The government shutdown continues into its fourth week, caused by a so-called “crisis” at the border that is neither new nor dire.Border apprehensions have been on a stark downward trend since the early 2000s, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center...
On this day, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., a man who had undying strength and passion to help people through unrighteous injustice and unfair prejudice.Starting his civil rights path, he took position as the leader and official spokesman for the...
Three officers walk away clear of all charges on Thursday from a public battle for police accountability. Showing the city and the country the blue wall of silence is indestructibleLaquan McDonald was shot 16 times by former police officer Jason Van...
In this week's Man on the Street we asked students what Martin Luther King Jr. Day meant to them, and here is what they had to say. “He made a huge difference and that’s something [that should] not be forgotten," Jordan Slagle sophomore early childhood...
This is Rey and Blue. They are Keeshonds. Their favorite treats are anything with peanut butter, and they love to go to dog parks with their grandpa. Rey and Blue are crazed, cuddly, feisty, happy and cranky. Their owner Jeffrey Salmon is the Assistant...
Jayce Eustice | Sports Editor... better than expected.Rod Carey didn’t exactly blow people away during his time at NIU, but a 52-30 record in his time with the Huskies is nothing to take lightly. His biggest mark as a head football coach is that he...
The Northern Star Editorial Board commends NIU for partnering with Wiley Education Services for the expansion of online programming and hopes the programs will be closely monitored to ensure the investment is worth it.NIU approved the partnership with...
Anger with the current state of the country needs to be translated more clearly and emotionally in the political sphere. Politics has become a much more hostile game under the Trump administration, and to truly serve their constituents, politicians must...
A total of 127 women were sworn into Congress Jan. 3 as a result of the 2018 midterm elections, marking the largest number of women ever elected and proving the future is, in fact, female.Not only is there a large number of women in Congress, there are...
Majority of Americans are focusing on the shutdown while majority of Republican senators are focusing on foreign policy. Israel’s sharp eye on Capitol Hill is not anything new. History tells us Israel has always wanted one thing: the rights of Americans...
Cyntoia Brown, who was an inmate at the age of 16-years-old, will be released from prison Aug. 7 after serving nearly 15 years behind bars as a result of a life sentence she received as a juvenile. Being sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16 is...
"I would build a great wall—and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me—and I'll build them very inexpensively; I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will have Mexico pay for that wall," Donald Trump said in 2015 during...
