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EIC: One hell of a year

By Keith Hernandez | December 7, 2015

As the headline so gracefully puts it, 2015 has been full of surprises for me.My first big surprise was getting hired as the Northern Star’s managing editor in January, a high point for a student who barely graduated high school. My second, however,...

People march in the streets of Paris to show support for freedom of expression in the wake of the Jan. 7 Charlie Hebdo slayings. History professor Brian Sandberg, who was in Paris during the massacre, said he plans to use his experiences when teaching his comparative religious violence class.

NIU professor to take lessons from Paris’ Charlie Hebdo marches to history class

By Margaret Maka | January 20, 2015

An NIU professor will incorporate his experience living in Paris during the Charlie Hebdo attacks into his teaching next school year.Associate history professor Brian Sandberg was living in Paris only a few hundred meters away from where the Jan. 7 Charlie...

5 Things to Know Today: Jan. 20, 2015

5 Things to Know Today: Jan. 20, 2015

By Northern Star staff | January 20, 2015

5. Nursing professors remember Donna Munroe.4. NIU celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during week of service.3. Former police chief's racial discrimination lawsuit against NIU proceeds.2. NIU professor plans to bring lessons from time in Paris during...

Journalists need reader support, end of violence: 1 lesson from “Charlie Hebdo” attacks

By Northern Star Editorial Board | January 12, 2015

Journalists need the support of readers, and everyone needs to support freedom of expression — that’s a lesson everyone must be reminded of in light of the Wednesday attack on the “Charlie Hebdo” satirical magazine.The massacre was insane —...