Public officials who decline to comment to the Northern Star are truly refusing to speak to the people they serve.The Star’s staff members, like all journalists, seek to present and analyze facts to readers so they have a deeper understanding of news....

NIU is fighting tooth and nail for every cent it can squeeze out of the state. It also, until Dec. 31, was paying consultant Ron Walters $15,000 every two weeks.Walters, who was ultimately paid about $463,125 for 18 months of work, was brought to NIU...

This year’s Student Association executive election was a mess. It didn’t need to be.The election devolved into battles between the Voice of Change ticket, the Standing for Every Student ticket and the Board of Elections. The tickets accused each other...

I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Editorial Board for their decision to ask anyone whom your reporters interview to provide a preferred pronoun. This gesture of responsibility and respect speaks well to your publication’s integrity...

The Northern Star Editorial Board feels compelled to explain the difference between editorials and other stories because readers should understand the value of opinion pieces like editorials.An editorial on Page 1 of Thursday’s paper explained how the...

Students should wait until the Student Association executive election results are released rather than arguing over which party they think won.The SA will not release the results of the executive election until the SA Supreme Court has made rulings on...

Creating an inclusive social environment is something we ought to strive for. We live in a diverse society and must find it within ourselves to respect others even if we may not see eye to eye.The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has made...

As a journalist and a Northern Star alumnus, I applaud the paper for its decision to identify those quoted in articles by their preferred pronoun.In today’s age, something like gender can often be a fluid thing, and policies like the one recently adopted...

Parking. We all hate it here at NIU, but specifically Parking Services seems to be an institution established for the sole purpose of extorting money from already-struggling students in any way possible.Rather than focusing on getting our commuter students...