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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

San Francisco to open tent ‘sobering’ center for meth users

By Associated Press | February 6, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A center for people experiencing methamphetamine-induced psychosis will open in San Francisco to help them get sober in a safe place, the latest effort to address the city's rising drug overdoses and rampant street drug use.The...

Wesson scores 15 to power Buckeyes over Indiana 68-59

By MITCH STACY | February 1, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With a key player missing from the Ohio State lineup, Kaleb Wesson put the Buckeyes on his back again.The junior big man scored 15 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, dominating Indiana in the paint in a 68-59 Ohio State win on...

For 1st time in 4 years, US life expectancy rises — a little

By MIKE STOBBE | January 30, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Life expectancy in the United States is up for the first time in four years.The increase is small — just a month — but marks at least a temporary halt to a downward trend. The rise is due to lower death rates for cancer and drug...

Social stigmas around mental health need to stop

By Anthony Parlogean | December 1, 2019

Words like crazy, mad, insane and feeble-minded may come up when thinking about mental illness. Whether they are antiquated or in present-day vernacular, negative sounding words like these are linked to the social stigma surrounding mental health. To...

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Finals Alert: Keep tabs on your mental health

By Maddie Barrett | December 13, 2018

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Eric Kussin, the founder of #SameHere Movement talks about his experiences at an event organized by the NIU Counseling and Consultation Services Department on Tuesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. 

#SameHere Movement advocates for mental health conversations

By Courtney Ransom | October 11, 2018

Eric Kussin, the founder of #SameHere Movement talks about his experiences at an event organized by the NIU Counseling and Consultation Services Department on Tuesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center.

 

Members of Phi Kappa Theta pose during a fundraising event for Ann  & Robert H. Lurie’s Children Hospital.

Greek life concerns heard

By Batul Cutlerywala | March 26, 2018

Members of Phi Kappa Theta pose during a fundraising event for Ann  & Robert H. Lurie’s Children Hospital.

High stress jobs need mental health breaks breaks

By Roxanne H. | March 26, 2018

Professionals in careers that demand over 55 working hours in a week deserve mandatory benefits such as more paid vacation days and monthly mental health checkups.Last fall semester there were a total of 3388 students enrolled in the College of Health...

Shamira Williams, freshman non-governmatal organization studies major, speaks during the Family Matters No Shame Campaign event Oct. 23, which aimed to destigmatize mental health issues. The campaign is one of multiple campus initiatives meant to provide mental health support. 

Mental health services sees client spike in students

By Michael Urbanec | November 13, 2017

Shamira Williams, freshman non-governmatal organization studies major, speaks during the Family Matters No Shame Campaign event Oct. 23, which aimed to destigmatize mental health issues. The campaign is one of multiple campus initiatives meant to provide mental health support. 

Student Association speaker Christine Wang swears in sophomore nursing major Matthew Pontious and junior finance major Ryan Berg as new SA senators.

Student Association to host #NoShameCampaign

By Jessie Kern | October 23, 2017

Student Association speaker Christine Wang swears in sophomore nursing major Matthew Pontious and junior finance major Ryan Berg as new SA senators.

Campus counseling demand increases

By Scott Nicol | April 18, 2016

DeKalb | Juan Cibrian, junior psychology and Spanish language and literature major, said a long waitlist at Counseling and Consultation Services prevented him from receiving help for his resurfacing symptoms of anxiety and depression.Cibrian said another...

Counseling reports high student-to-counselor ratio

By Scott Nicol | March 31, 2016

The NIU Counseling and Consultation Services’ student-to-counselor ratio is 2,061:1, compared to the recommended national ratio of 1,500:1, leaving staffers concerned about the quality of their services.The mission of Counseling and Consultation Services...

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