DeKALB — NIU’s College of Business is hosting “Wednesday Night Wisdom,” a free online speaker event, on Sept. 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Attendees can expect to hear from those who led the conception of the De La Vega Innovation Lab that opened...
DeKALB— Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, announced a two-week extension on vaccine requirements for higher education employees and students to Sept. 19.
Unvaccinated healthcare workers,...
DeKALB —Total enrollment for the Fall 2021 semester fell 3% from Fall 2020, according to 10-day enrollment data released Thursday. NIU saw a decrease of 535 students from last fall, with total enrollment sitting at 16,234 students for Fall 2021.
Total...
DeKALB — Towers Literary Magazine, first published in 1939, is striving to publish once again after its lapse in 2016. The literary and creative art magazine publishes fiction, nonfiction poetry, drama and artwork and used to publish every year for...
DeKALB — Sandy Lopez, coordinator for undocumented student support, became the undocumented student liaison following Villa’s Law, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 20.
Villa’s law, sponsored by Illinois State Senator Karen Villa (D-West...
DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that no additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 28 Huskies are currently...
DeKALB – The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is welcoming the food delivery company Time to Eat Illinois to DeKalb. Time to Eat delivers Monday - Friday from 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. and Saturday - Sunday from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. to the DeKalb area.
Time to Eat...
DeKALB – The unemployment rate in all metropolitan areas in Illinois has decreased over the year, according to an August news release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
The data, which tracked...
DeKALB — City Manager Bill Nicklas proposed a revised proposal for the citizen police review board at Tuesday’s Human Relations Commission meeting.
The proposal lays out the potential guidelines for the review board and includes the board’s...
DeKALB — NIU is teaching two generations of students about Sept. 11, 2001, as a moment in history rather than an event that occurred in the students’ lifespan. Sept. 11 was 20 years ago, which seems so far away. In reality, students, faculty and staff...
By Wes Sanderson, Editor-in-Chief
| September 8, 2021
On a warm Tuesday morning, the Northern Star office was silent. After sending the print product to the press, they thought their work was done.
Little did the team of college reporters know, they were about to cover one of the most impactful events...
DeKALB — As COVID-19 cases increase due to the Delta variant, the American Red Cross needs help from all eligible people to donate their blood.
The demand for blood cannot keep up with the recent decline in blood donor turnout. The American Red...
