Residence hall security at NIU is extensive; Neptune Hall alone requires students to scan their keycard and use their keys at least twice just to enter their room. But this security can be problematic for careless students. Just a few weeks ago, I...

My parents owned two cats before I was born. Their names were Baby and Jeong. They lived long enough for me to remember them, but not long enough to love them. Love for my cats would be learned later in life. I remember little of Baby, but Jeong, our...

El Mes de la Herencia Hispana es más que un recordatorio de la contribución que la inmigración hispana le ha dado a Estados Unidos desde el siglo XX. Es una forma de conmemorar los sacrificios que muchas personas han tenido que hacer por el bienestar...

SPRING SEMESTER IS BETTER THAN FALL SEMESTER By: Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist No one likes to be too cold or too hot, but Neptune Hall West and North students, such as myself, are more likely to deal with the latter, especially during fall semester. Neptune...

During college, students shouldn’t always be studying. You need to have some space to rest your mind and have fun with friends.  Some of these moments can be entertained by board games, popular among many cultures and known throughout the world,...

The Northern Star wants to thank the Baustert Family Foundation for their recent historic $40 million donation for the Health and Technology Center.  This generous gift not only shows the Foundation’s commitment to advancing healthcare technology...

In the late night of Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast, devastating the region with damages ranging in the hundreds of millions of dollars and fatalities reaching upwards of 227.  Only two weeks later, just as recovery...

Almost every Huskie finds themselves eating from a dining hall at some point during their college career, but students have mixed opinions about the food options available.  From chicken tenders to salad bars to soft serve and cookies, there are...

The upcoming presidential election is growing hotter than ever, and one issue that is slowly gaining importance is the candidates’ positions on the role the United States should play in international conflicts. It is no secret the U.S. is one of...

Violence is a spectacle. From the ages of gladiatorial combat to the days of schoolyard brawls, the human mind has been fascinated with displays of raw physicality, unleashed in unpleasant ways. It’s a sick part of ourselves we’d rather not own up...