The Northern Star Editorial Board urges social media users on all platforms to take Facebook’s recent exploitation of user information as a sign to consider their online presence. Though the Board feels personal information should not be abused for...
Social media should not dictate how someone feels about themselves, but it seems to be becoming more and more common.Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and Facebook all have one thing in common and that is the negative effect each platform has on its users.More...
NIU has once again damaged trust between administration and the student population by automatically adding certain groups to a "watch list" without notifying them. The Editorial Board recommends the administration address the issue more openly with students,...
Kara MercerColumnistPoint:Social media sometimes gets a bad reputation, but can be good for getting information on the main points of a political candidate’s campaign.Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat have become a popular way for...
NIU’s calendar site is supposed to be a tool for exposing people to organizations, promoting diversity among groups, but those groups aren’t using it enough.NIU features a calendar, calendar.niu.edu, to inform students of campus activities. But, not...
Jeremiah CaterinaThe next Student Association leaders need to communicate more with the student body. I think this should be accomplished in two ways.First, our student leaders need to utilize more technology to reach out to students. Each executive position...
Demonstrating expertise and professionalism through social media was highlighted in a presentation Wednesday.“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” was the theme of Wednesday’s Social Networking and Your Career workshop, organized by Student...
On Watching and Being Seen, an Altgeld Hall exhibit, features work from 27 artists from Chicago to Japan.The art within the exhibit depicts the level of privacy in the world and shows privacy throughout time. The show includes artwork from the ’30s.“I...
The Art Museum presents this year’s fall exhibition, “On Watching and Being Seen.”The show is open now and will run through Oct. 19. The exhibition explores the themes of social media and surveillance technology and their impact on culture.“Some...
While we don’t like to admit to it, I’m sure that almost all of us have “Facebook creeped” on someone before. And the reason many of us feel bad about doing it is because we know it was the wrong thing to do. Think about it for a minute: How many...
