After 18 years of home-cooked meals, it can be difficult to adjust to college life without making unhealthy convenience foods a staple of your diet.Fortunately, with proper preparation, you can overcome barriers and maintain a healthy diet during your...
Kevin BarteltThe update to NIU.edu’s Current Student portal provides much more clarity than the prior page.The page’s list layout is easier to read than the boxed-off sections before the change.The best part of the Current Student update is the helpful...
Kevin BarteltThe Student Association must improve its communication with the public.It’s very important members actively reach out to the university with their goals at the beginning of the semester.The SA should also focus on its communication within...
Kevin BarteltI have mixed feelings about the campus construction this summer.I’m excited because the bike paths, a renovated Stevens building and removing Douglas are huge steps in renovating the campus. NIU will look noticeably better in the upcoming...
Kevin BarteltThe sexual assault prevention task force should have transparent goals by the start of the school year.It’s great news that the school is taking a stand against sexual assault. Although the task force is new, the members should be open...
Kevin BarteltI’m glad athletic director Sean Frazier has been proactive throughout his first year at NIU.My only suggestion for him to consider while constructing his Facilities Master Plan is to create goals that can be accomplished by a reasonable...
You want to work for the Northern Star.You’re a freshman/transfer/summer school student, sitting somewhere on campus, reading this column, and you’re thinking, “Well, I don’t know if that’s true...” But it is, or it should be.It’s the only...
Kevin BarteltStudents should definitely take advantage of summer internships.NIU offers students many internships. Career Services has a great program called Huskies Get Hired! You can narrow down your search options to specific interests, location and...
Kevin BarteltDeKalb has many scenic nature areas where people can enjoy the views and warm weather. Take a bike ride down the DeKalb Nature Trail during the day.If you’re on the path about an hour before sunset, keep an eye out for deer, raccoons and...
If I learned anything about life over the past four years, it’s that time escapes a lot easier than I expected.Time is this intangible but vital part of life we depend on so much, and yet it slips through our fingers like running water.When I leave...
The dreaded finals week is here. It’s time to kiss life goodbye, forget about exercise and diet and embrace stress, right? Not so fast.This might seem like the best way to deal with finals; however, following these common patterns will likely do you...
I fill out professor reviews diligently, but I shrug my shoulders after I hand them in.This week I’ve heard rumors ranging from every single evaluation is read to reviews with all poor or all positive marks are thrown away.I don’t know who or what...
