Pass: Opportunities to get involvedMake a Difference Day is a great way to get involved with the community, especially if you’re new to NIU.Make a Difference Day allows students to venture out into the community to help local residents with lawn clean-up...
Pass: Free tuition given for school spiritNIU now offers students the chance to win a semester of free tuition by attending all six home football games.At first, I felt like it sounded a little desperate for the university to bribe students to support...
You’re walking home on a Friday night, and you receive a text message informing you of a robbery that has just occurred on your street.It’s a scary thought, I know, but there are steps you can take to make sure you’re safe at the end of the night,...
Pass: Baker becomes more transparentI’ve been reading a lot about NIU President Doug Baker, and it looks like he’s made an effort to be more transparent with the NIU community.He’s sending emails about the state budget, as well as starting a podcast...
Why doesn’t the Northern Star of 2015 have more articles dealing with the major issues of today?There is little or no mention of student debt, the outsourcing of American jobs, Wall Street corruption, climate change, the U.S. prison mass incarceration,...
The election cycle for Student Association Senators is approaching and it’s important that we have more candidates run this time to ensure a full and accurate representation of the student body. Last year, only one seat was filled for the district which...
Angela PaganIt was disappointing to receive more than one message alerting me of robberies on and off campus during the first week of school.With that being said, I think NIU needs to take more initiative to ensure the safety of its students. Students...
I would like to take a minute to publicly thank Rasheen Lemon, from the NIU football team.I dropped my iPhone in the middle of a parking lot. Rasheen found my phone and took the time to call both my partner and my roommate in an effort to return my phone...
Pass: Messages around campus bring joyIf any students have noticed the messages written in chalk on the sidewalks around campus, they should pay attention to them.The beginning of the school year is always my favorite time of year. There’s a ton of...
Northern Star Editorial boardNIU did the right thing when it credited MAP grant recipients in the midst of a state-wide budget impasse, an action Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner needs to take note of.With no budget in sight, more than 5,000 NIU students...
The Perspective section is supposed to be a section where student voices can be heard, and I would like to see a lot more of that.Last semester, Perspective was mostly known for its editorials which represented the whole staff’s opinion. This semester,...
PassNIU is holding a conference to help teachers make learning STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) more exciting for students.The conference, called STEAMing it Up, will take place on Aug. 3 in Gabel Hall. Breakfast and lunch will...
