As we all hear about the financial burden of rising college tuition, we can’t help but to want better things at our universities, especially as prospective college students. Now more than ever we see new renovations and investments in luxury living...
We have come a long way from printing presses and cave paintings; as always, no one can predict the future of technology, especially when it comes to books. E-readers haven’t made books necessarily obsolete. There are still plenty of people who love...
On Elle Woods' first day at Harvard, she walked, notebook in hand, into a classroom of laptop-wielding students. In Legally Blonde, a laptop seems to be the utensil of choice; at NIU, some students feel differently. Sophomore marketing major Joey Wolfe...
A couple weeks ago, I took a test in my Psychopathology class. I got an A on it, but if I had to take it again, I might fail. Not that much time has passed, but I've already forgotten most, if not all, of the information that was on the test. This is...
Registration for the spring 2012 semester has begun and, once again, it is a frustrating process. The Northern Star Editorial Board already wrote about the huge problem of departments only offering some of the courses in the course catalogue; however,...
NIU has earned a C average in coursework this year.The university offers many courses to students on the pages of its undergraduate catalog, but it only offers about 71 percent of those courses in a classroom.In accountancy, 77 percent of courses that...
MALTA | Taking a course in brewing beer or the fundamentals of knitting are only a few of the continuing education classes available at Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road.The unique classes cater to students who want to learn a new hobby and those who...
Sometimes, I feel like I'm paying to take the same class twice, and it sucks. Last year, I took Media Management (JOUR 449) where we talked a great deal about media convergence and media conglomeration and the effects they have had on media and society....
Imagine getting off of school for winter break when Thanksgiving break starts instead of a week or two later, an extra week for spring break and fewer classes per period. These are some of the benefits that NIU would see from a trimester schedule versus...
There are a number of colleges that employ a trimester schedule as opposed to the semester schedule (which NIU uses). While some people may want to switch, I don't see any benefit that would come from it.Knox College in Galesburg, IL uses a trimester...
It's getting close to the end of the school year and students are wrapping up midterms and preparing for final exams. While some students are excited for their chance to relax following the stressful school year, not everyone is going to take a break...
As a person who works in advising and is a student balancing a major and a minor, I have heard both sides of the argument concerning general education requirements. While many students roll their eyes, I have seen numerous benefits from having the requirement,...
