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University shows care after tragedy

By Northern Star Editorial Board | February 28, 2019

In wake of the tragic loss of human resource management student Trevor Wehner and College of Business alumnus Clayton Parks, the university reacted in a way that allowed students to feel safe and come together rather than growing divisive in fear.Wehner...

Josylynn Lee (left) and David Kuhn (right) pose for a photo before the start of the Boston Marathon.

Local marathoner determined to move past Boston

By Ryan Chodora | April 17, 2013

The explosions that shook Boston on Monday stopped DeKalb resident David Kuhn in his tracks, but he is not willing to give up his love of running. Two bombs were detonated Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. No arrests have been made in...

Tragedy doesn’t warrant religious persecution

By Holly New | April 17, 2013

The bombings in Boston shook us, as a nation, to our core. Any time something as random and violent as that happens, we are all forced to stop and look at the world around us. While looking for someone to blame, we begin to question what kind of world...

Last Day on Earth may help us learn from a tragedy

By Northern Star editorial board | November 7, 2011

What can we learn from tragedy? David Vann's new book, Last Day on Earth, aims in part to understand what makes someone walk into a crowded lecture hall and open fire. His book focuses on Steven Kazmierczak, the man who killed five students and wounded...

The importance of local newspapers

The importance of local newspapers

By Philip Case | May 1, 2011

At the risk of coming off as a self-indulgent, student newspaper editor suffering from delusions of grandeur, I would like to use my last column to talk about the importance of newspapers in general, as well as the Northern Star in particular. Before...

NIU’s 2/14 memorial proved that the campus is united

By Letter Writer | February 23, 2011

I am writing regarding the third anniversary of the tragic loss of five students on our campus. When the events of Feb. 14 [2008] occurred, I was just a sophomore in high school in Peoria, Ill. That day was a little different for me because when I turned...