DeKALB – With finals around the corner, cramming may look tempting, but the Huskie Academic Success Center recommends healthier and more effective studying strategies, compared to staying up the night before.
The Huskie Academic Success Center offers...
DeKALB – NIU is reducing low-enrollment courses to help chip away at its $32 million deficit and optimize resources.
According to Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Laurie Elish-Piper, revising class offerings is a common collegiate practice...
By Northern Star Editorial Board
| December 6, 2023
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By Brandon Clark, Senior News Reporter
| December 5, 2023
DeKALB – NIU requested about $760 million from the Illinois Board of Higher Education at a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees to fund major renovations, infrastructure upgrades, and the completion of the new Health Technology Center.
The IBHE...
By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
| December 5, 2023
DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log.
Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” means the case is closed due to circumstances...
Residents of the Chicagoland area can relive 165 million years of history when Jurassic Quest opens up to the general public on Dec 28.
This five-day event, held at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center from Dec 28 - Jan 1 in Rosemont, Illinois,...
By Northern Star Editorial Board
| December 5, 2023
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DeKALB – Jade Silva Tovar, assistant vice president for DEI, sat down with the Northern Star to discuss her path to joining NIU and her goals for the university.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR FREE TIME?
“I'm also in a doctoral program, so...
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DeKALB – NIU is in the process of shutting down and removing all of the emergency call...
By Northern Star Editorial Board
| December 4, 2023
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By Rachel Cormier, Assistant News Editor
| December 3, 2023
DeKALB – A soft drizzle and a cold winter morning didn’t stop a line of people trailing around Excelleaf’s building at 305 E. Locust St., anticipating their first purchase from DeKalb County’s first marijuana dispensary.
At 9 a.m. Friday, Excelleaf...
By Brandon Clark, Senior 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...
