NIU’s spring Food Truck Wednesdays kick off this week. Students can try many food trucks – selling lemonade, tacos and more – throughout the month. Which food truck at Food Truck Wednesdays is the best? BURRITOVILLE Burritoville offers...

The world has grown to be more and more divided. There are endless subjects that groups fight about on the basis of gender, race, sexuality and political beliefs. Throughout the years, there has been an increasing battle over the right for a woman to...

A recent decision by a federal court in the District of Columbia ordered the Department of Government Efficiency to comply with requests through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). United States citizens should FOIA for their personal information being...

Throughout life, people have a series of defining moments or lessons. They are fleeting compared to our long lifetimes, but they are key points that we will vividly remember years later as those that changed the direction of our destiny. They do not...

TV SHOWS SHOULD NOT COVER ADULT TOPICS: By: Emily Beebe, Opinion Editor TV shows such as Euphoria and Bluey, while geared toward children and teenagers, tend to cover adult topics such as violence and infertility. While some people may find this...

A lot has happened in the first quarter of 2025. To commemorate what life is like at NIU right now, the Northern Star will be opening a time capsule sealed in April 2000 and creating a new one.  The time capsule opening and Northern Star Open House...

Video games have taken the world by storm. The first video game, “Tennis for Two,” was created in 1958 and followed by a multitude of current popular titles like “Minecraft,” “Fortnite” and more.  There are various reasons to enjoy video...

A lot happens in 25 years. Twenty-five years ago, a large chunk of NIU’s student body wasn’t born. In 2000, the most played song was Faith Hill’s “Breathe,” President Bill Clinton was in the Oval Office and the world was still mildly high from...

In the lively, topmost layer of our lovely lithosphere – in our soils – worms and other organisms play an important ecological role. But sharing a planet with people tends to complicate their productivity. The March sky filled with a bright red...

Why did you feel it was necessary to explain the basic principles of journalism to me?  I’m asking because you’ve also just shared that journalism is not your major, and I’ve just shared it’s the discipline I’ve been studying for three years.  I...

MERCURY RETROGRADE IS A SUPERSTITION By: Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist Astrological topics like Mercury retrograde and zodiac signs are no doubt interesting conversation starters, but they shouldn’t play a dramatic role in dictating your hopes...