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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

A panel cartoon shows how eating bugs can actually be a good thing. Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson argues that bugs are a legitimate food source and more people should consider eating them. (Maya Jean Kearsing | Northern Star)

Opinion: Like burgers? Try a bug

By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist | October 1, 2025

Nature didn’t only hide protein in pigs and cows. The potential of insect meat as an alternative to traditional meat industries is a subject that deserves more serious investigation. One of the largest environmental taxes of the meat industry is...

“Arranging Nature” exhibit comes to NIU

By Erin Kolb | January 22, 2013

Dead insects are livening up NIU School of Art’s Jack Olson Gallery. The exhibit called “Arranging Nature” features artistically arranged dead insects that were pinned to the walls in various patterns by University of Wisconsin-Madison Design Studies...

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