Journalists need the support of readers, and everyone needs to support freedom of expression — that’s a lesson everyone must be reminded of in light of the Wednesday attack on the “Charlie Hebdo” satirical magazine.The massacre was insane —...

In less than two weeks, I will walk across a stage to accept the item listed at the bottom of my resume: my diploma. Colleges and universities across the nation will spend hours recognizing graduates during commencement ceremonies. I ask you to take just...

NIU has earned a C average in coursework this year.The university offers many courses to students on the pages of its undergraduate catalog, but it only offers about 71 percent of those courses in a classroom.In accountancy, 77 percent of courses that...

Sometimes, I feel like I'm paying to take the same class twice, and it sucks. Last year, I took Media Management (JOUR 449) where we talked a great deal about media convergence and media conglomeration and the effects they have had on media and society....

When people ask me what I do, I tell them I sell crack. I tell them this not because I deal crack, but because it is much better to be thought of as a crack dealer than a journalist. As a crack dealer, my only clients are addicts; whereas being a journalist,...

Have you ever heard of Oleg Kashin? If your answer is no, don't worry. It's not a name that gets passed around a lot, unless you happen to discuss Russian journalism on a frequent basis. On Saturday, Kashin, a prominent Russian journalist, was nearly...

I have read several of Tony Martin's articles now, and I cannot fathom why the Northern Star allows this man to continue writing for the publication.His articles are the epitome of stilted journalism, and not the kind that I would expect to see on the...

The first day of class invokes a lot of emotions: anxiety, excitement, dread. For many Northern Star staff members, fatigue set in this morning, after a long night of creating the first edition of the semester. No matter how you're feeling today, I hope...