NIU administration cannot be put entirely at fault for the 5 percent enrollment decrease it experienced this fall, as the majority of Illinois public universities are experiencing major enrollment declines.NIU blamed the decrease on the continuing population...
NIU faculty and administration need to do more to promote Lynda.com as a learning tool that can be used by students and faculty in and outside of the classroom.The Division of Information Technology signed a 3-year, $218,700 contract with Lynda.com in...
After the $95,500 purchase of four Huskie Pups that couldn’t make it through the winter, NIU should be more wary while making purchases for its Master Plan Thesis.Bought to provide transportation via shuttle from one end of the campus to the other,...
The Student Association took the first step in opening a potentially difficult discussion between students and their representatives last week.The SA openly addressed a voting violation after nine elected senators-at-large were illegitimately welcomed...
If DeKalb is going to implement an ordinance that bans people from smoking within 15 feet of patios in public places, it should be ready to compromise by giving smokers other options for where to put their cigarette butts and ashes.Before Thursday, it...
This is Part 5 in a five-part series. Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5Six years ago today, an on-campus shooting forever changed the NIU community.Five students were killed and 21 people were injured. Families, friends and the community...
As the number of sexual assault cases continues to rise, NIU must improve how it makes students aware of sexual assault prevention on campus.A Thursday address from President Barack Obama illustrated a White House task force that spreads awareness of...
In this time of confusion surrounding the selection of NIU’s new president, the university has been reluctant to release information about the candidates. What has been released to the Northern Star is a list of more 200 sample questions from a packet...
Earlier this year, the Northern Star Editorial Board made a decision to stop running candidate endorsements. Nine months later, we stand by that decision. Many newspapers continue to endorse candidates during election season. The Chicago Tribune published...
“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” There’s no doubt about that when it comes to the case of NIU President John Peters. In recent years, NIU has faced sub-par state funding, declining total enrollment, pension problems, community violence...
It has been 11 years since Sept. 11. The Northern Star Editorial Board remembers those who have fallen; however, 11 years later, we have a different perspective. We were children when Flight 11 hit the World Trade Center’s North Tower. The seven of...
They give the president one hundred days. The paper? We take it week by week, if not day by day. What did we mess up Monday? Let’s try to aim for better Tuesday. We rubbed a source the wrong way Tuesday; let’s make sure sources know we appreciate...
