With only one more month left to survive the headache that is school, there are a few things you should keep in mind for getting out alive.Remember to avoid procrastination, keep track of what you need to turn in and always work with a positive attitude....

Instead of recovering from Halloween, take some time this week to learn about life as a student with a hearing impairment for Deaf Awareness Week.Monday kicked off DeafPride’s annual Deaf Awareness Week, but if you missed the start of the excitement,...

Gina LorussoBack in the day when Disney Channel movies were actually cool, my two best friends and my sister were obsessed with “The Cheetah Girls.”Naturally, when the movie came out in September we instantly knew what we were going to be for Halloween....

Students at NIU are tired of hearing about daily homicides in Chicago. Save Chicago, founded by NIU student Randiss Hopkins, is an activist group working to end that violence.The organization formed recently in hopes of getting the NIU community more...

NIU has undergone many changes within the last years as a part of the Vision 2020 Initiative.Many of the changes that have been made so far — like making the campus more technologically equipped — have been successful and beneficial to students, but...

Student Affairs and Enrollment has been discussing extending the student requirement for living in the residence halls to two years.I’m sure many students have groaned and rolled their eyes at the proposal, but, as crazy as it sounds, I don’t think...

Editor's Note: On Aug. 26, columnist Kim Randall confirmed she had fabricated a quotation attributed to a student in a Sept. 24 column, “Read, reread leases before signing them.”The Northern Star strives for accuracy and treats fabrication as a serious...

Themed Learning Communities offer support a student needs to plant his or her feet firmly on the ground during these college years.I mean, how many times have you walked into a biology lecture room and immediately wondered what you got yourself into?...

College is a time for connecting students to an entire world of opportunities, experiences and — most importantly — the chance to learn new things.The things students learn in college can be great tools for making it out in the world when they graduate.Most...