NIU’s annual Week of Welcome (WOW) is a week-long event full of activities for NIU students. WOW starts the week before classes begin and there is something for every student at NIU to enjoy. Students should go to WOW events to make friends and enjoy...
Giving the general public the use of artificial intelligence (AI) this early in its development is one of the greatest mistakes we have made as a society. While AI is one of the biggest leaps of technological advancements our generation has seen in a...
By Emily Beebe, Assistant Opinion Editor
| August 3, 2025
On July 18, in a vote of 216-213, the House of Representatives approved a Trump administration plan to cut $1.1 billion in previously allocated funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which includes devastating cuts to NPR, PBS and their...
Around $16 billion was spent on the political campaigns of 2024, making it one of the most expensive election years in U.S. history. This level of spending is wasteful and harms the government’s credibility.
U.S. elections have been growing more...
GAP YEARS ARE BAD:
By: Kahlil Kambui, Opinion Editor
After you graduate from high school, you are now faced with the reality of having to make the decision of what you want to do for the rest of your life. There's college, trade school, the military...
Sunday marked the first day of Pride Month, but despite being in 2025, progress of the rights of queer and trans people in the U.S. has faced a wall: The Trump Administration.
That means the celebratory month of Pride Month is important and now more...
Dear NIU community,
It was never my intention to be so invested in student journalism, but after writing news for this community for two years, I’m glad that I did.
When I got here I expected to hate the smallness of DeKalb, but it turned out...
By Tim Dodge, Social Media Manager
| April 30, 2025
Two years ago, I joined the Northern Star as a photographer, and looking back, it was truly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life.
Now, as the spring semester of 2025 comes to an end, my time here is slowly drawing to a close.
Looking...
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
| April 30, 2025
Harvard is entering an intense battle with the Trump administration after the White House made outlandish demands that would impact Harvard’s admissions, campus protests and faculty leadership processes. The Ivy League university’s fight for the essence...
As the end of the semester is nearing, students may be starting to think of their plans for summer break. Summer break is a time of rest and relaxation, and students should enjoy the time away from school.
NIU students provided their thoughts on what...
Facing a federal mandate threatening the university’s accreditation, NIU made the controversial choice to remove Diversity, Equity and Inclusion language from its website.
After removing its DEI page on Feb. 1 in response to an executive order...
