Lynnea Erickson, Safe Passage abuse intervention services coordinator demonstrates outside of the Holmes Student Center where Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered the keynote address for the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation’s Annual Dinner and...
It was in poor taste for Gov. Bruce Rauner to attend a dinner celebrating the economic success of DeKalb while many in this community, including a large portion of students, are being hurt due to his and the General Assembly’s refusal to pass a budget.Rauner...
It was great to see my fellow NIU students, faculty and so many other groups at the Student Association rally, but the demonstration, though well organized, fell short of my expectations.Groups like the Voluntary Action Center, Kishwaukee College and...
Concerning writing requirements in upper-division courses, I have two points.First, the recent PLUS recommendations do not involve creating a raft of courses for students to take outside of courses they would take anyway. Mostly what is involved is setting...
Student participation in the mandatory sexual assault and alcohol education programs is way too low.All incoming freshmen and transfer students are required to complete two online programs: AlcoholEdu: For College and Haven: Understanding Sexual Assault....
Pass:It’s been way too long since NIU has held a Homecoming concert. The university used to hold annual Homecoming concerts at the Convocation Center. Friday’s was the first one since 2006 when rapper Chingy performed with singer Tyrese and rapper...
Faith MellenthinI see many benefits to the skills that writing provides and agree that requiring at least one upper level writing course could be beneficial to all majors.The general education courses have been reconfigured, and students are required...
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...
