On Jan. 7, Meta announced it was changing its third-party fact-checking policy to user-written community notes on its social media platforms.  In the age of misinformation and disinformation, fact-checking is incredibly important, and Meta ending...

President-elect Donald Trump has discussed plans to change higher education as we know it, and the implementation of these plans could be problematic. Trump claims his administration’s plans will remove liberal bias from the education system and...

With recent political unrest, hate crime is at a record high. Action needs to be taken to lower this number. Illinois’ launch of the “Help Stop Hate” program is a step in the right direction. “We are here today to officially launch Help Stop...

The recent decision by the state of Illinois to spend $73 million to preserve the only undeveloped stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline is a valuable investment in environmental sustainability and community well-being.  As urban development continues...

Donald Trump was declared the 47th president of the United States in the early hours of the morning. With this historical race finally coming to a close, let America move into the new administration with grace.  The polls have been close all season,...

As artificial intelligence becomes more prominent in everyone’s lives, the business of journalism has to navigate its use. The Northern Star Editorial Board has come together and decided readers should know our policies on AI and what services like...

Every college town needs lots of cheap places to eat with your friends and family. Here in DeKalb, we currently have McDonald’s, Culvers, Pizza Hut, Burger King and D.P. Dough among others. But the Northern Star Editorial Board has some suggestions...

The Northern Star wants to thank the Baustert Family Foundation for their recent historic $40 million donation for the Health and Technology Center.  This generous gift not only shows the Foundation’s commitment to advancing healthcare technology...

TRIGGER WARNING: This story and its sources include some graphic discussion of sexual assault. Juvenile detention centers across the state are facing lawsuits for decades of sexual abuse. We need to talk about it. Illinois is one of multiple states...

Many students on campus have had the pleasure – or lack thereof – of experiencing the Huskie Bus Line. There are 12 bus routes that you can use to go to grocery stores, residence halls and academic buildings, among other spots. However, many students...

Collegiate athletics is full of great traditions passed down from class to class, but few represent their university like the “boneyard” tradition that represents NIU. Since 1983, NIU football has marked its wins over Power Four – formerly Power...

Colleges and universities across the United States are staring down significant debt. While NIU’s roughly $32 million deficit is not an anomaly, it is something to watch. NIU ended the fiscal year 2024 with around $77 million in total holdings and...