Skip to Main Content

Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student media since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Bike rental course educates on safety

By Ryan Lee | September 14, 2014

Requiring students to know the Bicycle Rules of the Road before renting a bike is an integral part of NIU’s outstanding bike-share course on Blackboard.Bikes are available to rent to any student who passed the Blackboard safety quiz with 100 percent....

Travelers need more transportation options

By Mohammed Taha Farid | September 3, 2014

One of the struggles students face is the unavailability of cheap and convenient means of transportation for traveling within and out of DeKalb.For students, lacking a means of transportation by not owning a vehicle or because of the scarcity of an affordable...

Parking Services offers bikes for students to borrow

August 25, 2011

DeKALB | NIU Parking Services does more for students than help with their car and issue parking permits and tickets - it offers an environmentally-friendly method of travel.Parking Services offers NIU students, staff and faculty a free program called...

There are other options for students having trouble parking

By Alyssa Pracz | January 24, 2011

It is never fun driving around the parking lot for a half hour looking for a parking spot in the winter. If you are lucky enough to even get a spot, that does not guarantee that it will be plowed or free of ice. Since parking is limited and can be a nuisance...