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The booster clinic will be held at the NIU Convocation Center.

Editorial: What to know about the COVID-19 booster shot

By Northern Star Editorial Board | October 6, 2021

President Joe Biden gathered the press on Sept. 27 to demonstrate the next step science has taken in fighting COVID-19: the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer booster shot on Sept. 22, just a few weeks...

José Molina mourns for Gabby Petito on Sept. 23.

Editorial: The perils of ‘missing white woman syndrome’

By Northern Star Editorial Board | September 29, 2021

Jelani Day, a 25-year-old of Bloomington, Ill., went missing Aug. 25, and a month later, his body was found. Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old of North Port, Fla., was reported missing Sept. 11 and was found within the span of a week. Of these two cases, only...

Officer Larry Williams talks to student at the front desk of Stevenson Towers.

Editorial: Students lack involvement in police chief search

By Northern Star Editorial Board | September 15, 2021

Representatives from Public Sector Search and Consulting conducted two listening sessions from 6-7 p.m. Sept. 8-9 via Zoom to gather student input about what attributes the next NIU chief of police should possess. Outside of the two hosts and one guest,...

A white rose is placed in the lettering of a person who was killed at the World Trade Center to symbolize their birthday.

Editorial: We remember, 20 years later

By Northern Star Editorial Board and Wes Sanderson | September 8, 2021

On Sept. 12, 2001, the Northern Star Editorial Board published its daily editorial with a drawing of the American flag with the words “The Second Date of Infamy” right below the symbol of American freedom.  For a college press, the words spoke...

A clinician uses a syringe to inject a  COVD-19 vaccine into a patient.

Editorial: NIU’s soft approach for vaccinations disappoints

By Northern Star Editorial Board | September 1, 2021

Last week, the university announced that students who received a personal exemption while COVID-19 vaccinations were under Emergency Use Authorization status are now required to get vaccinated – but they have until Nov. 1 to do so.  The lax three-month...

Molly Holmes, director of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center emphasized the importance of learning about and supporting trans identities and the experiences of trans people as a part of the NIU community. 

Editorial: Transgender athletes deserve equality

By Northern Star Editorial Board | August 26, 2021

The Canadian Women’s Soccer team didn’t just make history by claiming their first-ever Olympic gold medal defeating Sweden in a shootout on Aug. 6. One athlete, Canada’s starting midfielder, solidified their Olympic history. Their name is Quinn,...

Attorney General Merrick Garland (left) listens to a presentation with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., center, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Lightfoot had asked for the federal government's help in curbing Chicago’s rising numbers of gun related crimes in the city. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP)

Editorial: Lightfoot anti-violence plan shows promise

By Northern Star Editorial Board | August 5, 2021

In a year that has already brought so much pain and suffering to the American people due to COVID-19, the last thing the country needs is another crisis taking the lives of innocent people. Unfortunately, that is exactly what the U.S. has on its hands....

NIU will require COVID-19 vaccines for on-campus students.

Editorial: NIU’s differences in vaccination policies explained

By Northern Star Editorial Board | July 11, 2021

NIU notified its students on June 23 that vaccines for COVID-19 are mandatory for students to attend in-person classes. However, university employees are not required but are “strongly encouraged” to get vaccinated against COVID-19. While it may initially...

NIU President Lisa Freeman earned a 94% on her 2021 performance evaluation during Monday's Board of Trustees meeting. (Patrick Murphy | Northern Star)

Editorial: Freeman’s future NIU goals encouraging

By Northern Star Editorial Board | April 28, 2021

The Northern Star Editorial Board sat down with NIU President Lisa Freeman April 19 to discuss a variety of topics, including what the future looked like for Freeman and NIU in her new contract.  The job of the university is to provide a positive...

A police car has its lights  on at a busy road at night.

Editorial: Know, exercise rights with police

By Northern Star Editorial Board | April 21, 2021

Criminal justice reform continues to be a contested issue in the wake of officer Derek Chauvin’s trial following Daunte Wright’s fatal shooting in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Despite these repeated calls for reform, only 46% of Americans think the...

A pile of Northern Star newspapers is scattered.

Editorial: Media literacy crucial to reading online

By Northern Star Editorial Board | April 14, 2021

News media continues to move their content online, a place where information is readily available regardless of whether it’s true. In the wake of a digital news era, disbelief and trust in the news have fluctuated. The Northern Star Editorial Board...

Photo illustration of student looking over transcripts.

Editorial: Let students decide grading system

By Northern Star Editorial Board | April 7, 2021

The termination of spring break, in exchange for two days off, was not an entire student body decision and has driven students to a new level of burnout out this semester. The Northern Star Editorial Board believes the university needs to incorporate...