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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

First-Year Experience seeks summer orientation leaders

October 17, 2011

Start prepping your best backwards walk - tonight NIU begins the hunt for summer orientation leaders.NIU's Orientation and First-Year Experience will hold its first summer 2012 orientation leader informational meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in the Douglas...

NIU should implement the trimester system

NIU should implement the trimester system

By Logan Short | April 27, 2011

Imagine getting off of school for winter break when Thanksgiving break starts instead of a week or two later, an extra week for spring break and fewer classes per period. These are some of the benefits that NIU would see from a trimester schedule versus...

NIU's semester schedule works just fine

NIU’s semester schedule works just fine

By Jack Baker | April 27, 2011

There are a number of colleges that employ a trimester schedule as opposed to the semester schedule (which NIU uses). While some people may want to switch, I don't see any benefit that would come from it.Knox College in Galesburg, IL uses a trimester...

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