Pass:NIU’s Division of Information Technology introduced Lynda.com, an online training service that students and faculty can use to complement their classroom experience, on Nov. 26.The service offers more than 3,500 courses in 12 different subjects...
Angela PaganProcrastination is one of my biggest struggles when it comes to schoolwork. Once I am in the zone I can accomplish just about anything, but it takes so long for me to get in the zone that I tend to rush through things that need to be worked...
Pass:The Founders Memorial Library is running a new and beautiful can drive with a twist. Food for Fines runs now until Dec. 18. Students who have outstanding library fines can lower or even eliminate their balance by donating canned goods. Each canned...
Northern Star Editorial BoardThe most important word that should be on the minds of legislators and Gov. Bruce Rauner when they meet Tuesday is compromise.Their passive-aggressive, five-month silence over a workable state budget has cost NIU nearly $10...
Some students wish Thanksgiving break were longer, but NIU has many solid reasons why more days off in the fall have not been added and should not be added to its academic calendar.Establishing a fall break would create many problems, even though I have...
Students seem to be more than ready for the Thanksgiving holiday. Here's a look at some student's Thanksgiving plans. "I'm going to start off by heading to my dad's house, and then later on I'll go to my mom's house," said Lacey Mosson, junior English...
Kara MercerThe weather outside is frightful, and I’m very disappointed that the nice fall weather has been cut off and strangled by an abundance of white, cold, mushy stuff.Clearly I was wrong in thinking I would have more time to enjoy the beautiful...
A dangerous tone has been set in the wake of a recent SA Senate closed meeting.Senators met Sunday night to decide whether or not to remove SA Vice President Reggie Bates from office — all behind closed doors (The results of the impeachment and charges...
Angela PaganI do not agree with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to stop accepting refugees into Illinois. Rejecting refugees does not exemplify the principles of this nation. Our country is a product of religious refugees seeking asylum. So at this moment...
Pass:With the tragedies that have happened in Paris, I am proud of my university for lighting up the Holmes Student Center last weekend with French colors. The NIU community is used to the red and white lights, but adding the blue really showed NIU’s...
Recently I came across a degrading, insensitive and highly racist image of what appears to be an NIU student. This young white woman had a blackface on and noted the context of the photo as “Once you go black you never go back.” She sent this photo...
Group projects can teach students important lifelong skills if they take them seriously.NIU came up with eight student learning outcomes (SLOs) that every undergraduate should achieve during their college experience here — one outcome being the ability...
