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Party watchers sit and eat food inside at a Democrat Election Party at 1020 Sharon Drive. The majority of the people at the party were of a middle-aged demographic. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

NIU and DeKalb community hosts election watch parties

By Northern Star Staff | November 5, 2024

DeKalb – As election results came in Tuesday night NIU students and the DeKalb community sat in anticipation watching results get reported in what is being called a historic election. YOUNG DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA WATCH PARTY Students...

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris claps her hands and smiles while speaking Sunday at a rally on the Michigan State University Campus. Opinion Columnist Sofia Didenko hopes voters will remember Donald Trump’s attacks on Harris’ initiative are clearly misplaced with a better understanding of the vice president’s role in the White House. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Educate yourself on the vice presidency

By Sofia Didenko, Opinion Columnist | November 3, 2024

After the Sept. 10 presidential debate, Donald Trump posed a question which sparked dynamic discussion: if Kamala Harris has served as vice president for three and a half years, why hasn’t she enacted any of her policies yet?  This question is unnecessary...