris English. Deer was appointed as SGA director of Greek Affairs during Friday's SGA senate meeting. (Brandon Clark | Northern Star)

SGA appoints 4 new leadership roles

By Brandon Clark, News Reporter | October 1, 2023

Editor's Note: This title and piece has been revised to confirm that the SGA only appointed 2 Senator positions and the recent bill passed allows for Board of Election members the exception to abstain from reviewing potential candidates if the only affiliation...

Emerson Gaines, a barista in training on Tuesday, working the register at Cast Iron Coffee, 901 Lucinda Ave., Suite D. Cast Iron is one of the many coffee shops near campus. (Josephine Dunmore | Northern Star)

DeKalb celebrates National Coffee Day

By Alyssa Berry, News Reporter | September 28, 2023

DeKALB – At the Starbucks in the Holmes Student Center, students studying near the coffee shop type away on their laptops. To fuel their study sessions, students use caffeine-rich coffee. National Coffee Day celebrates the energizing drink every...

The Huskie Motor Sports club member drives their car in a parking lot. Huskie Motor Sports builds formula SAE cars that they use to compete in events. (Courtesy of Matt Eberle)

Huskie Motorsports builds formula-style race car

By Brandon Clark, News Reporter | September 27, 2023

DeKALB – Rubber meets the road when one student organization takes its dreams from the design board to the finish line.   Huskie Motorsports is a student-led organization at NIU that designs and builds functioning Formula-style race cars for competition...

Two archers aim down their sights. Archery Club hosted a weekly meeting on Tuesday. (Joseph Howerton | Northern Star)

Take aim with NIU Archery Club

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | September 26, 2023

DeKALB – On Tuesday, a student was struck in the head with an arrow. The victim’s friend, in response to the shooting, loosed an arrow into the assailant's chest. Did we mention the arrows had foam tips? The NIU Archery Club held its weekly meeting...

A person holds their card in one hand and papers in the other. Impulsive spending can lead to debt, bad credit and other issues. (Getty Images)

Gen Z might be spending, not saving

By Gabby Crabtree, Former News Editor | September 25, 2023

DeKALB – For some, $2,000 could best be spent on food, gas or rent. But some people think that for Generation Z, spending that money on experiences such as concerts might be more worth it. Anne Hardy, director of Scholarships and Student Financial...

Student Government Association members review their agenda on Sept. 22 at the SGA meeting in the Holmes Student Center. Political science major Alexandra Alcantar was named the new director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the SGA committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Friday's meeting. (Brandon Clark | Northern Star)

SGA diversity director ready for ‘authentic change’

By Brandon Clark, News Reporter | September 23, 2023

DeKALB – On Friday, the Student Government Association appointed senior political science major Alexandra Alcantar as the new director of SGA’s committee of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  Alcantar made her bid unopposed and shared a history...

Patrick Sheridan, the president of AFSCME Local 963 labor union criticizes the university's budget cuts for university staff and service workers on Sept. 21 at the Board of Trustees meeting. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

NIU board of trustees faces union backlash

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter | September 23, 2023

DeKALB – NIU administrative staff union members packed the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday to express dissatisfaction with existing pay structures. Union members said the university needs to address low wages that lead to difficult decisions...

NIU union members and faculty attend the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday at Altgeld Hall. The board listened to public comment from union members about employee wages at NIU. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

Bargain talks continue, unions feel upset

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor | September 22, 2023

DeKALB – "For the past three years, I've been employed by NIU. I am a full-time employee in position of office manager,”  said Krystyna Kamka, office manager for the Center of Latino and Latin American Studies. “I make $15.26 an hour. For those...

A screenshot of an NIU student's Blackboard course page. Blackboard Ultra, the updated version of the original, will be the main learning management system for NIU for Spring 2024. (Joey Trella | Northern Star)

NIU to switch to Blackboard Ultra

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | September 21, 2023

DeKALB – It may sound like nails on a chalkboard, but teachers are expected to transition all coursework to a new online system by the end of the year. Courseviews for NIU faculty will be shifted over from the current learning management system,...