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Northern Star’s pronoun policy ‘gets us out of jail free’

By Robert Schneider | March 15, 2015

The Northern Star now directs its writers to ask interviewees for their preferred pronoun. Northern journalists are dispensed from determining whether the person they’re talking to is male or female, singular or plural — the subject of the article...

Faculty Senate endorses gen. ed reform hesitantly

By Margaret Maka | October 29, 2014

Faculty Senate endorsed a program that will reform gen. eds, but its members also expressed concern about the program’s pace and implementation plan at a meeting Wednesday.Progressive Learning in Undergraduate Studies aims to reform general education...

General education has flawed thinking

By Robert Schneider | February 6, 2014

The Northern Star Editorial Board asks, “Why can’t gen. ed courses teach information with real-life applications?” To answer I have to refute three common misconceptions:First, that classes should “teach information.” Gen. eds that only convey...

Students move ‘Forward Together,’ 3 years later

By Jessica Sabbah | February 13, 2011

Three years ago today, the NIU community was changed forever. On Feb. 14, 2008, gunman Stephen Kazmierczak opened fire in a Geology 104 class in Cole Hall, Room 101 killing five students and injuring 21, before killing himself. Those killed were Gayle...

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Northern Star’s pronoun policy ‘gets us out of jail free’

Faculty Senate endorses gen. ed reform hesitantly

General education has flawed thinking

Students move ‘Forward Together,’ 3 years later

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