Whether tragedy strikes in a location across the country or a few blocks from campus, the root of gun control issues needs to be identified and remedied. The Editorial Board would like to clarify that as these issues exist in the DeKalb community, it...
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...
NIU Athletics should look at its free tuition initiative failure as an example of what needs to be improved rather than put the blame on students.No student could be awarded the free tuition waiver promised by NIU Athletics’ Mission 6 initiative because...
The Student Association must prepare student trustee candidates as they wait for the Board of Trustees to adapt a policy for filling the student trustee vacancy.Raquel Chavez resigned from her position as student trustee to focus on her role as a law...
The NIU Police Department should place greater accountability on those who are accused of sexually assaulting others by examining the Safety Tips and Resources section in its safety bulletins.There was a reported attempted sexual assault Sept. 5 on West...
Public officials who decline to comment to the Northern Star are truly refusing to speak to the people they serve.The Star’s staff members, like all journalists, seek to present and analyze facts to readers so they have a deeper understanding of news....
NIU is fighting tooth and nail for every cent it can squeeze out of the state. It also, until Dec. 31, was paying consultant Ron Walters $15,000 every two weeks.Walters, who was ultimately paid about $463,125 for 18 months of work, was brought to NIU...
Students should wait until the Student Association executive election results are released rather than arguing over which party they think won.The SA will not release the results of the executive election until the SA Supreme Court has made rulings on...
Students have no excuse not to vote in this year’s Student Association executive elections now that voting is online.Polling stations across campus will now have laptops where students can vote. Students can also vote using their phones or other electronic...
The Student Association should have done more to recruit candidates for this year’s executive elections.Executive elections will decide the SA’s president, vice president, treasurer and student trustee. Students must attend a candidates’ meeting,...
Effective immediately, the Northern Star will require employees to ask sources for their preferred pronouns.The Northern Star recognizes the responsibility journalists have to educate and inform the public while being fair and accurate in the representation...
