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Letter to the Editor: Low-income students need better outcomes

By Sid Kincaid | November 9, 2017

At the beginning of the fall semester, NIU Today published that NIU was recognized as a leader by the Brookings Institution. This statement was repeated by Matt Streb, NIU chief of staff at the NPR State Budget forum on Oct. 17. However, after reading...

We need more than “me too”

By Northern Star Editorial Board | October 26, 2017

Women join together across the map using the hashtag "Me Too” to represent sexual harassment some women have faced, but real action is needed in order to have a true impact.The action has been made relevant in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations....

Trump continues to terrorize the twitter community from his tower.

In Focus: Was Trump’s reaction to Puerto Rico’s disaster acceptable?

October 23, 2017

Trump continues to terrorize the twitter community from his tower.

Letter to the Editor: NIU expenses and reserves misrepresented

By Lisa Freeman and Provost | October 19, 2017

As the President and Chief Academic Officer of NIU, we value financial transparency and responsible stewardship of public funds. In this context, we want to comment on the information presented in Monday’s article “21 percent of NIU funds spent on...

UCA shows gratitude to Huskies

By Jimmy Bryant | October 16, 2017

On October 26, 2008, the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) community suffered an unprecedented tragedy. Two UCA students, Chavares Block, 19, and Ryan Henderson, 18, were gunned down and killed while standing outside Arkansas Hall, a UCA residence...

Students are not to blame for recent gun violence

By Northern Star Editorial Board | October 12, 2017

Whether tragedy strikes in a location across the country or a few blocks from campus, the root of gun control issues needs to be identified and remedied. The Editorial Board would like to clarify that as these issues exist in the DeKalb community, it...

Pass/Fail: Memes / Parade route

By Maddie Steen | October 9, 2017

Pass: Students bring memes to campusThe students of NIU are being seriously creative with the things they’re coming up with to occupy time. Creating random events has become the goofy new trend on Facebook that is taking over the internet whether the...