Flyers, word of mouth, social media posts and the Northern Star are all ways to get news on campus. However, not all of these sources are trustworthy.
When anyone, not just professional news organizations, can post information online, it can be hard...
While the Northern Star Editorial Board encouraged students not to get their hopes up, the continuous blows to Biden’s student loan debt plans are still a disappointment.
Millions of Americans’ pleas for the forgiveness of student loan debt were...
The University of California Los Angeles has its Undie Run, Indiana University has its Little 500 bike race, Harvard has its Primal Scream event and Northern Illinois University has – nothing.
Before entering college, prospective students are often...
Disney’s inclusion of gay characters in its live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast” should serve as an example to all producers of entertainment.The Editorial Board applauds Disney’s representation of LeFou as an average supporting role rather...
The Editorial Board feels it would have been more cost-effective if NIU Athletics gave one student free tuition for the spring 2016 semester rather than rewarding 86 students who met the Mission 6 initiative requirements.The Mission 6 prize-eligible students...
The Northern Star Editorial Board feels compelled to explain the difference between editorials and other stories because readers should understand the value of opinion pieces like editorials.An editorial on Page 1 of Thursday’s paper explained how the...
NIU plans to increase enrollment to 30,000 students by 2020. Vision 2020 boasts many positive additions to the campus; but the board feels this initiative fails to identify several important areas necessary to attracting the proposed number. On Monday,...
