Skip to Main Content

Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 
Clear Sky
44
Clear Sky | Light Air

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student media since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Giulia Zanini and her mother walk through Death Valley, California. Zanini is an NIU student who traveled to DeKalb from Lecco, Italy.

International students see life in DeKalb a little differently

By Kathleen Hauge | October 14, 2012

Adjusting to life in DeKalb has been a challenge for Giulia Zanini. She traveled to DeKalb from Lecco, a small town in Italy. After graduating from high school, she packed up her things and traveled to America alone. “It was overwhelming at first because...

Men’s soccer recruits four international players

By Brian Thomas | September 18, 2011

The NIU soccer team is used to recruiting players from the Midwest, but that didn't stop it from recruiting four international players this year. Two of the four players are from Oslo, Norway: senior Finn Jor and sophomore Gael Rivera. Jor and Rivera...

ELS Language Center partners with NIU

By Jack Baker | October 14, 2010

The new ELS Language Center in DeKalb is partnering with NIU to provide an intensive English program to foreign students. "Intensive English is for those international students who would like to go to an American university but they don't have the test...

Sign In

Register

Reset Password

Please enter your username or email address, you will receive a link to create a new password via email.