Is NIU’s CHANCE program an effective tool for students? Should it continue to be provided to students in the future?NIU’s Chance program offers further consideration for enrollment to students who don’t meet the requirements of an admitted student...

Does the Pokemon Go app create an unsafe environment for those who play during late hours?Christopher LogginsAlthough DeKalb can become unsafe at times, I don’t think the playing of the Pokemon Go app wll create too much of a problem in the community....

Forget the days of seeing civilians swiping left or right on their off time to find a Tinder match, because a new app from '90s sensation Nintendo has made a striking comeback with a swift swipe up to catch ‘em all — Pokemon GO.The app has netted...

The price of parking permits incurs its first increase since 2011 in order to fund $5 million worth of identified parking lot repairs on campus. For a list of parking pass prices, go to bit.ly/1UdcobQ.Jay IbarraScene EditorI could easily see the recent...

I have been looking forward to writing this column since I became an editor for the Northern Star. You would think this would be easy for me since I’ve been writing my whole life. However, nothing could be more difficult. There’s no easy way to say...

A tenure-track faculty union at NIU is a long time coming and I say that having been here only four years.As a graduate student in the Graduate Employees’ Organization at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I earned yearly cost-of-living raises...

NIU faculty will be entering a new phase, if the union application filed with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board is approved. Hopefully, this move will lead to more constructive communication between the faculty and administration and yield...

Students should recognize faculty are also heavily affected by program prioritization and should consider this when providing feedback because they will be here long after most students.Program prioritization is a process where task forces reviewed academic...

I am writing this column at the last possible minute, which should come as no surprise to those that know me.If I started this column weeks ago, or even days ago, I would not be able to fully speak on my experience at the Northern Star. It still baffles...

Pass:Finals are approaching quickly for us here at NIU. It is about that time to stock up on Red Bull and get ready for long nights to be spent at the various study locations around campus. Some choose the convenience of Barsema and its 24 hour availability,...

Pass:Students will have another option for late-night studying during finals week. The Holmes Student Center will be open 24 hours during finals week. Instead of many students having to trek to Barsema Hall, they will be able to go to the Holmes Student...

I read the article on the NIU faculty’s intent to unionize in the Northern Star on Monday with great dismay. I have worked for other universities that unionized, the faculty thinking they are now in a position of power, with a union to battle for them....