Northern Illinois University isn’t the biggest college in Illinois, however, it offers a wide variety of specialized programs, some of which are severely under-attended due to unawareness.
A majority of NIU’s advertising fails to mention these...
The city of DeKalb received a $50,000 grant for a new initiative to put police on Huskie Buses. While this may not seem necessary, this grant was specifically applied for to be used in this initiative and could not have gone to other areas of safety.
The...
As the shortest month of the year comes to a close, the upliftment of Black history should not. February is designated to be Black History Month and the celebration and education of Black culture should be year round.
NIU hosted a plethora of events,...
NIU’s Board of Trustees approved a $2 million entrance fee for NIU football to move from the Mid-American Conference to the Mountain West Conference on Jan. 7 after spending over two decades in the MAC.
While the move leaves the remainder of NIU’s...
During his first week in office, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and signed over 50 executive orders, while revoking previous ones set by past presidents, targeting subjects such as immigrants, the World Health Organization, transgender...
In an economic climate plagued by inflation with an ever-increasing cost of living, protecting ordinary people, not the top 1%, in the U.S. is important. Our laws should reflect this and value consumer rights over corporations.
In 2025, Illinois introduced...
On Jan. 7, Meta announced it was changing its third-party fact-checking policy to user-written community notes on its social media platforms.
In the age of misinformation and disinformation, fact-checking is incredibly important, and Meta ending...
President-elect Donald Trump has discussed plans to change higher education as we know it, and the implementation of these plans could be problematic.
Trump claims his administration’s plans will remove liberal bias from the education system and...
With recent political unrest, hate crime is at a record high. Action needs to be taken to lower this number. Illinois’ launch of the “Help Stop Hate” program is a step in the right direction.
“We are here today to officially launch Help Stop...
The recent decision by the state of Illinois to spend $73 million to preserve the only undeveloped stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline is a valuable investment in environmental sustainability and community well-being.
As urban development continues...
Donald Trump was declared the 47th president of the United States in the early hours of the morning. With this historical race finally coming to a close, let America move into the new administration with grace.
The polls have been close all season,...
As artificial intelligence becomes more prominent in everyone’s lives, the business of journalism has to navigate its use. The Northern Star Editorial Board has come together and decided readers should know our policies on AI and what services like...
