On Thursday, the Northern Star published the column “NIU lacks transparency with course evaluations.” I agree that evaluations are important and students should take them seriously. Let me try to explain how evaluations are used, what they actually...

I want to comment on a few quotes in the Feb. 4 edition of the Northern Star attributed to Morris White, assistant athletic director for marketing and game experience.White seems to blame students for why Athletics’ promotional campaign offering students...

We would like to comment on the Pass/Fail column in the Oct. 16 edition of the Northern Star.“If I don’t go to class I won’t know what will be on the test,” according to the column. This is likely true; however, what if there were no tests or...

Alumnus Scott Potter looked at the connection between the open access movement and musical mashups at a presentation Tuesday.Potter, a musician known as “Hell Yeah Party Time,” graduated with a bachelor’s in science. He returned to campus for Open...

Come May 11, I am gone. Goodbye NIU. But before I graduate, there are a few more things I have to do: see a play, give out free hugs in the MLK Commons and howl from the roof of the Holmes Student Center. Three items left on my bucket list. What is on...