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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

City of DeKalb is working to rework and improve The 2025 Strategic Plan.

Public gets first peek at city’s proposed financial plan on Monday

By Parker Otto, Columnist | March 7, 2022
A new plan will be discussed on March 14 that will replace the current 2025 Strategic Plan that will cover economic growth.
Officer Larry Williams fills up his squad car's gas tank. Gas in Illinois has risen of 46 cents in the last week.

Illinois weekly gas update: March 7

By Northern Star Staff | March 7, 2022

DeKALB — The average gasoline prices in Illinois have risen 46.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.31/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 4,378 stations in Illinois.  The cheapest station in Illinois was priced at $3.57/g yesterday...

NIU President Freeman stands alongside E-Sports staff, preparing to cut the ribbon, officially unveiling the new Esports Arena in Altgeld Hall on Wednesday.

New Esports arena opens in Altgeld Hall

By Ellie Craighead, News Reporter | March 5, 2022
A bigger Esports arena is moved from Neptune North to Altgeld Hall.
The NIU sign stands in the heart of campus. Students have a lot of events to look forward to this semester. (Northern Star File photo)

NIU to hold panel about conflict in Ukraine

By Northern Star Staff | March 4, 2022

NIU is holding a teach-in to help the NIU community better understand the current conflict in Ukraine.  Featuring panelists from NIU’s political science, history, sociology and world languages and cultures departments, the teach-in will give students...

Pritzker visits NIU to discuss higher education investments

By Daija Hammonds, Reporter | March 3, 2022

Governor JB Pritzker arrived on campus Thursday to discuss higher education investments that he had proposed in his budget. He was also joined by President Freeman, DeKalb Mayor Barnes and three NIU students.  President Freeman first spoke and expressed...

LGBTQ + Flag for the rights of pride and sexuality

Campus Pride Index recognizes NIU for being LGBTQ friendly

By Elisa Reamer, News Editor | March 3, 2022
NIU received a five out of five score on the Campus Pride Index scale. The university was recognized for being a safe and inclusive campus.
Columnist Angelina Padilla-Tompkins believes NIU can do more for their transfer students.

Upcoming enrollment plan focuses on issues relating to students

By Ally Formeller, Columnist | February 28, 2022
Vice President of Enrollment collaborated with SGA to revise the Strategic Enrollment Plan to focus more on students and campus-wide issues.
Senate Speaker Dallas Douglass (left) sworns in Jonah Stuckey (right) at the Feb. 27 SGA meeting

SGA petitions to push NIU to add official grief policy

By Ellie Craighead, News Reporter | February 28, 2022
At SGA's meeting Sunday, they approved a new senator, signed a petition, passed a new resolution and recognized a new club.
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity promoting their organization at the Feb. 2 involvement fair to attract new members.

COVID-19 stress causes decrease in student engagement

By Ally Formeller, Columnist | February 28, 2022
NIU clubs and organizations are struggling to recruit new members and getting current members to participate.
Julia Dixon is vice president of National Society of Black Engineers, member of Society of Women Engineers, member and recording secretary of “Zealous” Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and Ambassador of Center for Black Studies.

Engineering student shows off leadership skills in extracurriculars

By Joey Trella, News Reporter | February 27, 2022
Engineering student Julia Dixon is vice president of National Society of Black Engineers, member of Society of Women Engineers, member and recording secretary of “Zealous” Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and Ambassador of Center for Black Studies. 
The Center for Black Studies offers a Black Studies minor and several programs for Black students. The center creates a safe space for NIU's diverse student body for the past 50 years.

Associate Director: ‘If you don’t have a diverse faculty, you can further systemic racism’

By Parker Otto, Columnist | February 25, 2022
NIU has a diverse student body but does not have the staff to match it. A more diverse staff would make college life more comfortable for students and more welcoming.
NIU was a subject of a phishing scam Tuesday that targeted over 9,000 student email addresses after two accounts were compromised.

Phishing scam hits NIU email server

By Wes Sanderson | February 24, 2022

DeKALB— Two student email accounts were at the root of a phishing attack that saw more than 9,000 emails being sent through the NIU Office 365 server Tuesday, according to NIU DoIT and NIU Communications. The emails sent to students solicited...

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