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The Haribo Commons is located in Barsema Hall. Even though business majors spend most of their time in Barsema Hall, anyone can study there. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Best study spots at NIU

By Emily Beebe, Opinion Editor | January 13, 2025

Welcome back, Huskies! As the new semester starts, you may be looking for some spots to study. You might even be thinking of spots that aren’t as popular and crowded as the Holmes Student Center or the Founders Memorial Library. Or, you may want...

Listening to music or working at a café are ways to romanticize your studying habits.

How to study like a main character

By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor | November 30, 2022

Romanticizing studying is about conceiving an aesthetic that makes doing schoolwork enjoyable, or at the least makes it bearable.  Romanticizing is defined as the act of making an idea, thing or object seem more appealing than it actually is. To study...