By Northern Star Editorial Board
| December 1, 2016
Department leaders need to delegate time in class for the completion of course evaluations instead of using online outlets, as out-of-class evaluations seem to garner less student responses.Professor evaluations are distributed at the end of each semester...
Warming up with a cup of cocoa is ideal during the cold holiday time.Trying this recipe? Show us your completed cup of cocoa in pictures or videos for a chance to be featured on social media by tagging @NIUNorthernStar.This recipe makes about 40 servings...
DeKALB | NIU officials will begin developing an Undergraduate College in January to streamline resources for students, according to a report issued Monday.The college, which was inspired by models at other universities, will function as an administrative...
DeKALB | President Doug Baker acknowledged the importance of NIU’s diversity resource centers but said they are in need of “[a] clear mission and foci” in a report issued Monday.In the report, Baker responded to recommendations regarding Program...
DeKALB | President Doug Baker disagreed with 25 of 236 task force recommendations which determine each administrative programs' resource allocation.The report can be viewed here. Baker released the President's Progress Report at about 3:15 p.m. today...
DeKALB | On Nov. 9, the day after the presidential election, a senior transgender student was threatened by two boys who pretended to point a gun at him on his way home from class.After the incident, Sam, who didn’t want to disclose his last name and...
By Infographic by Nick Bosshart
| November 28, 2016
Former quarterbacks Jordan Lynch (clockwise from top left) and Chandler Harnish, former safety Jimmie Ward, were players recruited by former Head Coach Dave Doeren who played for Head Coach Rod Carey in 2013 and 2014. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Ryan Graham (clockwise from top right), Kenny Golladay, redshirt senior wide receiver and junior cornerback Shawun Lurry are players recruited by Carey.
After the results of the presidential election were announced, sophomore English major Maggie Hitchcock felt a call to action and founded the Love Trumps Hate Committee. The rally began at 5 p.m. Thursday in the MLK Commons and featured speakers from...
DeKALB | NIU has supportive spaces on campus through its resource centers such as the Center for Black Studies, among others, where students can learn to manage "difficult situations."Some supportive spaces on campus include the Asian American Center,...
A: "Went here as an undergraduate and it's close to come since it's 30 minutes away," said Matt Murges, graduate student for teaching license in special education. "The teaching program is great."
