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Marc Strauss, left, Board of Trustees Chair, at the Board's
Thursday meeting the Board approved a resolution to move forward
with President John Peters Vision 2020 plans.

Vision 2020 approved to move forward

By Chelsey Boutan | September 15, 2011

NIU President John Peters received unanimous approval to move forward with the Vision 2020 Initiative at Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting.Trustee Marc Strauss said the Vision 2020 process revealed a goal important to the university's success - an...

Muslim students react to post- Sept. 11 discrimination

By Chelsey Boutan | September 11, 2011

A decade after Sept. 11, junior education major Bettunia Diab still clearly remembers what her fifth grade classmate called her that morning: "terrorist." "Stuff like that happens everyday, but you can't dwell on it," Diab said. "People are just so ignorant...

Northern Star Photo Illustration | A recent study by the
University of Missouri finds that gamers have a reduced response to
violence and a predicted increase in agression after playing.

Study indicates violent video games have real-life adverse effects

By Chelsey Boutan | September 7, 2011

When you're playing a violent video game, you are aware of what your eyes and hands are doing, but your brain is a mystery. A recent University of Missouri study on college students found out what's going on in gamers' brains when they play violent games...

Huskie Bus Tracking System to see overhaul, smartphone app support

By Chelsey Boutan | September 5, 2011

When it's raining, snowing, cold or hot out, waiting for the bus can seem unbearable. Josh Venaas, director of mass transit for the Student Association, said he hopes the updated Huskie Bus Tracking System will make public transportation easier for students....

Dating Doctor offers NIU relationship advice

By Chelsey Boutan | August 30, 2011

Even David Coleman, "America's real-life Hitch," has experienced his share of horrible kissers. When a woman drowns your mouth with saliva, Coleman refers to it as "Niagara Falls," and if she's moving her tongue at the "speed of sound" it's a "twister"...