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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Selfies help students connect, boost confidence

By Shikha Duttyal | March 6, 2014

Post-it notes scribbled with positive comments near students’ selfies were part of a movement to improve peoples’ body image at a Wednesday event.Neptune and Douglas residence halls organized the Self-ie-Perspective event from 7 to 9 p.m. in Neptune...

Selfies: Honesty, insecurity and community shown at campus event

Selfies: Honesty, insecurity and community shown at campus event

By Jessi Haish | March 2, 2014

Zachery Cramer wakes up every morning and looks in the mirror to see bags under his eyes.The freshman business management major says he sleeps and takes care of himself, but the bags are still there.“I’ve had these bags for, like, 12 years,” Cramer...

Editorial: Self-ie-Perspective good for NIU

By Northern Star Editorial Board | March 2, 2014

The NIU Self-ie-Perspective Facebook event, which had more than 350 posts to the wall by the organizers’ Friday deadline, has had a remarkable effect on the student body.Zachery Cramer, freshman business management major, and sophomore psychology major...

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