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Santiago Montañez Bertoletti

Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist

Santiago Montañez Bertoletti is a transfer student majoring in mechanical engineering. Santiago joined the Northern Star staff in the Fall of 2023 as an opinion columnist. He will graduate by 2027 and hopes to finish his initial career in Colombia. From Bogota D.C., Colombia, he enjoys playing soccer, chess and reading about everything on the internet. He is also a huge fan of Star Wars and history.

All content by Santiago Montañez Bertoletti
The University of Southern California lines up against the University of Louisville during the American football 2023 Holiday Bowl (left), and Atalanta soccer player Isak Hien charges for the ball alongside Verona player Federico Bonazzoli during the Italy Serie A soccer match on Monday. Which “football” deserves the title more: American football or soccer? (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Spada/LaPresse via AP)

Poll: Which ‘football’ deserves the title most?

By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
April 16, 2024
A video surveillance camera and a school building rest under the words “Look Both Ways” and the topic of the week: Cameras in classrooms. Should there be cameras in classrooms? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)

Look Both Ways: Cameras in classrooms

By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti and Alberto Briones
April 8, 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)

Represent all Latinos, NIU

By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
March 6, 2024
A mouse peers outward beneath the words “Look Both Ways” and the topic of the week: Animal testing. Is animal testing justified? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)

Look Both Ways: Animal Testing

By James Bennett and Santiago Montañez Bertoletti
February 26, 2024
Santiago Montañez Bertoletti (left), Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Emily Beebe and Ian Halterman sit in the Northern Stars podcast studio. Star Notes episode 5 discuss Star Wars: Bad Batch ahead of the third seasons upcoming release. (Olivia Zapf and Brynn Krug | Northern Star)

‘The Bad Batch’ coming soon, Disney’s Star Wars vision

By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Emily Beebe, and Santiago Montañez Bertoletti
February 16, 2024
A screenshot from this week’s street interviews shows Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez interviewing students Kennedy Smith (left) and Kailyn Williams. Senior Opinion Columnist Emily Beebe and Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez asked students about the El Niño winter. (Anna Scanlan | Northern Star)

Street interviews: El Niño

By Emily Beebe and Santiago Montañez Bertoletti
January 18, 2024
An illustrated photo of Christopher Columbus sits behind the words, Warning: This guy did not discover America. Columbus was no more than an infamous man in the newly unified Spain of the 15th century. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)

Christopher Columbus should not be celebrated

By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
October 8, 2023
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