![Four quadrants contain symbols from four famous forms of poetry: haiku, sonnet, acrostic and limerick. April is National Poetry Month, what type of poetry is best? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2020s.png)
Poll: What type of poetry is best?
By Alberto Briones, Opinion Columnist
| April 2, 2024
![A checklist, looking glass and dollar bills rest under the words “Look Both Ways” and the topic of the week: Higher Learning Commission accreditation. Should HLC accreditation occur more or less frequently? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Look-both-Ways-7-1-675x1200.png)
Look Both Ways: Higher Learning Commission accreditation
By Emily Beebe and James Bennett
| April 1, 2024
![A figure balances precariously on the word “FOMO,” struggling to maintain various words indicating involvement, student life and everyday battles, including “time management,” “stress,” “school,” “food,” and “future.” Students should push back against feelings of FOMO. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/fomo.png)
No more FOMO
By Alberto Briones, Opinion Columnist
| April 1, 2024
![Various silhouettes of women overlap in shades of purple. Women’s History Month comes to an end with March. (Courtesy of Getty Images)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1459585618-1200x720.jpg)
Women’s History Month too politicized
By Will Thiel, Opinion Columnist
| April 1, 2024
![An AI interpretation of Northern Illinois University’s Altgeld Hall stands under a blue sky, developed by the AI image generator site Adobe Firefly. The Northern Star will be run by AI effective immediately, covering campus and local news via artificial intelligence. (Adobe Firefly Image)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Firefly-Northern-Illinois-University-photographed-in-the-style-of-the-Northern-Star-news-publication-1200x1200.jpg)
Editorial: AI to cover campus news
By The Northern Star Editorial Board
| March 31, 2024
![Luna Lloyd, a first-year kinesiology major, responds to a street interview prompt. What is the best sign of spring? (Northern Star Graphic)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/STREET-INTERVIEWS-SIGNS-OF-SPRING.png)
Street Interviews: Signs of spring
By Kahlil Kambui, Senior News Reporter
| March 29, 2024
![Four “Just Dandy” panels depict the adventures of Dandy, the black cat. In this comic, Dandy wears the clothes in hopes to be more like him. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/flattery.png)
Just Dandy: Flattery
By Christa Kim, Cartoonist
| March 28, 2024
![Craig Shilling, father of Michigan shooting victim Justin Shilling, reacts to James Crumbley’s guilty verdict on March 14. James and Jennifer Crumbley were both found guilty of involuntary manslaughter following the mass shooting their son, Ethan Crumbley, committed Nov. 30, 2021. (Robin Buckson | Detroit News via AP Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AP24075037348946-1200x777.jpg)
Crumbleys’ guilty verdict unjustified
By Emily Beebe, Assistant News Editor
| March 28, 2024
![Two figures hold a banner that reads “Women’s History Month” in front of a pink and purple colored background. As Women’s History Month comes to an end, it’s important to acknowledge the pivotal role women have had in shaping society. (Mary Ngo | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Untitled337_20240327223041-1200x1200.png)
Cartoon: Women’s History Month
By Mary Ngo, Cartoonist
| March 28, 2024
![A goose walks parallel to a passing bus at the DuSable turnaround. Riding the bus is an easy way for college students to contribute to a green cause. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9634-1200x800.jpg)
Ride the bus for Mother Nature
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Editor
| March 27, 2024
![A snail approaches a black and white checkered finish line. The Spring 2024 semester will soon come to a close! (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Finish-line-WEEKLY-1-1200x1020.png)
Cartoon: Near the finish line
By Daniela Barajas, Cartoonist
| March 27, 2024
![A figure in a pink shirt that reads “Love U 4 Ever” begs from their knees for another figure, who wears a green sweater that reads “Move On,” to take them back. Don’t take back cheaters; they aren’t worth it. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/exes-1.png)
Don’t take cheaters back
By Kahlil Kambui, Senior News Reporter
| March 26, 2024
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