Over the past four years, NIU and the surrounding DeKalb community has reported six murders, over 30 aggravated assault charges and over 120 reports of burglary, according to the office of postsecondary education. NIU also recently ranked number 10 out...
NIU has faced a lot of misfortunes over the past several years: the Feb. 14 shootings, the Antinette "Toni" Keller incident, a shooting outside of Stevenson last year, the football player who was recently shot. Despite all of this, I still believe that...
DeKALB | The safety of Greek Row, including the possibility of instituting a neighborhood watch, was analyzed Tuesday by the Safe/Quality Housing Task Force. Decisions are in consideration now between the task force and the Student Association to determine...
The greatest season of the year has arrived: baseball season. The best thing to do on a day off is to go down to the city and enjoy a good ol' baseball game, which may or may not involve talking trash to the other team and their fans. I am a born and...
Animal rights activists are often concerned with the conditions of animals undergoing experimentation for medical research. That concern, while understandable, often comes with demands to put an end to animal testing. However, as long as the only alternative...
The new website eduHookups.com allows college students from select universities to place personal ads looking for casual sexual encounters. Although the website offers a place for students looking for serious relationships as well, that is hardly why...
I didn't think double negatives were allowed in a sentence, but nine states, in layman's terms, are proposing laws to not allow campuses to not allow guns (actually that is a triple-negative). Granted, it is worded more eloquently than that, but the proposed...
Staying safe behind the wheel during the cold months can be challenging. According to a press release from the DeKalb Fire Department, drivers can avoid many dangerous problems by planning ahead. Drivers should have maintenance checks on their cars as...
The disappearance and subsequent investigation of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller has prompted questions about the safety of NIU and DeKalb. After all, NIU must be dangerous with such high-profile incidents like the Keller case and the Feb. 14...
People who are looking forward to the upcoming holidays should keep fire safety in mind. "Holidays are there for enjoyment," said DeKalb Fire Chief Bruce Harrison. "We are just trying to make sure there are no holiday disasters." During the holidays,...
The editorial board of the Northern Star Wednesday looked into the fact that recruitment needs emphasis. I completely agree, but I think we need to look closely at how this process works. Yes, the university does get some bad press, but one of our best...
While everybody is talking about safety tips and how we all should use the services provided by NIU, I wonder how many people have actually been successful in using them. On the day the police announced that they had arrested a man for Toni Keller's case,...
