To the Northern Star Editorial Board,I read with interest the editorial that encouraged students to attend the SA rally to make their voices heard to Gov. [Bruce] Rauner regarding [Monetary Assistance Program] funding issues. I am very sympathetic to...

Pass:Director of Environmental Affairs, the Student Association’s newly approved cabinet position, is a positive addition that will allow involvement with services maintaining the local environment. Considering this position was created with 14 pre-approved...

The university is finally working on plans for a 24 hour lab, an action that shows NIU cares about students’ studying concerns.Between limited library hours and noisy roommates, it’s hard to find somewhere besides Barsema Hall to study after hours....

The Affordable College Textbook Act, a bill reintroduced by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) on Oct. 8, would encourage universities to support pilot programs that create digital and print open-source textbooks. Universities participating in the programs...

I would like to take the opportunity to respond to “UNIV 101 needs better description, curriculum” (October 15, 2015 Northern Star), and to share important and exciting changes to the 2015 UNIV 101/201 courses. Ms. Zaccaria states that “NIU either...

UNIV 101 does not give students the university experience it describes.UNIV 101 is a course offered at NIU that is supposed to acquaint students with the university and give them important tips on how to make it through classes.My expectationsThe course...

Students should be careful when opening emails in their student accounts, as some spam emails make it through NIU’s filtering system.Spam emails through student email accounts have been landing students in technical support because of hacked accounts....

NIU should consult with the Student Association about students’ transportation needs before making costly purchases like the Huskie Pups.The four pups, which were a $95,000 addition to NIU President Doug Baker’s plan for a 10-minute campus and introduced...

Students were evacuated from campus buildings and led into the Convocation Center after a bomb threat was called in shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday. Many responded to the incident on Twitter. [View the story "Students React to Bomb Threat" on Storify]

This is Sergio Gutierrez, Director of Cultural Affairs for the Student Association. I am writing this email in regards to the changes to this year’s paper by distribution.As a reader of the [Northern] Star every Monday & Thursday, I would like to...

The rise in drug law violation arrests at NIU is actually good news.The 2015-2016 Annual Safety and Security Report, which was released Oct. 1, shows that the number of reported drug law violations had about doubled since 2013; the report shows 113 violations...