The Northern Star wants to thank the Baustert Family Foundation for their recent historic $40 million donation for the Health and Technology Center.
This generous gift not only shows the Foundation’s commitment to advancing healthcare technology...
TRIGGER WARNING: This story and its sources include some graphic discussion of sexual assault.
Juvenile detention centers across the state are facing lawsuits for decades of sexual abuse. We need to talk about it.
Illinois is one of multiple states...
Flyers, word of mouth, social media posts and the Northern Star are all ways to get news on campus. However, not all of these sources are trustworthy.
When anyone, not just professional news organizations, can post information online, it can be hard...
Many students on campus have had the pleasure – or lack thereof – of experiencing the Huskie Bus Line. There are 12 bus routes that you can use to go to grocery stores, residence halls and academic buildings, among other spots. However, many students...
Collegiate athletics is full of great traditions passed down from class to class, but few represent their university like the “boneyard” tradition that represents NIU.
Since 1983, NIU football has marked its wins over Power Four – formerly Power...
While the Northern Star Editorial Board encouraged students not to get their hopes up, the continuous blows to Biden’s student loan debt plans are still a disappointment.
Millions of Americans’ pleas for the forgiveness of student loan debt were...
Colleges and universities across the United States are staring down significant debt. While NIU’s roughly $32 million deficit is not an anomaly, it is something to watch.
NIU ended the fiscal year 2024 with around $77 million in total holdings and...
Welcome back new and returning readers! As the school year begins, the Northern Star Editorial Board wanted to explain what content you can expect from the board this semester.
WHAT’S AN EDITORIAL ANYWAY?
An editorial is an opinionated story...
Many of the pandemic social service programs are coming to a close: the Affordable Connectivity Program is one of them. In recent years, internet access has become a necessity – not merely a want; thus, this program should be worked into the federal...
The University of California Los Angeles has its Undie Run, Indiana University has its Little 500 bike race, Harvard has its Primal Scream event and Northern Illinois University has – nothing.
Before entering college, prospective students are often...
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid was recently updated with the intention of creating an easier application process and an increase in aid, but now, in April, many students are still waiting for their financial aid packages.
FAFSA traditionally...
The Illinois Commission on Equitable Public University Funding is proposing a new formula to calculate funding for Illinois universities. The proposed changes should be approved by the Illinois General Assembly as the new formula would increase funding...
