![A brain is surrounded by floating hearts under the words “Look Both Ways” and the topic of the week: Togetherall. Will the new mental health app NIU has partnered with, Togetherall, bring positive change? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Look-both-Ways-6-1-675x1200.png)
Look Both Ways: Togetherall
By Camilla Dziadosz and Emily Beebe
| March 18, 2024
![An NIU safety alert pops up on a phone with an orange and yellow gradient lockscreen. NIU should continue releasing safety alerts for every reported crime. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NIU-Alerts-838x1200.jpg)
Send safety notifications again
By Emily Beebe, Assistant News Editor
| March 17, 2024
![The Folger Shakespeare Library’s edition of Shakespeare’s “Othello,” published June 2017, is open to Act 5 Scene 2 and includes a glossary of Early Modern English terms featured on each page. Early Modern English is outdated and should be abandoned in modern theater. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0655-1200x900.jpeg)
Early Modern English ineffective today
By James Bennett, Opinion Columnist
| March 17, 2024
![Five “Just Dandy” panels depict the adventures of Dandy, the black cat. In this comic, Dandy finds himself charmed to the whims of a little creature. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/enchanted-823x1200.png)
Just Dandy: Enchanted
By Christa Kim, Cartoonist
| March 7, 2024
![A Supreme Court building and a voting ballot rest under the words “Look Both Ways” and the topic of the week: Trump on the primary ballot. Was the Supreme Court right to overrule Colorado’s expulsion of Trump from the state’s primary ballot? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Look-both-Ways-675x1200.png)
Look Both Ways: Trump on the primary ballot
By Camilla Dziadosz and Will Thiel
| March 7, 2024
![A person in a patterned sweater and sunglasses smiles as they cast a vote. Voting is cool, and young voters deserve to have their voice counted.(Camilla Dziadosz | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DB9BC7A3-A657-4D0A-8278-95952737B31B.jpeg)
Make your vote matter
By Camilla Dziadosz, Opinion Columnist
| March 6, 2024
![Rapper Killer Mike sings into a microphone on a stage. Killer Mike’s wins at the 2024 Grammys were deserved and serve as an example of why artist popularity should not be prioritized over music quality. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Killer_Mike_2014_Treefort_Fest.jpg)
Judge artists by quality, not popularity
By James Bennett, Opinion Columnist
| March 6, 2024
![Two figures hold the Costa Rica and Puerto Rico flags while two figures in the back ask, ¿Estamos pintados o que? which translated to English means Are we paint on the wall or what? to indicate someone is being ignored. The NIU Latino Resource Center needs to provide recognition of all Latino students – not just those with Mexican heritage – to truly be Hispanic-serving. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/latinx.png)
Represent all Latinos, NIU
By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
| March 6, 2024
![The Spanish, French, Mandarin, German and Japanese translations for each language surround a black heart with a white pawprint. If you could learn another language, what would it be? (Northern Star Graphic)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Your-paragraph-text.png)
Poll: If you could learn a second language, what would it be?
By Alberto Briones, Opinion Columnist
| March 5, 2024
![A personified pencil raises a fist next to a voting ballot featuring a red dog and a blue cat beneath the words: “Let’s Vote!” Voting is critical to democracy and should be mandatory in the United States. (Mary Ngo | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2717-1200x1200.jpg)
Voting should be mandatory in US
By Emily Beebe, Assistant News Editor
| March 5, 2024
![Colorful music notes and a painted handprint rest under the words “Look Both Ways” and the topic of the week: Separating art from the artist. As consumers of art, should we separate art from the artist? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Look-both-Ways-4-675x1200.png)
Look Both Ways: Separating art from the artist
By Kahlil Kambui and Camilla Dziadosz
| March 4, 2024
![A sketched figured whistles and tunes their guitar. Country music is often hated on, but the classic genre deserves your support. (Gabriel Fiorini | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2_26_24-12_31-PM-Microsoft-Lens-e1709590700658-1200x830.jpg)
Give country music a chance
By Kahlil Kambui, Senior News Reporter
| March 4, 2024
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