NIU President Doug Baker has started the search for a chief diversity officer, a position created to better accommodate NIU’s diverse student body and staff.Before making the decision to create the position, members of Baker’s administration looked...
Historian Mario Sifuentez urged students to see the importance in work as a historian at a Latino Resource Center presentation Tuesday night.Sifuentez, University of California assistant history professor, is writing a book about immigrant workers, documented...
Outdoor Adventures led students to the lagoon for winter revelry Wednesday at its Winter Wonderland event.Outdoor Adventures started the event last year to market its spring events.At the Winter Wonderland, students had the opportunity to ice skate at...
Campus police urge students to stay warm in the adverse weather conditions and to use the essential services provided by the school.NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips said on days when the university closes due to extreme weather conditions, only mandatory...
Students and community members reflected on a photo about the march from Selma to Montgomery during a discussion about Martin Luther King Jr. Tuesday in the Holmes Student Center.The discussion detailed King Jr.’s accomplishments throughout his lifetime....
Three members of the faculty were each given the National Endowment for the Humanities Award and they are looking to put the grants that came with it back into the NIU community through their upcoming projects.The recipients were Jennifer Kirker-Priest,...
Doug Baker enters his second semester as NIU president after using his first months on the job to put into motion plans he hopes will improve the university’s infrastructure.Since Baker’s Nov. 13 inauguration, he has met with officials from Sycamore...
The Northern Star spoke with Kaitlyn Cosentino, junior early childhood education major, whose passion is to teach children and travel the world.Northern Star(NS): Why did you choose the major that you did?Kaitlyn Cosentino(KC): I’m really good with...
The plus and minus grading scale, implemented for the first time in the fall, received mixed reviews from students.In the previous system, a student who earned 91 percent would receive the same grade as another who earned 100 percent. Under the new scale,...
DeKalb | Huskies fans mourned the team’s Friday loss of the MAC title game at Ford Field.The game marked NIU’s fourth consecutive trip to its conference’s championship, and NIU’s victory over the Bowling Green Falcons would have meant a trip to...
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church held a service Wednesday night for those who are lonely or grieving during the holiday season, and asked attendants to join in singing hymns such as hymn 59, “Longing for Light.”The church opened its doors to anyone willing...
Sophomore biology major Taylor McDonald hopes to skydive one day — if he’s not too busy procrastinating.Student Spotlight is a once-weekly series that highlights campus individuals.Northern Star: Why did you choose the major you did?Taylor McDonald:...
