DeKALB — The Northern Star won 11 awards and four honorable mentions at the 2020 Illinois Collegiate Press Association Awards Saturday. In the 2020 contest, 24 schools entered and there were a total of 896 entries across all categories, according...

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that four additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 35 students and five employees are currently...

The week of Feb. 22 is going to be sunny and temperatures will increase. Forecast data was provided by the National Weather Service. Monday Monday will be partly sunny with a high of 36 degrees. There is a southwest wind with gusts that can be as...

Monday Education Job Fair: Career Services is hosting a virtual Education Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon for students to connect with employers. The fair is free and will be held through Huskies Get Hired. Contact [email protected] for more information. ...

DeKALB – Illinois is currently facing a 75% reduction in distributing the vaccine during Phase 1B, which is affecting possible recipients in DeKalb County who are eligible to receive the vaccine during the new phase. The county is expecting 200 to 300...

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 8,297. Among those who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, 1,385 are younger than 19, 1,947 are in their 20s, 1,242 are in their...

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that three additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 35 students and six employees are currently...

DeKALB – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said she believed the democratic system in the U.S. is already strong, but had been tested by recent events while speaking at the first lecture of NIU’s “Rebuilding Democracy” series. Duckworth, a first-term...

DeKALB  – The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 1.5% tuition increase after holding tuition flat for five years as the university faces a $26.5 million deficit.  The 1.5% base tuition increase represents a $5.23 increase in the per credit...

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that three additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 33 students and five employees are...

DeKALB – Black History Month is a time when people recognize Black leaders around the world, as well as the NIU student leaders who make the effort to support other students of color. “As a student leader, I try to keep many tabs on the organizations...

DeKALB – The Faculty Senate began conversations at Wednesday’s meeting to provide a pass/fail grading system for the spring semester.  While there are no set plans for the grading system, undergraduate and graduate students not in the College...