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Bridgette Fox

Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor

Bridgette Fox is the written managing editor for the Northern Star. She is a senior majoring in English and minoring in anthropology. Bridgette is also a member of NIU’s chapter of the International English Honor Society (Sigma Tau Delta, Xi-Delta chapter) and the former managing editor of Stonehouse Academic Journal.

Bridgette likes to listen to WNIJ and play Nancy Drew games by HeR Interactive.

All content by Bridgette Fox
Written Managing Editor Bridgette Fox smiles in a Northern Star t-shirt. Fox will graduate Dec. 17 with a bachelor’s degree in English. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

First-ever written managing editor graduates

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
December 10, 2023

NIU crime log, November 2023

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
December 5, 2023
A police car flashes its light at the intersection of Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway. A train stopped downtown, closing major intersections for two hours on Sunday. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

BREAKING: Train stopped downtown, major intersections to reopen

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
November 19, 2023

NIU crime log, October 2023

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
November 6, 2023
Cecilia Lucente, a graduate student on the clinical mental health counseling track, shows off two $15 Starbucks gift cards. Lucente is the winner of the Northern Star’s Halloween Costume Contest. (Bridgette Fox | Northern Star)

[Photo] Mermaid Barbie costume wins Northern Star contest

By Northern Star Editorial Board
November 3, 2023

NIU crime log, August 2023

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
November 5, 2023

NIU crime log, September 2023

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
October 10, 2023
A 1969 Northern Star publication shows an article speculating if Paul McCartney is alive. (Bridgette Fox | Northern Star)

[Photo] Editorial: Northern Star apologizes to Paul McCartney 54 years later

By Northern Star Editorial Board
September 24, 2023
NIU union members and faculty attend the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday at Altgeld Hall. The board listened to public comment from union members about employee wages at NIU. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

Bargain talks continue, unions feel upset

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
September 22, 2023

NIU crime log, May, June, July 2023

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
August 31, 2023
Grant Tower's new student parking signage. Multiple lots have been changed to allow commuter students to park in more places. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

Commuter parking expands, Gilbert, Neptune sees new parking colors

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
August 28, 2023
Three attendees stand around a memorial, which features a poster on the tree with a photo of Gracie Sasso-Cleveland and the words “We miss you Gracie.” (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Community mourns 15-year-old victim

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
May 9, 2023

NIU crime log, April 2023

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
May 7, 2023
Room 405 of the Holmes Student Center in the Holmes Tower. The SGA's past Public Affairs meetings have been canelled or moved online. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)

SGA violates OMA, promises better fall semester

By Rachel Cormier and Bridgette Fox
April 24, 2023
SGA Senator Jacob Jovanovich, chair of environmental affairs and junior accounting major organized the clean up to provide a clean area for the animals on campus Tuesday. (Chey Quintanilla | Northern Star)

SGA fountain cleanup, low turnout, high passion

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
April 19, 2023
Speaker Dallas Douglass reads from the agenda during the SGA senate’s meeting on Friday. The agenda featured a digital public comment from SGA alumn Jacob Burg, who criticized the SGA’s recent actions and performance. (Cheyanne Quintanilla | Northern Star)

Alum criticizes SGA for ‘rash decision making’

By Evan Mellon and Bridgette Fox
April 10, 2023

NIU crime log, March 2023

By Bridgette Fox and Evan Mellon
April 5, 2023
A sign denoting a polling location hangs from the door of Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center, the on-campus polling location for the consolidated election Tuesday in DeKalb. The election saw a 10% turnout for registered voters in DeKalb County. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

DeKalb City Council election results trickle in

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
April 4, 2023
The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is hosting a local showcase and job fair from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 27 at the DeKalb Sports & Recreation Center.

Business showcase and job fair in April

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
March 29, 2023
International Transgender Day of Viability is March 31. There are multiple events happening at NIU in celebration of the holiday.

Transgender Day of Visibility events

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
March 27, 2023
We Care is a pregnancy clinic in downtown DeKalb. The clinic offers various services for interested residents. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

WeCare4NIU, anti-abortion student outreach

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
March 22, 2023
The entrance to the Undocumented Student Resource Center in the Peters Campus Life Building. The center's drive for the immediate relief fund closes 11:59 p.m. Thursday. (Bridgette Fox | Northern Star)

[Photo] Relief fund donations for undocumented students closes Thursday

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
March 22, 2023
The Doherty Law Firm located at 125 First St. The Huskie Statue Oorah used to sit atop the white block in front of the firm. (Bridgette Fox | Northern Star)

[Photo] Stolen Huskie statue set to rejoin the Huskies on Parade

By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
March 21, 2023

NIU receives $5.1 million to train K-12 school psychologists

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
March 10, 2023
The corner of Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road during light snow. Until 7 a.m. Friday, DeKalb County is under a Weather Advisory. (Bridgette Fox | Northern Star)

[Photo] Thaw-dropping weather to hit DeKalb

By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
March 9, 2023

NIU crime log, Feb. 2023

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
March 7, 2023
The Center for Black Studies, located at 621 West Lincoln Highway.

SGA fails to sign petition on behalf of Black students

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
February 22, 2023
NIU President Lisa Freeman hugging Patrick Korellis (left) and Harold Ng, two surviving victims of the Valentine's Day shooting that took place in 2008 within Cole Hall, at the 15-year anniversary "Forward Together Forward" memorial for the victims this afternoon at the Peaceful Reflection Garden outside of Cole Hall. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

NIU continues to stand forward, together

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
February 14, 2023
‘Meet-cute’ contest winners Cecilia Lucente and Nicholas Duka stand beside their prizes received on Monday at the Northern Star office. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

‘Meet-Cute’ competition winners announced

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
February 13, 2023
The Holmes Student Center stands beyond the Balance of Equality statue on a chilly winter day in MLK Commons. The 4.2% decrease in graduate enrollment between spring 2023 and spring 2024 is negatively impactful. (Northern Star File Photo)

Enrollment: Fewer students, increased first-year retention

By Bridgette Fox and Evan Mellon
February 4, 2023
An automated machine that separates out wastewater samples for the NIU Covid-19 surveillance lab to test for traces of the virus. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Wastewater screening indicates campus COVID-19 levels

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
January 26, 2023
Members of the UFA, consisting of tenured and tenure-track NIU faculty, gather to protest at the beginning of the Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 8 in Altgeld Hall, Room 315. The demonstration consisted of the union members holding up paper plates with phrases relating to the ongoing negotiation for the union's contract. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Tenured union and NIU continue negotiations Friday

By Evan Mellon and Bridgette Fox
January 25, 2023
NIU President Lisa Freeman (center) discussing student involvement in NIU's Greek Life beside Associate Director for Institutional Communications, Joe King, during her meeting with the Northern Star on Monday at her office in Altgeld Hall. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

President Freeman talks tenure changes and more in university goals

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
January 24, 2023
The building location for the Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability, northwest of the Convocation Center. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

NIU receives $15 million for $23 million sustainability center

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
December 14, 2022
Members of the faculty union gather before the NIU Board of Trustees meeting Thursday in the corridor outside of Altgeld Hall, Room 315. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Faculty union dishes out messages to Freeman before talks resume Thursday

By Bridgette Fox and Sean Reed
December 9, 2022
The south side of Patterson Hall East after flooding occurred earlier in the hall. (Daija Hammonds | Northern Star)

Approximately 35 students forced to relocate after flooding in Patterson East

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
December 6, 2022
County clerk candidate Linh Nguyen being greeted by supporters as she arrives at the DeKalb County Democrats' election watch party on Tuesday. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

Watch parties held in anticipation for midterm election results

By Bridgette Fox and Joseph Howerton
November 9, 2022
Attendees surrounding the piñata at El Grito as one participant attempts to break it open. The celebration of Latino Heritage Month will continue through mid-October, with events planned over the next month by the Latino Resource Center.

[Photo] IN PICTURES: Celebrating the start of Latino Heritage Month

By Northern Star Staff
September 20, 2022
BP gas station located on West Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. The gas is priced at 3.94/gal (Bridgette Fox | Northern Star)

[Photo] Weekly Gas Update: Sept. 19

By Carlos Finney Jr., Sports Reporter
September 19, 2022
NIU students are participating in festivities for Latino American Heritage Month. (Bridgette Fox | Northern Star)

El Grito launches Latino Heritage Month celebrations at NIU

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
September 18, 2022
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