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Extra fees should be optional

By Northern Star Editorial Board | November 5, 2014

While NIU provides extracurricular activities for students to enhance their experiences, it should make paying some fees optional.NIU President Doug Baker announced a proposal to make athletics and fine art fees optional for students at an Oct. 29 Faculty...

Sophomore philosophy major Samantha Bittner (left) leads a group of prospective students near the food court in Neptune Hall Monday. The Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition for incoming students while lowering housing rates.

Funding fears fuel tuition raise

By Kelley Byrne | March 4, 2014

Correction: In an earlier version of this story, Brad Hoey, director of University Marketing, said NIU's tuition stays at a constant for students for six years. Hoey later contacted the Northern Star to clarify that NIU's tuition stays at a constant for...

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