I never thought that changing my major would allow me to meet my heroes. In the coming months, I will be interviewing Henry Rollins for the Northern Star. Rollins, who was the volatile frontman for the legendary punk band Black Flag, has provided me with...

Today is the last day grace period and early voting will be on the NIU campus. The DeKalb County Clerk's office, 110 E. Sycamore St., will still be open to those wishing to register and vote until Oct. 28. The county will be on campus today from 9 a.m....

As NIU staff working to promote healthy body image among our students, we were disappointed that the Northern Star chose to publish a letter to the editor on Oct. 6, that commented on the Recreation Center's new dress code, and included derogatory comments...

As I was flipping through the Northern Star Tuesday, I stumbled upon Logan Short’s article “For me, U.S. health care system is great.” Upon reading the article, I must say I was pretty angry. The thought that someone would be so disappointed because...

As a long time reader (going on my 5th year now), I was dismayed to discover that this semester that you have apparently abandoned the daily comics section in favor of "amusing" or weird stories stripped from The Associated Press. While I can understand...

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...

Probably the most asked question of these first couple weeks back at school is: What did you do this summer? Some people respond simply stating they worked, or they did nothing as they lived out their summer in the slow paces of DeKalb. Some of the more...