Students should be given the chance to smoke in their cars when the Smoke-Free Campus Act goes into effect July 1.The Smoke-Free Campus Act prohibits smoking in indoor and outdoor areas of college campuses in Illinois. The NIU Smoke-Free Campus Task Force,...
Responding to work-related emails and messages when off the clock is stressful for students because it gets in the way of study time.The term "telepressure” was coined by associate psychology professors Larissa Barber and Alecia Santuzzi, who are conducting...
SA moves quickly with bar entry planThe Student Association is being quick and efficient in trying to have DeKalb’s bar entry age lowered to 20.SA members plan to go in front of the City Council today to discuss the possible decrease to DeKalb’s bar...
Pass: Trivia at Rec will connect studentsThe Recreation Center starting a trivia contest on Facebook is a great way to get students more involved with NIU.Every Tuesday, the Rec’s Facebook page, on.fb.me/1Ja7g1P, will post trivia questions. The first...
NIU’s new attendance check-ups are a realistic way of improving retention because they will get students out of bed and into the classroom.NIU has announced it will start keeping tabs on attendance in several classes. If a student misses two or more...
Students cracked jokes about icy sidewalks in DeKalb Wednesday. // <![CDATA[// ]]> [View the story "NIU students crack jokes about icy sidewalks" on Storify]
5. Nursing professors remember Donna Munroe.4. NIU celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during week of service.3. Former police chief's racial discrimination lawsuit against NIU proceeds.2. NIU professor plans to bring lessons from time in Paris during...
Pass: Power Five decision to benefit athletesThe Power Five approved cost of attendance scholarships for student-athletes at the NCAA convention.University-funded scholarships will now cover the full cost of attendance for student-athletes who wish to...
1. Jordan Lynch signs with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.2. Obama calls upon Congress, states and cities to create paid leave measures for millions of workers.3. Free climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson complete a 19-day...
This week has been momentous, to say the least: The Northern Star switched from printing four days a week to printing Mondays and Thursdays, started publishing online every day and worked on improving its visual appeal and engagement with readers.The...
Sleep. Sleep a lot.Use your free time to rest so you will have no reason to complain when the hard work rolls in. Though sleeping more than you should on a school day may throw off your schedule, you’ll learn to manage your time wiser, making sure you...
Perspective will push for more hard-hitting news columns and editorials more frequently.I plan to turn Perspective into the section readers want to go to when they pick up the Northern Star by helping make the opinion pieces more relevant and interesting.ColumnsAs...
